Senior Hyperspectral Imagery Requirements Systems Engineer

Overview:

We are seeking a Senior Requirements Engineer with strong expertise in Hyperspectral Imaging to join our dynamic Systems Engineering team supporting mission-critical national security programs. In this role, you will lead the capture, translation, and validation of complex sensor system requirements, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and mission needs. You’ll bring technical depth in Hyperspectral data integration, traceability, and MBSE best practices to help shape next-generation imaging capabilities for the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD).

Key Responsibilities:

• Capture, decompose, and allocate sensor system requirements from documents such as ECDs, SOCs, ICBDs, CDDs, and Agency CONOPS.

• Translate mission-level objectives into actionable requirements, with a focus on Hyperspectral imaging system capabilities and performance metrics.

• Apply knowledge of Hyperspectral data integration to develop system functionality and ensure optimal sensor performance across enterprise platforms.

• Conduct requirements traceability analysis using Joint Architecture Reference Models (JARM) and Technical Service Types (TSTs) to identify gaps, overlaps, and opportunities.

• Manage and maintain Requirements Traceability Verification Matrix (RVTM) to ensure validation and test coverage of Hyperspectral system functionality.

• Collaborate across NGA acquisition offices, Integrated Program Offices, and external partners to guide engineering trade-offs and requirement refinement.

• Utilize DOORS Next Generation (DOORS NG) to manage and track requirements lifecycle.

• Interface with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) frameworks to ensure seamless integration across architectural components.

• Drive program performance by developing metrics and supporting Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and investment decision-making.

• Participate in technical reviews, engineering boards, and working groups as a senior voice in the system development lifecycle.

• Mentor mid- and junior-level engineers, promoting knowledge-sharing and engineering excellence.

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which includes 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 in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or related equivalent additional experience of 4 years with no degree or 2 years with a non-STEM degree.
• 12+ years of experience in Requirements Engineering or a closely related field, demonstrating the ability to effectively perform the responsibilities associated with this role.
• Demonstrated experience with Hyperspectral imaging systems and data integration in mission environments.
• Experience in tracing program or project requirements back to their source, including using the Joint Architecture Reference Models (JARM) and JARM Technical Service Types (TSTs) for conducting duplication and gap analysis.
• Strong ability to work with users and stakeholders to develop and refine Sensor program requirements in response to evolving mission needs.
• Proficiency in using DOORS Next Generation (DOORS NG) for managing requirements and interfacing with Enterprise Requirements Management systems.
• Experience with tools such as JIRA, CONFLUENCE, and Tableau for tracking requirements, documentation, and managing backlog progress.
• Experience with NGA and/or NSG/ASG programs or projects.
• Background in working on Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD) programs or projects.
• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph.

Preferred Experience:

• Deep understanding of NGA, NSG/ASG, or related Intelligence Community program frameworks.

• Prior involvement in Sensor Programs involving spaceborne or airborne Hyperspectral systems.

• Experience supporting multi-INT or GEOINT fusion architectures.

• Familiarity with agile software or systems development lifecycles within government environments.

Why Join Us?

This is a high-impact opportunity to help define the future of national security sensing technologies. You’ll work with some of the brightest minds in engineering and intelligence to ensure mission readiness and drive innovation in the Hyperspectral domain. Join us and be part of a mission that truly matters.

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.