Operations Systems Engineer

About the Role

Peraton is hiring a 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 a Systems Engineer on our team you will perform systems engineering functions, including defining and documenting concept of operations, operational/system requirements, and use cases to support system development; performing high‑level system design; specifying system/component performance and interface requirements; and developing installation, integration, and acceptance test plans.

Continuously assess existing organizational processes and work products to ensure they best facilitate strategic and tactical efforts. Coordinate with customers, project teams, and related organizations to ensure solutions satisfy the requirements. Define and communicate a shared technical and architectural vision for the solutions developed by the product teams.

• A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a relevant technical field (e.g.: computer science, mathematics, or physics) plus 10 years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering or relevant technical field (e.g.: computer science, mathematics, or physics) plus 8 years of relevant experience.
• Doctoral Degree in Engineering or relevant technical field (e.g.: computer science, mathematics, or physics) plus 6 years of relevant experience.
• Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

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

Target Salary Range: $135,000 – $216,000. Salary is determined by various factors, including scope and responsibilities of the position, individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement:
Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at

Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.