Systems Engineer

Peraton

$86K — $138K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI clearance required, must be willing to undergo a polygraph
  • BS in System Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Software Engineering, or related field with 2-4 years of experience; or MS with 0-2 years
  • Training in system engineering principles, specifically in testing and data verification
  • Strong communication skills for technical briefing and documentation
  • Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a team setting
  • A proactive approach to learning and problem-solving in a dynamic environment

Responsibilities

  • Support planning and execution of product quality assessments for geospatial intelligence products
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of experts, including image scientists and analysts
  • Perform testing, track issues, and communicate findings to stakeholders
  • Validate and verify product visual quality and accuracy of supporting data
  • Engage in the design of tests to ensure products meet operational requirements
  • Demonstrate knowledge in image science or imagery analysis to tackle group challenges

Benefits

  • Heavily subsidized health benefits for employees and their dependents
  • 25 days of annual PTO with a generous cap
  • Participation in an attractive bonus plan
  • Opportunity to work within critical National Security projects in a supportive environment
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

We are seeking a motivated product quality SYSTEM ENGINEER to support the planning, test development, data definition, and task execution for new and existing products within the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG). They will work with a team of image scientists, image analysts, photogrammetrists, and statisticians to perform specific tasks, track issues, and clearly communicate status and results to multiple stakeholders.

 

The mission spans many data providers and sensor phenomenologies including electrical-optical, RADAR, LIDAR, OPIR, motion, multi- and hyper-spectral. We work to verify and validate product visual quality, as well as the accuracy of the support data. The qualified candidate should have interest in learning more about test design to verify and validate products against requirements to meet planned concept of operations. The ideal candidate will have image science or imagery analysis knowledge ready to apply to the challenges of the group. Good written and verbal communication and team work is critical.   

 

Location: This position is 100% onsite in King of Prussia, PA. Remote or hybrid work is not available.

Qualifications

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 Experience/Education:

 

  • The contract requires an active TS/SCI clearance.  Must currently possess or be willing and able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance and pass a customer-required polygraph.
  • Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in System Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Software Engineering, or a related Science or Engineering.  BS with 2-4 Years of experience or MS with 0-2 years of experience
  • Knowledge/training of system engineering concepts, to include independent testing and data verification, requirements, and development of concept of operations.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills, with emphasis on briefing to obtain decisions and solve technical issues and test plans/reports writing
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
  • Willingness to learn, solve problems and perform in a dynamic work environment 

Preferred Skillset:

 

  • Knowledge of sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes
  • Knowledge of image product tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED)
Target Salary Range$86,000 - $138,000. 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.

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