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As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.\nResponsibilities\nSenior-level Systems Engineers guide engineering teams in taking a multi-discipline approach to requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies to ensure timely and accurate GEOINT.\nDuties include:\nProvide strategic and technical support to the Director, International Solutions Office (TIP) to improve mission prioritization, alignment, and integration.\nReview existing programs, integrated projects, and assist in making refinements, reducing operating time, and improve current techniques. \nConfer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces. \nAbility to identify risks and blockers to systems integration activities, to advise the Government on course of action, and to guide integrated teams to address the risks and blockers with minimal supervision.\nPrepare reports and correspondence concerning project specifications, activities and status\nGuides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers performing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the National System of Geospatial-intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies.\nGuides the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architectures traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. \nGuides Mid-level and Junior-level system engineers developing solutions designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology. \nAssists the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.\nSupports the analyses and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs.\nAssists the Government in performing systems integration activities.\nConducts Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Actions (CoAs), Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.\nAssists the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design.\nOperates at the level of integrating multiple systems, services, processes, and interfaces within a Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational and agency boundaries.\nAbility to solve complex problems, lead a team(s) and work independently and proactively with minimal supervision.\nLocation: This position is 100% onsite in Springfield or Chantilly, Virginia. Remote or hybrid work is not available.\nQualifications\nPeraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.\nRequired:\nBachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or 12+ years of Systems Engineer work experience..\n12+ years of experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.\nExperience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle. \nExperience communicating and collaborating both within and external to organization, to include with senior executives and leaders. \nTS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly\nDesired:\nMaster’s degree in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.\nWorking knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering, processes, tools and languages.\nWorking knowledge of Software Development Frameworks.\nINCOSE Certified System Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification.\nExperience in the field of geospatial intelligence.\nLicensure as a professional engineer.\nMembership or leadership participation in any of the following professional organizations:\nACSM\nASCE\nASPRS\nOGC\nSAREM\nUSGIF\nDemonstrated knowledge in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.\nDemonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.\nTarget Salary Range\n$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.Benefits Statement\nPeraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.\nApplication Statements\nThe application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. 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