Lifecycle Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Lifecycle Systems Engineer in our Chantilly, VA office to support the systems engineering, integration, and testing efforts in support of a marquis space resiliency program. As part of our National Security Space (NSS) business unit, you will join a very talented, highly motivated, and high-performing team with the design, development, integration, test and deployment of complex systems, in an Agile construct to contribute to mission success for a variety of stakeholders.  Join us and be part of the next generation of innovators as we blaze a trail forward for our profession and company. 

  

Responsibilities:

• Provides system engineering, requirements analysis and management, system integration, design, architecture, and software engineering support
• Support technical authority over the program's technical decisions through request for change and configuration control board acceptance processes and will provide technical support to multiple integrated product teams
• Coordinate closely with program's technical team leads and product owners to develop and implement system-wide technical solutions

• Using a holistic approach, designs, develops, evaluates, and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle
• Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning, design, and acquisition logistics
• Ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods
• Translates high-level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop and implement system-wide lower-level detailed technical requirements
• Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development
• Designs, interfaces, and brings system elements together as a collective unit
• Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures
• Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts with system architects
• Coordinates updates and reviews of formal documentation for periodic delivery
• Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation
• Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance or SCI eligible; maintenance of clearance thereafter is required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering or related technical field and 8+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field; OR a Master's degree and 6+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field. Equivalent experience may be substituted for degree
• Experience with full life cycle software/system engineering to include requirements analysis, design, architecture, integration, and testing
• Demonstrated requirements management experience
• Proficiency on Microsoft Windows office products such as Powerpoint, Excel, and Word
• Experience with requirements testing processes in support of government programs
• Experience with risk management in the areas of identification and mitigation; along with CMMI and QA processes and procedures.
• Detail oriented, and a strong communicator able to work and collaborate within a group setting for internal and customer-facing engagements.

 

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with both DoD and IC systems and associated policies/procedures is desired, with an emphasis on high level systems architecture and design
• Expereince using Atlassian Confluence and Jira Datacenter for process flows and managing technical backlog board
• Knowledge and understanding of Space Operations and the Space Domain Awareness (SDA) environment. Experience leading junior engineers and establishing technical goals on a program 

Benefits:

Peraton 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

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the fa