Ready to make an impact? Peraton has exciting opportunities to join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, supporting several mission critical space and intelligence programs, including development, deployment, operations and maintenance of satellite ground terminals and associated systems. Peraton is seeking a self-starting cleared Senior Systems Engineer in our Herndon, VA location. 

The Satellite Ground Systems Engineer will be responsible for the following but not limited to:

The ideal and selected candidate will:

• Develop concepts of operation.
• Conduct requirements analysis.
• Develop verification plans.
• Develop and exercise system performance models.
• Support major program reviews.
• Integrate system components and conduct system tests
• Plan and execute test events.
• Work within a team to accomplish customer deployment goals.
• Identifying critical analysis required, organizing and performing analysis tasks, organizing and performing system- and design-level trades, developing and evaluating algorithms, defining system architecture to implement algorithms
• Requirements verification planning and execution
• Support business development, development of system engineering and analysis program plans.
• Develop concepts of operation, technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, supportability and effectiveness analyses, functional analysis, time-line analysis, detailed trade studies
• Create clear and attainable project objectives, build project requirements, and manage constraints of cost, time, scope, and quality
• Ensure production schedules are met and system resources are used effectively
• Coordinate resolution of production-related problems
• Ensures proper relationships are established between customers, teaming partners, and vendors to facilitate the delivery of systems and services
• Manage the integration of vendor tasks and track and review vendor deliverables.
• Supervise, manage, support and evaluate personnel

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