Expert Systems Engineer NSG Electro-Optical Ground Commercial Project

Overview:
The Expert Systems Engineer will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG) and Federal Agencies. This role drives the full systems engineering lifecyclerequirements analysis solution design integration testing and sustainmentto ensure the timely and accurate delivery of GEOINT capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Mentorship:
  Guide and mentor Mid- Junior- and Senior-level Systems Engineers across all phases of systems engineering including requirements development solution design scheduling reliability resiliency services development testing and maintainability.

• Systems Integration:
  Lead the integration of commercial imagery and imagery-derived products across NSG ASG and partner Federal Agencies.

• Requirements & Architecture Management:
  Oversee the planning analysis and traceability of user and architecture requirements. Identify and implement improvements to existing systems workflows and cloud service capabilities.

• Technical Advisory:
  Provide expert recommendations to Government stakeholders on solution design changes technology adoption and systems modernization strategies.

• Mission Translation:
  Capture and translate mission and customer needs into actionable system and capability requirements ensuring alignment with program and enterprise goals.

• Analysis & Assessments:
  Lead Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs) Courses of Action (CoAs) trade studies and engineering assessments to support data-driven decision-making.

• Strategic Planning & Risk Management:
  Direct strategic technical planning project management performance engineering risk mitigation and interface design activities.

• Cross-Agency Integration:
  Operate at the enterprise levelintegrating multiple Major Systems Acquisitions across organizational agency departmental and national boundaries.

• Government Support:
  Advise on vision strategy and capability development to advance the mission and technical goals of the GEOINT community.

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 Education & Experience

• Education:

  • Bachelors degree or higher in Systems Engineering or a related STEM discipline (e.g. Engineering Physics Mathematics Operations Research Engineering Management Computer Science Information Technology or Management Information Systems).

  • Equivalent experience may substitute for education:

    • 4 additional years with no degree or

    • 2 additional years with a non-STEM degree.

• Experience:

  • 18 years of experience in government or industry in one or more of the following areas:

    • DoD/IC Acquisition Processes

    • Requirements and PPBES Processes

    • Systems engineering for large complex Systems of Systems (SoS) or Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) in cloud on-premise or hybrid environments.

  • 18 years of experience across the systems engineering lifecycle with a strong understanding of all phases from concept to deployment and sustainment.

  • Proven expertise in photogrammetry remote sensing image science information science GIS geomatics or related technical domains.

  • Extensive hands-on experience in Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) operations or engineering.

Required Knowledge & Background

• In-depth knowledge of NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.

• Previous experience supporting NGA or other NSG/ASG programs or projects.

• Prior involvement in Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD) programs.

• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain SCI eligibility and pass a polygraph.

Desired Education & Certifications

• Masters degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related STEM field.

• Certifications:

  • INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP)

  • Software Development Framework certification

  • Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

Desired Technical Expertise

• Proficiency in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools processes and languages.

• Experience developing engineering solutions using:

  • Cloud-based technologies

  • Structured and unstructured Big Data

  • Automation Augmentation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies

Professional Involvement

• Membership or leadership participation in professional organizations such as:

  • ACSM ASCE ASPRS OGC SAREM or USGIF

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