Systems Engineer – Standards​/Technical Specifications

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  to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Peraton is seeking a Systems Engineer (Standards / Technical Specifications) to join our team in Bethesda, MD! 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 and 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 lower-level detailed implementation requirements. Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development. Designs interfaces and brings system elements together, so they work as a whole. Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.

Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements. Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts. Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower-level detailed requirements. 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.

Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures. Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.

Required Qualifications:

Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph. Ability to work on-site full-time in the Bethesda, Maryland area. Typically requires BS degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or master’s degree with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience. An additional four years of experience may be exchanged for Bachelor's degree requirements. Strong knowledge of standard software development processes, such as Dev Ops, requirements engineering, coding, documentation, configuration management, quality assurance, integration, and testing.

Experience with relevant tools and languages, such as Protégé and OWL. Demonstrated ability to build code collaboratively in team environments. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical insights into actionable recommendations and present them orally or in writing. Desired

Qualifications:

Experience with automation pipelines. Basic coding skills in Python or Java. Master’s degree in a relevant field. Five or more years of experience working with or in the…