Lead Solution Architect – Space Operations

Within Peraton’s Space and Intel sector, there is an immediate need for a cleared Lead Solution Architect (LSA) to support growth opportunities within the US National Mission Space community. This is a hybrid position requiring on-site work out of one of our Peraton locations in the Northern VA area - Chantilly, Herndon, or Reston, Virginia plus the flexibility to travel to locations to support classified and non-classified solution activities and ability to occasionally telework.  As an LSA, you will be responsible for leading the design of technical and cost-effective mission relevant solutions inclusion in submitted proposals that could include ground control, launch control and defensive space control operations, orbital flight safety, exercise and training, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), threat warning assessment, and enterprise infrastructure solutions that address the operational and technology needs of our customers while helping to grow our business. Emphasis for this position is knowledge of Mission Space environments and architectures, satellite operation awareness, and the associated ground, launch, and tracking activities- including related tools (hardware and software).

 Key Responsibilities may include: 

• Being responsible for leading teams of solution professionals and technical subject matter experts in the development of integrated, cost-effective solutions for inclusion in proposal responses that meet the customer’s requirements and maximize Peraton’s competitive advantage
• Leading the technical solution development, participates in the competitive costing, and business case alignment of Peraton solutions to the Government client’s proposal requirements
• Overseeing the creation and the documentation of the technical solution, plus participates in the development of the costing of the solution for insertion into a proposal response to a government client. The ability to collaborate effectively with the appropriate Peraton business leaders and their teams to design the solution and agree on key solution costing parameters activities is key
• Working closely with business development, delivery accounts and corporate offerings teams to determine the overall technical solution strategy and approach to align to the customer’s objectives and requirements, including merging industry point of view with broad technical knowledge and mission understanding to generate value propositions and approaches to solve Government customer challenges
• Establishing strong relationships with Peraton partners to drive high quality solutions and compelling value propositions
• Confidently articulating all aspects of the technical and management solution during governance reviews with senior Peraton management, identifying and evaluating solution risks and creating strategies and plans to mitigate those risks

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum requirement of 8+ years of experience with a BS/BA, 6+ YOE with a MS/MA, or 3 YOE with a Ph.D. 4 years of additional work experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelors’ degree
• A proven self-starter with the ability to work effectively independently and in team settings to include close collaboration with technical subject matter experts, program managers, proposal and capture managers, and business development teams to determine and solution to customer requirements in complex and often ambiguous environments
• 3+ years of experience developing successful technical solutions for large, complex opportunities/proposal submissions for US Government customers - specifically the NRO, US Space Force, Space Development Agency, or similar agencies
• 5+ years of experience working with US Space Force, Air Force, NRO agency or similar Mission Space customers on Mission space environments, satellites, and the associated ground, launch and tracking activities, and associated architecture and tools (hardware and software)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated expert level knowledge across a broad range of mission focused, and/or technology services and solutions, coupled with a strong focus and high understanding of the Mission Space and Intelligence Community
• A proven track record of delivering end-to-end mission value to program sponsors specific to the IC and Space community, while understanding the unique needs of Enterprise support vs. Mission support
• Ability to clearly translate the benefits of our approach to specific levels of seniority within the sponsor teams (strategic vs. tactical)
• This role may occasionally require out-of-area travel (<10%). Most required travel will be within the immediate NoVA footprint
• Candidates for this role should live within ~30 miles (or ~50 commuting minutes) of our Chantilly, Herndon, or Reston, VA offices, with the ability to be on location between 9am and 5pm ET Monday through Friday, to support classified and unclassified proposal activities and deliverables
• An active/current Top Secret clearance, with SCI eligibility and US Citizenship is required for this role

Desired Qualifications:

• A degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in aeronautic engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, systems engineering, information technology, or a related field is highly preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of the unique needs of Enterprise support vs Mission support
• 3+ years of Model Based Systems Engineering activities related to scheduling and/or modeling
• Analytical aptitude to evaluate and fuse multiple inputs and synthesize a winning technical solution
• An active/current Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph is desired
• A mature network of Space industry contacts to include government, OEMs, and large and small businesses
• An ability to translate innovation and R&D into differentiated solutions for customers working with company technology leadership

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.