Business Group Highlights IntelligenceThe Intelligence group provides high-end systems engineering and integration products and services, data analytics and software development to national and military intelligence customers. Serving federal agencies and the Intelligence Community for more than 50 years, the Intelligence group helps our clients meet their mission needs by providing trusted advisors, leading-edge technologies, and innovative solutions. ResponsibilitiesUsing a holistic approach, designs, develops, evaluates and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle. Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics. Ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods. Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower level detailed implementation requirements. Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development. Designs interfaces and brings system elements together so they work as a whole. Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements. Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts. Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower level detailed requirements. Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation. Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures. Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.Program Specific Description: The classified program is a contract providing SETA (Systems Engineering Technical Advisor) services to the IC customer with a focus on RF satellite communications. The contract support is part of the customer team focused on all aspects of the systems life cycle including conops development, capturing requirements, working with developers to deliver capability, testing to ensure capabilities meet requirements, transition to operations and operations support. The program is comprised of 90 FTE supporting several locations in the Northern Virginia region.Specific Job Description: This position is part of a team of SETA working a specific program within the customer's portfolio of programs. The position will have various systems engineering assignments related to the acquisition of additional capabilities and other activities in support of the customer program office. In particular this position has responsibilities associated with outreach to end users and key stakeholders and coordination of end-to-end system conops, requirements, development and testing. Project managemet tasks will include status reporting, resource & schedule management, budget considerations and other tasks as necessary to supprot a customer program manager. The position may require occasional OCONUS travel to test site locations and may involve hands on work with test equipment. Additionally, the position may require working with systems users to help train them on systems operation and better understand their requirements for interfacing with the system. The program is very dynamic and will often have new systems modifications/upgrades that need to get defined, developed and integrated into the systems. This position may be assigned to a multitude of SE related tasks dealing with all aspects of acquiring new capabilities for the system. QualificationsRequires 10 to 12 years with BS or 8 to 10 years with MS or 5 to 7 years with PhD.Required Clearance: TS/SCI w/PolyTechnical BS in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical degree.The ability to work well within a team of engineersDemonstrated success in working with government customers.Desired:6 years of experience with Commercial/Government acquisition of satellite/ground segment hardware/software or satellite based special communications field set hardware/software.BS in Electricial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Computer Science.Prior experience as a SETA with the required IC customer work with requirements and other related readiness processes.Prior experience with RF based satellite communications. About PerspectaWhat matters to our nation, is what matters to us. At Perspecta, everything we do, from conducting innovative research to cultivating strong relationships, supports one imperative: ensuring that your work succeeds. Our company was formed to bring a broad array of capabilities to all parts of the public sector-from investigative services and IT strategy to systems work and next-generation engineering. Our promise is simple: never stop solving our nation's most complex challenges. And with a workforce of approximately 14,000, more than 48 percent of which is cleared, we have been trusted to do just that, as a partner of choice across the entire sector. Perspecta is an AA/EEO Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.As a government contractor, Perspecta abides by the following provisionPay Transparency Nondiscrimination ProvisionThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of the other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).