Ground Segment Systems Engineer

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace.

The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit  to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

This position is for a Ground Segment Systems Engineer for a large, multi-year contract supporting a cutting‑edge and innovative space program. The Ground Segment Systems Engineer leads ground‑related systems engineering activities and oversees contractor progress developing ground software.

• Provides advice / analysis on ground segment requirements, design, development, integration, test, deployment, and operations support
• Supports the development of ground segment architecture, CONOPS, and requirements
• Supports relevant ground segment specification development and test planning activities
• Coordinates the completion of ground segment specification sell‑off, as well as other verification and validation (V&V) activities
• Leads interface definition between the ground segment and external interfaces
• Coordinates with the Program Office for any proposed specification changes and facilitates approved changes into the baseline
• Advises and mentors customer personnel regarding segment architecture, specifications, and V&V
• Represents the Program Office at developer Agile events, ensuring that the customer and stakeholder needs and requirements are prioritized
• Engages with Agile development teams to assess implementation and execution
• Assesses developer test approaches and serves as the Customer Witness to integration, verification and validation (IV&V) tests, reporting results to the Program Office team
• Provides technical and cost assessments of vendor proposals, reviews technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
• BS or MS degree in a relevant Science, Technology, or Engineering field of study
• 5+ years of work experience in a relevant field, ideally on satellite programs (government or commercial)
• Satellite tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination (TCPED) experience
• Familiarity with cloud technologies
• Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic, and team‑oriented environment without supervision
• Experience with Agile software development practices

• 8+ years of work experience in a relevant field, ideally on satellite programs (government or commercial)
• INCOSE certification or similar
• Experience with cloud‑based software ground systems
• Software test experience

Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at

The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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