Systems Integration/Engineer SME (SIE/SME)

Peraton is seeking a Systems Integration/Engineer SME (SIE/SME) to support various aspects of new Ground Infrastructure for a customer demonstration program.

The successful SIE/SME candidate uses a holistic approach to assist with design, development, evaluation and modification of end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their life cycle. Additionally, the candidate will address Mission Assurance and Training.

Responsibilities:

• Develops quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics.
• Ensures requirements comply with customer requirements and government standards through formal verification methods (RVTM).
• Establishes and coordinates use of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall integration, verification, and validation of the ground infrastructure.
• Reviews and refines interfaces and brings system elements together to work as a whole and assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures
• Leads or participates in design/major milestone reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
• Develops test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to integrate, verify and validate requirements.
• Execute test plans/procedures to meet objectives in the testing process.
• Integrate activities among multiple internal groups, enterprise services, and mission
• Assist the customer with scheduling, tracking actions, gathering requirements and collecting data across efforts.
• Participates in/facilitates TEMs, develops agendas, records minutes, tracks actions
• Provides an overall training plan and training materials for users to address subsystems of the Ground Infrastructure. Also provide inputs to other subsystem training materials.
• Establish and maintain a Mission Assurance Plan while providing periodic updates over the life of the program. Also utilize standards to provide quality assurance tests and assessment results, and capture documentation in the program collaboration site.
• Domestic travel up to 1 to 2 times per month may be necessary.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI Security Clearance
• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
• 4 years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• At least 7 years of experience in network systems engineering, with a focus on development, integration, and testing.
• In-depth understanding of networks, including operational use, design principles, and interoperability with other systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in high-pressure environments.
• Experience in system integration, testing, and validation.

Desired Qualifications:

• 15 years’ experience in space acquisitions focused on development, integration, and testing of space communications systems.
• Active/Current TS/SCI

Benefits:

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, ten company holidays per year, annual merit assessments, and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

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.