Enterprise Capabilities Architect - Systems Engineering, C2, and Networks Architect

About the role

Peraton is seeking a Systems Engineering, C2, and Networks Architect to lead mission systems engineering, command and control, and intelligence and defense applications within the Corporate Growth, Enterprise Capabilities and Solutions team. This role involves providing thought leadership, designing differentiated service offerings, and developing technical strategies that support Peraton's competitive pursuits.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Peraton Enterprise Capabilities and Solutions Portfolio for mission systems engineering, command and control, and intelligence and defense applications from strategy through execution.
• Work directly with capture teams, growth leaders, sector CTOs, and technical SMEs to shape Mission Engineering solutions from early opportunity identification through proposal submission.
• Develop technical discriminators, solution narratives, and competitive positioning materials that support capture and proposal efforts across the enterprise.
• Design and develop scalable, reusable mission engineering service offerings, architectures, and technical frameworks that give Peraton's sector teams a competitive edge on federal pursuits.
• Continuously evolve the portfolio by analyzing capability gaps, technology readiness, and market trends.
• Provide thought leadership and author white papers and other solution artifacts to support customer engagement efforts.
• Translate complex mission engineering concepts into compelling solution narratives for capture teams, executive leadership, and government evaluators.
• Engage with key customers, industry partners, and technology vendors to stay ahead of evolving mission requirements, emerging defense capabilities, and competitive dynamics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, systems engineering, or related field, and 16+ years of industry experience OR 14+ years with a Master's OR 10+ years with a PhD.
• Deep expertise in systems engineering principles and methodologies aligned to INCOSE and DoD systems engineering frameworks, with demonstrated experience applying them across the full defense acquisition lifecycle.
• Proven experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody, or MATLAB/Simulink to design, analyze, and communicate complex mission system architectures.
• Demonstrated experience designing and integrating C4ISR systems and mission applications, with working knowledge of DoDAF viewpoints and their application to mission architecture development.
• Working knowledge of interoperability standards including tactical data links such as Link 16, and experience designing systems that operate across multi-domain environments.
• Experience with real-time and embedded systems engineering for mission-critical applications, including sensor fusion and multi-domain data integration across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains.
• Demonstrated experience with digital engineering practices and model-based design applied across defense acquisition programs.
• Direct experience supporting federal government customers in a contractor environment, with a working understanding of mission requirements, acquisition processes, and the competitive federal market.
• Proven experience contributing to competitive federal pursuits, including technical solution development, architecture design, or competitive positioning in support of capture or proposal efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex mission engineering concepts into compelling solution narratives for capture teams, executive leadership, and government evaluators.
• A demonstrated bias for action and a track record of delivering technical work that contributed directly to competitive wins.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph eligibility.
• Direct experience in capture management, proposal development, or technical volume leadership on large-scale, competitive federal mission systems or defense acquisition bids.
• Familiarity with Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) architecture, cross-domain integration, and the technical frameworks that enable multi-domain operations at scale.
• Experience with autonomous systems design and human-machine teaming architectures for contested and operationally demanding environments.
• Experience with space systems architecture including proliferated low earth orbit (pLEO) constellation integration and space-ground link design for mission applications.
• Working knowledge of AI-enabled mission systems and algorithm-driven decision support architectures operating at the tactical edge in degraded or contested environments.
• Experience designing resilient and survivable communications architectures for denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited (DDIL) operational environments.
• Familiarity with digital twin modeling applied to mission systems testing, simulation, and operational readiness assessment across the defense acquisition lifecycle.
• Experience with Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) and open systems architecture principles aligned to DoD acquisition policy and program office expectations.
• Experience presenting mission system architectures and technical solutions directly to senior government customers, program offices, or operational commands.
• Prior experience developing competitive positioning materials, technical discriminators, or solution playbooks that supported pursuit efforts in the federal mission systems or defense market.
• Relevant certifications such as INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP), defense acquisition certifications aligned to DAU or DoD 5000 series programs, PMP, or relevant domain-specific defense technology credentials.

Details

Target Salary Range: $190,000 - $304,000. 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.

Benefits Statement

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 https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.