Surveillance Systems Engineer SME

Join Peraton in advancing the safety efficiency and modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) through the FAAs Business National Airspace and Technical Computing Services (BNATCS) contract. As a trusted partner to the Federal Aviation Administration Peraton helps deliver the systems and services that keep our nations skies safe and connected.Were looking for innovative professionals who thrive in mission-critical environments and are passionate about shaping the future of air traffic management. This is your chance to make an impact on one of the worlds most vital transportation infrastructures working alongside leaders in aviation engineering data science and systems integration.

At Peraton you wont just support the mission youll define it.

Join a mission-driven team at the forefront of U.S. aviation safety and surveillance modernization. As a Surveillance Systems Engineer SME you will provide technical leadership across critical BNATCS surveillance and supporting domains helping shape and integrate complex systems that directly support the FAAs National Airspace System (NAS).This is a high-visibility role for an experienced systems engineering leader who thrives in complex cross-domain environments and enjoys turning strategic objectives into executable validated system solutions.

Work Location:

• This position is 100% on-site primarily located in Herndon VA with an alternate work location available in Bowie MD. Candidates must be able to work on-site at one of these locations based on program requirements.

Your Impact:

As a senior technical authority you will lead systems engineering efforts across the full lifecyclefrom concept to deploymentensuring systems are robust compliant and operationally effective.

• Provide senior systems engineering leadership across surveillance systems including radar integration architecture development and cross-domain system integration

• Lead and contribute to system architecture requirements development interface control configuration management and design reviews

• Translate high-level operational and business needs into quantifiable traceable system and subsystem requirements

• Ensure compliance with FAA government and industry standards through formal verification and validation (V&V) methods

• Conduct and lead technical trade studies performance assessments and risk evaluations

• Support and participate in major lifecycle reviews including SRR PDR CDR and CCB activities

• Design and manage system interfaces to ensure seamless integration of hardware software and operational elements

• Develop verification procedures test plans and customer acceptance test criteria and actively participate in system testing

• Resolve complex cross-domain engineering challenges balancing performance cost schedule and risk

• Serve as a technical liaison with customers and stakeholders supporting requirement definition and business development efforts

• Collaborate closely with multi-discipline engineering teams to ensure system-level coherence and traceability throughout development

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Must have the ability to obtain / maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Bachelors degree and 12 years experience or Masters degree and 10 years experience or Associates degree and 14 years years experience or HS diploma/equivalent and 16 years experience

• Systems engineering experience with progressive responsibility and demonstrated technical leadership

• Proven experience supporting FAA NAS programs surveillance systems and/or radar-based architectures

• Deep expertise in:

  • Systems architecture and lifecycle engineering

  • Requirements development management and traceability

  • Interface control and configuration management

  • Formal design reviews (SRR PDR CDR) and CCB participation

  • Verification validation and compliance methodologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong ability to translate high-level operational needs into quantifiable testable system requirements

• Experience working across multi-discipline engineering teams (hardware software systems test)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders

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