27 Nov
Principal Systems Engineer
Maryland, Annapolisjunction , 20701 Annapolisjunction USA

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Peraton is seeking a

Principal Systems Engineer to lead, direct, and support Systems Engineering and Integration support to fast-paced efforts related to telecommunications.This position requires an understanding of the intelligence community, along with a strong focus on core systems engineering processes in support of end-to-end mission closure. Due to the broad nature of the role, the selected candidate will ideally have knowledge of the IC telecommunications techniques and capabilities, including general knowledge of air, space, ground, and maritime communications systems with significant experience and detailed knowledge in adversarial threats and threat timelines. The candidate will work with senior management, technical project directors, lead engineers, customer stakeholders, mission partners, and development contractors to ensure systems are architected, deployed properly, and maintained throughout the mission lifecycle. The candidate must be able to identify integration issues and resolve such issues through TEMs, cross-organizational coordination, and other appropriate methods. The candidate will be responsible for providing input to several organization-wide processes and keeping senior management informed; these inputs could include schedule data, monthly status reports, budget reports and requests, and weekly highlights. The candidate will provide project management support for quick-turnaround projects; to include development of budget plans, project plans, resource plans, logistics, requirements, and architecture. Additionally, the candidate will support the segment in developing long-term mission roadmaps and projecting long-term budget, resource, and schedule plans.

Required Qualifications
  • 20 years experience with BS/BA, or 15-17 years with MS/MA, or 13 years with Ph.D.
  • Possess an active and current TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
  • Understanding of and ability to apply systems engineering methods and process to new developments and operational systems.
  • Experience in requirements engineering, CONOPS development, verification, test and system integration to accommodate end to end systems engineering in support of customer's missions.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership integrating engineering teams.
  • Experience with Systems Engineering and all related functional disciplines.
  • 15+ years of experience with Intelligence Community (IC), including field operations.
  • Experience identifying user & enterprise needs/requirements and gap identification, analysis and assessment.
  • Experience developing and conducting briefings for senior level customer stakeholders.
  • Experience with large acquisition systems engineering efforts, methods, and processes.
  • Experience with operating and coordinating $50m+ per year engineering, business, and capture activities
  • Proven adaptability and experience with daily interaction with the government customers.
  • Have extensive experience with multiple telecommunications related technologies:
    • Networking technologies, including transport encapsulation of local and wide area network protocols, firewalls, linux-based routing, and IP video
    • RF and microwave technologies, including RF link analysis, lab testing using time domain, frequency domain, and network analysis equipment
    • Satellite communications, including VSAT and other commercial and national solutions
      • Long and short haul fiber optic and optical systems: 100G+ coherent physical layer, SDH, SONET, OTN, including physical plant, fiber splicing, optical time and frequency domain testing, eye pattern and optical spectrum analysis.
      • Software defined radio signal processing techniques, including analog and digital signal analysis and demodulation
    • Network provisioning and command and control
  • Have significant experience with the following technologies / in these technical areas:
    • System of System architecture work using SysML, UPDM, DoDAF, or other architecture framework
    • Data science and ETL or ELT related data transformations and enrichment
    • Performing graph-based exploitation using open source and exquisitely sourced data
    • Geographic information systems such as ESRI ArcGIS or QGIS
  • Have experience with:
    • Developing ROMs, conducting trade studies, planning programs, and executing efforts within budget and time constraints
    • Build frameworks, continuous integration tools.
    • Source control (git), collaboration tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence).

Desired Qualifications
  • Have ability to work in a multicultural environment
  • Are organized and won't stop until the job is "solved forever".
  • Attitude and aptitude are key. These traits trump all others.
  • Experience with DOORs requirements database management/repository.
  • Experience with MBSE, SysML applications, digital tools, Confluence, and Jira.
  • Experience with requirements closure, scenarios and analysis, and VV&T strategies that align to an agile development approach.
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 22,000 employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

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