Systems Engineering, Senior Advisor

  • McLean, VA
  • Posted 16 days ago | Updated 11 hours ago

Overview

On Site
USD 176,000.00 - 282,000.00 per year
Full Time

Skills

Leadership
Nexus
Adobe AIR
SAFE
Technical Support
Documentation
Facilitation
Management
Data
Budget
Acceptance testing
IT strategy
Technical direction
Business analysis
Business analytics
Mergers and acquisitions
Communication
Systems engineering
Project management
Planning
Writing
Acquisition
Operations
PMP
SCA
Insurance
Financing

Job Details

About Peraton
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.
Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer

The candidate will perform the following duties:

Organize disparate information, identify underlying themes, synthesize key messages, and generate communication aides such as reports, briefings, and strategic plans.
Provide proactive project management and technical support to include, but not limited to, providing assessments of vendor's Integrated Master Schedule, identifying and tracking critical path of development activities, and documenting and driving to closure action items discussed during program status reviews
Assist with planning, facilitating, and supporting offsite quarterly meetings
Consolidate, de-conflict, and prioritize existing and future requirements
Coordinate and track active mission planning, CONOPs, and integration exercises with partners
Identify program and technical risks to the program and work with COTRs and project leads to mitigate and address these risks
Assist in managing and tracking the program budget status for COTRs and project leads
Interface with customer front offices organizations to understand and draft responses to upcoming data calls, briefing packages, budget exercises, and other business needs
Interface with operations teams, both formally on behalf of the program and informally, to understand current and future operational requirements
Assist in acceptance testing at both system and component level by witnessing test or characterization events and providing assessments and feedback of the events to COTRs, project leads, and vendor
Assist in the development of the program's technical strategy.
Define trade space and help refine the government's technical direction
Domestic travel up to 1 to 2 times per month may be necessary
Qualifications

Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.

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QUALIFICATIONS

The candidate shall have the following required skills and demonstrated experience:

Ability to organize disparate information, identify underlying themes, synthesize key messages, and generate communication aides such as reports, briefings, and strategic plans.
Familiarity with the operational tempo of the customer and understanding of the unique constraints associated with the operational systems engineering lifecycle.
Strong project management skills to include cost/schedule/risk planning
Outstanding verbal and written skills.
Proven record of building positive relationships with customers at all levels and ability to act the role as a liaison with other partners and stakeholders.
Experience writing technical requirements, statements of work, etc.
Experience supporting acquisition process
Experience briefing both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience capturing minutes and tracking action items to completion
Be a team player and partner with engineering and operations integrators across the organization in fulfilling the mission.
Other demonstrated experience which are highly desired, but not required, include:
Customer-specific domain knowledge
PMP Certification
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 eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Target Salary Range

$176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

EEO
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

Our Values

Benefits
At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.

Paid Time-Off and Holidays
Retirement
Life & Disability Insurance
Career Development
Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Financing
Paid Parental Leave
Additional Benefits
Medical, Dental, & Vision Care
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