Systems Engineer - Sensor Integration

Program Overview

Engineering modernization and integration practices to include Digital Engineering and Agile at Scale for all of NGA, NSG, and ASG.

About The Role

We’re seeking a Systems Engineer to support mission-critical geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) systems across the National System of Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System of Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and partner Federal Agencies. In this role, you’ll apply a multi-disciplinary systems engineering approach to help deliver reliable, resilient, and timely GEOINT capabilities to our mission partners.

You’ll work closely with government stakeholders to translate mission needs into effective system designs, guide technical decision-making, and support the full lifecycle of complex systems—from requirements through integration and evaluation.

What You’ll Do

• Apply systems engineering best practices across requirements engineering, solution design, integration, testing, reliability, resiliency, and maintainability.

• Analyze and translate user and mission requirements into system and capability requirements and solution architectures.

• Support planning and traceability of requirements, architectures, workflows, and schedules.

• Evaluate and improve existing systems, including assessing cloud service capabilities and operational constraints.

• Develop solution designs based on requirements analysis and emerging technologies.

• Perform systems integration activities across programs and architectures.

• Contribute to Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Courses of Action (CoAs), trade studies, and engineering assessments.

• Support government-led strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, and interface design.

Why This Role Matters

Your work will directly enable accurate, timely GEOINT delivery by improving system performance, resilience, and integration across a complex, multi-agency environment.

Qualifications

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.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or a related technical or scientific field, such as:

  • Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research

  • Engineering Management

  • Computer Science, Information Technology, or Management Information Systems

  • Or a related STEM discipline

• Equivalent experience may be substituted:

  • 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree, or

  • 2 additional years of relevant experience with a non-STEM degree

Experience

• 6+ years of systems engineering experience in government or industry environments.

• 6+ years of experience supporting one or more of the following:

  • DoD or Intelligence Community (IC) acquisition processes

  • Requirements development and management

  • PPBE/PPBES processes

  • Large, complex System-of-Systems or Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) environments

• Experience working in cloud, on-premises, or hybrid infrastructure environments.

Clearance

• Active TS/SCI clearance, or the ability to obtain SCI access and successfully pass a polygraph.

Desired Qualifications

Technical Knowledge & Skills

• Working knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes and tools.

• Familiarity with modern software development frameworks.

• Working knowledge of one or more of the following disciplines:

  • Photogrammetry

  • Remote sensing

  • Image science

  • Information sciences

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  • Geomatics or related fields

Domain Experience

• Documented experience supporting geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) missions.

• Demonstrated understanding of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprise environments.

• Previous experience supporting:

  • NGA and/or NSG/ASG programs or projects

  • Intelligence Community (IC) or DoD programs or projects

Certifications & Professional Involvement

• INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP) certification.

• Membership or active participation in one or more professional organizations, such as:

  • ACSM

  • ASCE

  • ASPRS

  • OGC

  • SAREM

  • USGIF

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the 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

Application Duration Statement: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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