Peraton is seeking incumbent and external qualified candidates to support North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyene Mountain Complex (NCMC) – Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract III (NISSC III).
Please note that this is contingent upon contract award, with an anticipated decision expected mid to late 2026.
Qualified candidates will help operate, maintain, and sustain critical national mission systems to deliver resilient strategic threat warning and space capabilities as part of a world-wide architecture, providing strategic warning that our nation depends on during a conflict. This program will provide an opportunity to exploit the capabilities inherent in our diverse national systems to better meet the needs of the national command authority and warfighters to detect, track, and respond to strategic threats through 2030 and beyond
The Junior Systems Engineer will support systems engineering, integration, sustainment, and operational engineering activities supporting mission-critical NORAD and USSPACECOM operations within the Cheyenne Mountain Complex environment. This role will assist with requirements analysis, system integration, testing, technical documentation, sustainment activities, and operational engineering support across complex space, missile warning, and command-and-control systems. The ideal candidate will possess foundational engineering experience within DoD, aerospace, cyber, or operational mission environments and demonstrate the ability to collaborate across engineering, software, cybersecurity, integration, and operations teams supporting mission readiness and operational effectiveness.
- Support systems engineering activities throughout the system lifecycle including requirements analysis, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment activities
- Assist with development and maintenance of engineering documentation, interface definitions, system diagrams, technical baselines, and architecture artifacts
- Support integration of hardware, software, network, and mission systems within operational environments
- Participate in troubleshooting activities, root cause analysis, and technical problem resolution efforts
- Support sustainment engineering and engineering change activities for operational mission systems
- Coordinate with software developers, cybersecurity personnel, integration teams, and operations personnel to support mission readiness and system reliability
- Assist with digital engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) activities where applicable
- Participate in Agile engineering activities including sprint planning, backlog refinement, technical reviews, and integration planning
- Support verification and validation activities, test planning, and operational assessments
- Assist with risk identification, configuration management, and technical planning activities
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives supporting system reliability, maintainability, and operational effectiveness
