Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

 

Peraton is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Sustainment Services (LGSS) program to add to our distinguished team to sustain and enhance the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS).  The JPSS CGS is responsible for implementing JPSS Program command, control, and communications and data processing requirements for JPSS CGS-serviced missions.  The JPSS is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation operational Earth observation Program that acquires and distributes global environmental data from multiple polar-orbiting satellites, playing a critical role to NOAA’s mission to understand and predict changes in weather, climate, oceans, coasts, and space environments, which supports the Nation’s economy and protects life and property. 

 

Responsibilities:

• Support system level engineering development to include software integration and test (I&T) activities for Satellite Ground Station Command and Control applications ensuring system compatibility to meet program technical, schedule and cost objectives.  This includes developing and managing requirements supporting the integration of COTS-based systems and custom software, from the system design phase through development, documentation, installation, and commissioning of the completed system.
• Generate segment and component level requirements to include verification approaches in all phases of development.
• Familiar with Systems Engineering processes.
• Generate test procedures for the validation and verification of software components to analyze requirements for integration and/or testability issues.
• Support Requirements readiness reviews, formal system verification of the system requirements and final test reports.
• Organize, execute, and report on software testing.
• Recognize and adopt best practices in documentation, testing and efficient use of resources.
• Develop, review and execute component as well as segment level Test Engineering Duties.
• Have a detailed understanding of the Requirements Life-cycle.
• Utilize JIRA in an Agile development environment.
• Leveraging Models Based Systems Engineering tools to evolve the deployed baseline.
• Support development and maintenance of automated testing.

 

Qualifications

 

Required Qualifications:

• Min 8 years with BS/BA, Min 6 years with MS/MA, Min 3 years with PhD
• BS/BA in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Math, or related technical discipline or equivalent experience .
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Extensive experience with Windows OS and Microsoft Office products.
• Willing to learn new things (employing CAMEO EA in the future)
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Systems Engineering Tools (e.g., Rational DOORS, Visio and/or CAMEO)
• Familiar with the Atlassian tool suite, including Jira, Insight, Confluence, Risk Register, Crucible, Bitbucket, Git, etc.
• Familiar with working within a distributed virtual team environment, with proficiency in remote collaboration tools and practices.

 

Peraton Overview

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

Target Salary Range

$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.