Space Systems Engineer
Job Locations
US-CO-Aurora | US-VA-Herndon
Requisition ID
2024-146499
Position Category
Systems Engineering / Development / Architecture / Integration
Clearance
Top Secret/SCI w/Poly
Sector
Space & Intelligence
Responsibilities
As a Space Systems Engineer you will assist the SEIT Team supporting multiple
Agile scrum teams in planning, design, development, deployment,
integration, test, and configuration management of space domain awareness
software tools. As an experienced professional with a full understanding of
systems engineering, uses professional concepts and company objectives to
resolve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical
ways; have expertise as a journey-level professional; and perform work
under general direction.
The EMMETT program, a next gen Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Indications
and Warning (I&W) system, establishes a repository of resident space
objects (RSOs), finds RSOs of interest, and provides data to ground
operators. The EMMETT team uses: programmatics, sensor modeling, and
system engineering expertise to deliver this world-class SDA I&W system.
What you'll do:
Assist in developing systems engineering processes for the planning,
design, development, deployment, integration and test, configuration
management of satellite ground station systems
Evaluate proposed architecture and engineering design changes to a subsystem
of a major system acquisition program
Effectively collaborate and drive communication with colleagues across teams
Create briefings for Program Status Reviews including Course of Action
decision briefs
Provides input and status to the program integrated master schedule (IMS)
and assumes responsibility for program tasks
Exercises sound judgement to avoid erroneous decisions or recommendations
would normally result in serious program delays and considerable expenditure
or resources.
Represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical
problems.
Minimal travel (<10%) is expected.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree with minimum of 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with
MS/MA degree. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
This position requires the candidate possess a minimum of Top-Secret clearance
with ability to upgrade to TS/SCI and pass a polygraph within 30 days of
employment or at customers request- contract requires TS/SCI with poly. The
candidate must maintain the clearance.
Experience developing and supporting system engineering processes across the
entire system lifecycle to include the analysis, planning, design,
development, deployment, integration, test, or configuration of software.
Desired Qualifications:
Master's degree (or the equivalent) in a technical field
Two (2+) years of experience in the Intelligence Community with systems
engineering focus
One (1+) year of experience in software or hardware integration
Defensive space control, such as space operations and/or mission
protection experience
Knowledge of Enterprise and System Architecture concepts and principles.
Experience with Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence
Understanding of Model-based systems engineering (MBSE) processes,
tools, and languages (Cameo, MagicDraw, SysML, Sequence Diagrams, DoDAF, etc.)
Experience with software centric systems
Experience with Agile
Self-starter with ability to work independently and with stakeholders
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 and eligible to participate in an attractive
bonus plan
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Peraton Overview
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consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farth st 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
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