Systems Engineer - Sustainment/Digital Engineering

Welcome page Returning candidate? Log back in! Systems Engineer - Sustainment/Digital Engineering Job Locations US-CO-Colorado Springs Requisition ID 2026-166743 Position Category Engineering Clearance Top Secret/SCI Responsibilities 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 Systems Engineer will support systems engineering, integration, sustainment engineering, and digital engineering activities supporting mission-critical NORAD and USSPACECOM operations within the Cheyenne Mountain Complex environment. This role will support requirements analysis, system integration, technical baseline management, modernization, testing, sustainment, and operational engineering efforts across complex space, missile warning, and command-and-control systems. The ideal candidate will possess experience supporting complex DoD programs in operational or classified environments while collaborating across software, cybersecurity, integration, and operations teams to improve system reliability, mission readiness, and overall operational effectiveness throughout the program lifecycle.   Responsibilities  Support systems engineering activities throughout the system lifecycle including requirements analysis, integration, testing, deployment, sustainment, and modernization efforts  Develop and maintain engineering documentation, interface definitions, technical baselines, system diagrams, and architecture artifacts  Support integration of hardware, software, network, and mission systems across operational environments  Participate in technical troubleshooting, root cause analysis, system performance analysis, and engineering problem resolution  Support sustainment engineering and engineering change activities for operational mission systems  Coordinate with software developers, cybersecurity personnel, operations teams, and external stakeholders to support mission readiness and system reliability  Support digital engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) initiatives where applicable  Participate in Agile engineering activities including sprint planning, technical reviews, backlog refinement, and integration planning  Support verification and validation activities, test planning, and operational assessments  Assist with risk identification, configuration management, and technical planning efforts  Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on system reliability, scalability, maintainability, and operational effectiveness   Qualifications Required Qualifications  Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree with 3+ 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 Experience supporting systems engineering activities within DoD, Intelligence Community, space, missile defense, or command-and-control environments  Experience supporting system integration, sustainment engineering, or technical mission systems  Familiarity with systems engineering processes,...