Systems Engineer

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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related technical/STEM field including Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or related discipline
• 4 additional years' of equivalent junior-level Systems Engineering experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• 5+ years of relevant systems engineering experience in government or industry environments
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly

• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies, tools, and languages
• Familiarity with Software Development Frameworks and modern system development practices
• Experience supporting cloud-enabled or distributed enterprise systems environments

Junior-level Systems Engineers support the design, analysis, integration, and sustainment of enterprise systems across the National System of Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and Federal Agency environments. Working alongside senior engineers and government stakeholders, this role contributes to systems engineering activities that support reliable, resilient, and mission-critical GEOINT capabilities across complex system-of-systems architectures.

This position supports requirements analysis, systems integration, technical planning, and engineering assessments within cloud-enabled and distributed environments to help ensure timely and accurate mission operations.

• Support systems engineering activities across NSG, ASG, and Federal Agency environments
• Assist with requirements engineering, systems integration, test and evaluation, reliability, resiliency, and maintainability efforts
• Support the analysis and allocation of requirements across systems architecture components and programs
• Assist in performing systems integration activities across enterprise environments

• Assist with capturing and translating mission and customer requirements into technical solutions and system capabilities
• Support requirements traceability, architecture analysis, workflow evaluation, and scheduling assessments
• Contribute to solution designs based on operational requirements and emerging technologies
• Assist with cloud service capability assessments and system improvement initiatives

• Support Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Course of Action (CoA) evaluations, trade studies, and engineering assessments
• Assist with strategic technical planning, project coordination, risk management, and interface design activities
• Collaborate with engineering teams and government stakeholders to support mission objectives and enterprise modernization efforts

This role is ideal for an early-career systems engineer with a strong technical foundation and an interest in supporting complex, mission-critical enterprise environments. The ideal candidate is analytical, collaborative, and eager to develop experience across systems engineering, integration, and enterprise architecture within the GEOINT and Intelligence Community mission space.

Fully onsite in Chantilly, VA