Systems Engineer SustainmentDigital Engineering

Peraton is seeking incumbent and external qualified candidates to support North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyene Mountain Complex (NCMC) Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract III (NISSC III).

Please note that this is contingent upon contract award withan anticipateddecision expected mid to late 2026.

Qualified candidates will helpoperate maintain and sustain critical national mission systems to deliver resilient strategic threat warning and space capabilities as part of a world-wide architecture providing strategic warning that our nation depends on during a conflict. This program willprovidean opportunity to exploit the capabilities inherent in our diverse national systems to better meet the needs of the national command authority and warfighters to detect track and respond to strategic threats through 2030 and beyond

The Systems Engineer will support systems engineering integration sustainment engineering and digital engineering activities supporting mission-critical NORAD and USSPACECOM operations within the Cheyenne Mountain Complex environment. This role will support requirements analysis system integration technical baseline management modernization testing sustainment and operational engineering efforts across complex space missile warning and command-and-control systems. The ideal candidate willpossessexperience supporting complex DoD programs in operational or classified environments while collaborating across software cybersecurity integration and operations teams to improve system reliability mission readiness and overall operational effectiveness throughout the program lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Support systems engineering activities throughout the system lifecycle including requirements analysis integration testing deployment sustainment and modernization efforts

• Develop andmaintainengineering documentation interface definitions technical baselines system diagrams and architecture artifacts

• Support integration of hardware software network and mission systems across operational environments

• Participate in technical troubleshooting root cause analysis system performance analysis and engineering problem resolution

• Support sustainment engineering and engineering change activities for operational mission systems

• Coordinate with software developers cybersecurity personnel operations teams and external stakeholders to support mission readiness and system reliability

• Support digital engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) initiatives where applicable

• Participate in Agile engineering activities including sprint planning technical reviews backlog refinement and integration planning

• Support verification and validation activities test planning and operational assessments

• Assistwith risk identification configuration management and technical planning efforts

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on system reliability scalability maintainability and operational effectiveness

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 5 years of relevant experience; OR Masters degree with 3 years of relevant experience.Additional four (4)years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree

• ActiveTop Secretclearance with SCI eligibility requiredability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI access

• Experience supporting systems engineering activities within DoD Intelligence Community space missile defense or command-and-control environments

• Experience supporting system integration sustainment engineering or technical mission systems

• Familiarity with systems engineering processes technical documentation and lifecycle support activities

• Experience troubleshooting and analyzing complex technical systems in operational environments

• Experience working within Linux and/or Windows environments

• Ability to collaborate across engineering software cybersecurity integration and operations teams

Desired Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting NISSC I/II ITW/AA NORAD USNORTHCOM USSPACECOM or Cheyenne Mountain Complex programs

• Experience supporting enterprise risk management within strategic warning space missile defense C2 ISR or cyber mission environments

• Familiarity with RMF NIST cybersecurity compliance frameworks and mission assurance activities

• Experience supporting audit readiness compliance assessments and operational process improvement initiatives

• Familiarity with QA/QC methodologies within service-based or operational sustainment environments

• Experienceoperatingwithin 247 mission operations or sustainment programs

• CISSP CISM CCSP Security or related certification preferred

• Experience supporting transition activities program stand-up or large-scale DoD contract execution efforts

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