Peraton is hiring an Overhead SIGINT Architecture Development Systems Engineer to join our Cyber Mission business unit in Jessup, MD. As a Systems Engineer on our team, you will support one of the largest enterprise-wide engineering contracts within the Intelligence Community. This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; and work is performed at a customer location. As an Overhead SIGINT Architecture Development Systems Engineer on our team you will provide support to the customer in providing architectural program development and modeling documentation for newly emerging National SIGINT space and adjunct systems.

You will work collaboratively across the customer enterprise and the Intelligence Community to provide architecture and modeling systems engineering support for National SIGINT systems development. You will evaluate and manage the current requirements and processes, proposing changes to enable customer corporate decision-making processes for new system integration. You will coordinate all activities pertaining to the development, documentation and review of the processes as directed by the government. Additional focus area includes how overhead system requirements might be enhanced by using commercial space resources.

You will work closely with intelligence agencies, national-level customers, and military services to capture and document the requirements for the next generation systems. The effort requires participation in numerous meetings, working groups, and integrated product teams, product reviews, and status meetings to monitor the systems engineering plans, development, and deployment of space and ground processing systems. You will be a key member of the team charged with the production of solid documentation of the customers’ developing architectures and modeling support as required. You will directly participate in structured analysis of alternatives (AoA) decision making processes as plans work through the appropriate decision gates. To be successful, you must be able to communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

Individual Capabilities/Experience Required:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline and at least 15 years of systems engineering experience. A Master’s or PhD Degree may be substituted for two years of experience. Note: A High School Diploma or GED plus 19 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable.
• Knowledge of National SIGINT technologies, capabilities, their associated system architectural components (i.e. space systems, ground stations, ground processing systems), and knowledge of the national collection requirements prioritization system and associated processes is critical.
• An understanding of the policy constraints associated with the conduct of lawful SIGINT operations is also critical to success,
• Must have strong written and verbal communications skills
• Position requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Individual Capabilities/Experience Desired:

• The ideal candidate would be National Systems SIGINT Overhead and Ground Architecture SME with the capacity to assist the customer in architectural and modeling development from newly developed requirements.
• Knowledge of the DoD and Intelligence Community, especially our mission partner the National Reconnaissance Office.
• Knowledge of the customer Enterprise Systems Engineering process will be very helpful in being fully effective in this work role as the supported customer needs to integrate into baseline customer systems.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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.