The Peraton facility located in Princess Anne, MD is actively seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Engineering team delivering world class solutions to a variety of DOD institutions. This position directly reports to the Princess Anne Technical Operations Manager.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Coordinates with engineering, production, operations, quality, and other departments to develop, implement, and maintain standard engineering and operations policies and standards across multiple suborbital rocket contracts.
• Manage the facility risk management process.
• Interface with internal and external customers.
• Negotiate with customers to convert customer needs into system requirements and then manage requirements throughout the mission lifecycle.
• Chair or act as panel member in milestone reviews such as Design Reviews or Pre-Ship reviews.
• Work closely with technical operations group to oversee lessons learned program.
• May be required to act as Technical Lead, Mission Manager, or Project Manager for suborbital rocket missions or programs.
• Lead teams of multi-discipline engineers to accomplish a mission
• Contribute to fast-paced proposal activities by providing technical writing input and/or coordinating pricing estimates.
• Provide technical expertise to business development group
• Coordinate with Business Development group to analyze existing capabilities and potential markets and recommend future business opportunities.
• Travel will be required for milestone meetings at customer facilities, integration and launch operations, and conferences.
• US Citizen and ability to obtain clearance

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related degree
• With a bachelor's degree in engineering: 10 years or more in a related systems engineering role or 10 years or more experience in an engineering role
• With an M.S. in Systems Engineering: 8 years' experience in a systems engineering role plus at least 5 years' experience in a related engineering role
• Experience with technical risk management
• Independent, dependable, and excellent communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products

Desired Qualifications:

• M.S. in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related topic
• Engineering, systems engineering, or mission management experience with suborbital rockets or other areas of the aerospace industry
• Technical knowledge across a broad variety of disciplines
• Project management experience
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to analyze existing capabilities and potential markets to help secure new opportunities
• Experience working Department of Defense and/or NASA contract
• Active Security Clearance

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