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Lead Systems Engineer

Peraton
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Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Aug 01, 2026

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience. Additional four (4) years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree  
  • Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility required, ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI access required 
  • 8 years leading complex engineering projects while managing technical performance, schedules, staffing, and budgets.
  • 8 years developing project requirements in partnership with PMOs and TPOCs, including technical scope, staffing plans, schedules, performance criteria, CDRLs, and project kickoff activities.
  • Experience using CAME, or related tools.
  • MS Project experience or related tracking tools
  • Extensive experience with Model Based Systems Engineering concepts and application and tools to develop and management requirements
  • Familiarization with agile development process and ability to utilize the process to accomplish requirements and tasks to meet Customer objectives.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, senior leadership, and government customers.
  • Knowledge and demonstrated ability to apply System of Systems Engineering discipline

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarization with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023, IEEE 15288.1, and DAFI 63-101/20-101 as it pertains to Systems Engineering Management Plans
  • Experience supporting NORAD NORTHCOM and - Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) systems
  • Technical intelligence analysis involving current and emerging defensive systems, subsystems, and associated technologies.
  • Radar and missile system engineering, planning, operations, and design.
  • Integrated Technical Evaluation and Analysis of Multiple Sources (ITEAMS) methodologies.
  • Threat Modeling Analysis Program (TMAP) digital models, simulations, and hardware representations used to evaluate system performance, capabilities, and vulnerabilities.

Job ID

168599

Security Clearance

TS/SCI
About Peraton

At Peraton, we’re at the forefront of delivering the next big thing every day. We’re the partner of choice to help solve some of the world’s most daunting challenges, delivering bold, new solutions to keep people around the world safer and more secure.

We’re not mired in the past. We look at all problems with fresh eyes. We look past the obvious to bring the best talent, tech, and ideas together to completely transform how things get done, no matter the challenge.

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