Senior Systems Engineer

Peraton
Chantilly, Loudoun County, VA

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead complex, mission-critical engineering efforts supporting the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), the Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and Federal agency partners. In this role, you will drive a multi-disciplinary systems engineering approach to ensure the timely, accurate delivery of GEOINT capabilities across the enterprise.

This is a high-impact position operating at the Major Systems Acquisition level, integrating multiple systems, services, processes, and interfaces across organizational and agency boundaries.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead and mentor Mid-level and Junior Systems Engineers across requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test & evaluation, maintainability, and analysis.

  • Guide the planning and traceability of:

    • User and mission requirements

    • System and architecture requirements

    • Procedures and problem resolution efforts

  • Evaluate and improve cloud service capabilities, workflows, and scheduling constraints.

  • Translate mission and customer needs into system and capability requirements and actionable solutions.

  • Support requirements analysis and allocation to system architecture components and executing programs.

  • Develop solution designs based on requirements analysis and emerging technologies

  • Perform systems integration across complex System-of-Systems and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) environments (cloud, on-premises, and hybrid).

  • Conduct:

    • Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs)

    • Courses of Action (CoAs)

    • Trade Studies

    • Engineering Assessments

  • Support Government stakeholders in:

    • Strategic technical planning

    • Project management

    • Performance engineering

    • Risk management

    • Interface design

Location: This position is fully onsite with offices in Springfield or Chantilly, VA.

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

  • Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Systems Engineering or a related technical/scientific field such as Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or another related STEM discipline.
    • Equivalent additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree, 4 additional years' with no degree, 2+ additional years' with a non-STEM degree.

  • 12+ years of experience in government or industry supporting:

    • DoD/IC Acquisition Process

    • Requirements Process

    • PPBES Process

    • Systems engineering of large, complex System-of-Systems or Service-Oriented Architecture environments across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid infrastructures

  • Experience across the full systems engineering lifecycle.

  • Demonstrated knowledge of current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.

  • Previous NGA and/or NSG/ASG program/project experience.

  • Previous IC or DoD program/project experience.

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

Desired Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM field.

  • Working knowledge of:

    • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes, tools, and languages

    • Digital Engineering processes and tools

    • Software Development Frameworks

  • INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification.

  • Documented experience in the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) domain.

  • Professional Engineer (PE) license.

  • Membership or leadership participation in professional organizations such as:

      • ACSM

      • ASCE

      • ASPRS

      • OGC

      • SAREM

      • USGIF

  • Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems (GIS), geomatics, or related disciplines.

Peraton Overview

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

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. 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.

EEO

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

Posted 2026-03-04

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