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Peraton · 1 day ago

Surveillance Systems Engineering, Senior Advisor

positionBethesda, MD, US
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$146K/yr - $234K/yr
date12+ years exp

Peraton is advancing the safety, efficiency, and modernization of the National Airspace System through the FAA’s contract. In this role, you will provide technical leadership across critical surveillance systems, shaping and integrating complex systems that support the FAA’s National Airspace System.

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Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Systems engineering leadershipSystems architectureRequirements developmentVerificationValidationInterface controlConfiguration managementCross-domain integrationCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

12+ years of systems engineering experience, with progressive responsibility and demonstrated technical leadership
Bachelors Degree in related area, or 10 years with MS/MA, Min 7 years with PhD
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
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
U.S. Citizenship is required
Ability to obtain and maintain FAA Public Trust clearance

Benefits

Employees may be eligible for overtime
Shift differential
Discretionary bonus

Company

Peraton

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Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges.
dateFounded in 1992
location
Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.peraton.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Thomas Terjesen
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