Systems Engineering, Senior Advisor

Systems Engineering, Senior Advisor

Job Locations: US-VA-Undisclosed

Requisition ID: 2024-148767

Position Category: Engineering

Clearance: Top Secret/SCI w/Poly

Responsibilities

The successful SE candidate uses a holistic approach to assist with design, development, evaluation and modification of end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products throughout their entire life cycle. Responsibilities include:

• Assists with generating quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics.
• Ensures requirements comply with customer requirements and government standards through formal verification methods (RVTM).
• Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures related to overall product development.
• Defines interfaces and brings system elements together to work as a whole and assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Develops statements of work (SOWs) for vendor acquisitions.
• Participates in design/major milestone 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.
• Supports strategic planning including roadmap and portfolio development and management.
• Integrates activities among multiple internal groups, enterprise services, and mission.
• Assists the customer with project management, budget, scheduling, tracking actions, gathering requirements, and collecting data across efforts.
• Develops/defines Knowledge Management processes to maintain data within collaboration tools, ensuring legacy data is updated, new information is properly input, data is organized, and data is accurate.
• Participates in/facilitates TEMs, develops agendas, records minutes, tracks actions.

Qualifications

Required:

TS/SCI W POLY

Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.

BS in Systems Engineering or similar degree/experience; years of experience in lieu of degree.

Demonstrated systems engineering skills focused on requirements analysis and management, and risk management.

Demonstrated experience working across multiple technology areas (infrastructure, operational systems, communications systems, etc.).

Experience supporting customer governance processes, including board presentation and documentation preparation.

Experience defining and participating in system integration test.

Ability to work across teams and development types (waterfall/agile).

Experience in developing, managing, and maintaining Knowledge Management systems (e.g., SharePoint sites, databases, and internal websites) that can serve as repositories for storing, sharing, and utilizing data.

Excellent interpersonal communication and organization skills and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

Desired:

Customer domain experience.

Expertise in MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint, Confluence.

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 eligibility 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 farthest reaches of the galaxy. 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.

Target Salary Range

$176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.