ResponsibilitiesPeraton is seeking a Chief Systems Engineer to support the Space Weather Observations - Mission Operations Services (SWO-MOS) program, providing full mission satellite command and control for NOAA's Space Weather Next (SWX) initiative, including the L1 Series observatories and GOES-R series satellites.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end system design, development, and lifecycle management for on-premises and cloud-based ground systems
- Generate, translate, decompose, and validate system requirements from customer inputs and high-level product strategies; ensure compliance with government standards
- Design interfaces, integrate system components, and establish engineering standards, practices, and procedures
- Participate in design reviews, verification and validation activities, and customer acceptance testing
- Assess system performance against technical measures and ensure design integrity throughout the program lifecycle
- Coordinate identification, reporting, and resolution of system anomalies
- Evaluate emerging technologies for potential application to the program
- Serve as a key technical advisor to program leadership, customers, and partner contractors on schedule, resources, design, and implementation
- Contribute to technical risk identification, opportunity assessment, and lessons learned
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain and hold a Public Trust clearance
- 16 years with BS/BA | 14 years with MS/MA | 10 years with PhD
- 4 years of experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree
- 10 years of systems engineering experience for satellite ground systems - including requirements decomposition, model-based engineering, virtualization, service architectures, and cloud-based services
- Strong knowledge of satellite ground system disciplines: mission planning, command & control, communications, data processing, space-to-ground interfaces, network topologies, and cybersecurity
- Proficiency in data structures and data analysis for problem-solving
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum frameworks
Desired Qualifications:
- Virtualization (VMware) and cloud services experience
- Windows and Linux OS experience
- Software/systems testing and specification writing experience
- DOORS requirements management; Atlassian JIRA or similar configuration/change management tools
- CMMI Level 3 process experience
- Experience in distributed/virtual team environments
- Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Experience leading projects and process improvement initiatives to successful delivery
- Active Public Trust clearance
Target Salary Range$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
