Systems Engineer

Are you ready to make an impact on national security by solving complex systems engineering challenges?

We’re seeking a Mid-Level Systems Engineer to support the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and partner Federal Agencies. In this role, you’ll contribute to the full systems engineering lifecycle to help deliver timely, accurate, and mission-critical GEOINT capabilities.

What You’ll Do

As a key member of the engineering team, you will:

• Lead and support all phases of the systems engineering lifecycle, including:

  • Requirements analysis and traceability

  • Solution architecture and systems integration

  • Scheduling and service development

  • Reliability and resiliency engineering

  • Testing, evaluation, and maintainability

• Analyze user needs, workflows, and system architectures to enhance system performance, automation, and cloud service capabilities

• Develop and design technical solutions based on evolving requirements and emerging technologies

• Mentor junior engineers in technical processes and best practices

• Support the Government in translating mission needs into system and capability requirements

• Assist in allocating requirements across system architecture components and programs

• Contribute to systems integration and interoperability efforts

• Support trade studies and decision-making activities, including:

  • Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs)

  • Courses of Action (CoAs)

  • Engineering Assessments

• Assist in strategic planning and project execution, including:

  • Technical planning

  • Performance engineering

  • Risk management

  • Interface design

Why This Role Matters

Your work will ensure that GEOINT capabilities remain:

• Reliable in dynamic mission environments

• Resilient to disruption

• Responsive to evolving national security needs

You won’t just support the mission—you’ll help shape its future.

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 & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in:

  • Systems Engineering

  • OR related technical/scientific fields such as:

    • Engineering, Physics, Mathematics

    • Operations Research

    • Engineering Management

    • Computer Science

    • Information Technology

    • Management Information Systems

    • Other STEM-related disciplines

  • OR 9 years of Systems Engineering experience in lieu of a degree

• Minimum six (6) years of relevant experience in government or industry in one or more of the following areas:

  • DoD/Intelligence Community (IC) Acquisition Processes

  • Requirements development processes

  • PPBES (Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System)

  • Systems engineering for large, complex System of Systems (SoS) or Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)/Cloud environments

Security Clearance

• Active TS/SCI clearance

  • OR ability to obtain SCI and pass a polygraph

Desired Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Working knowledge of:

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

  • Software Development Frameworks

• Familiarity with geospatial-related technical areas, including:

  • Photogrammetry

  • Remote sensing

  • Image science

  • Information sciences

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  • Geomatics

  • Related geospatial fields

Certifications & Professional Involvement

• INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP) certification

• Documented work experience in the Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) field

• Membership or active participation in professional organizations such as:

  • ACSM – American Congress on Surveying and Mapping

  • ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers

  • ASPRS – American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

  • OGC – Open Geospatial Consortium

  • SAREM – Society for American Remote Earth Monitoring

  • USGIF – United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation

Mission Knowledge

• Demonstrated understanding of the current:

  • NSG – National System for Geospatial-Intelligence

  • ASG – Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence

  • NRO – National Reconnaissance Office enterprise

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.