Systems Integration Engineer - SME (TELECOM-East)

About the role

Shape the Future of Aviation with Peraton Join Peraton in advancing the safety, efficiency, and modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) through the FAA's Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) contract. As a trusted partner to the Federal Aviation Administration, Peraton delivers the mission-critical systems and services that keep millions of passengers and aircraft moving safely every day. We're looking for forward-thinking professionals who thrive in complex, high-impact environments and want their work to matter. If you're passionate about innovation, collaboration, and shaping the future of air traffic management, this is your opportunity to make a real difference alongside leaders in aviation, engineering, data science, and systems integration.

Responsibilities

• Manage Technical Integration: Lead the design, integration, and testing of systems that support the National Airspace System (NAS). Turn early architecture drawings into working IP network solutions. Provide clear technical directions and take ownership of technical tasks and related project activities.
• Legacy-to-IP Migration: Lead the full life cycle of network infrastructure and software projects, from early planning through final deployment. Direct the hands-on migration of TDM circuits to IP based systems, ensuring smooth cutovers, circuit activation, and thorough performance testing.
• System Validation: Assess requirement documents and identify necessary design changes; communicate these technical updates clearly to hardware and software engineering teams.
• Hands-on Infrastructure Support: Work directly with network protocols and server-level hardware to solve complex technical bottlenecks during multi-state deployments.
• Performance Monitoring: Use dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and technical reports to verify that new fiber installations meet required reliability and resilience standards for mission critical aviation data. Analyze operational data to identify performance trends.
• Communicate with impact: Provide clear, actionable status updates, dashboards, and briefings to stakeholders and senior leadership.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field (4 additional years of relevant experience can be accepted in lieu of degree).
• 12+ years of hands-on experience in telecommunications network engineering, circuit integration, or infrastructure planning.
• Deep technical command of BGP, TCP/IP, MPLS, and IPv6, specifically telecommunications infrastructure for TDM-to-IP conversion.
• Hands-on experience with optical networking (fiber), telecom network infrastructure hardware, server-level deployments, testing, validation and acceptance.
• Proven ability to model network growth and optimize capacity during large-scale system upgrades.
• Telecommunications infrastructure experience with ground networks, air to ground systems and technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading the technical integration side of multi-million-dollar infrastructure initiatives; ability to apply project management methodologies to ensure delivery, compliance, and mission alignment.
• Working knowledge of cloud networking across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to support hybrid NAS environments.
• Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Network+, or equivalent.
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE).
• AWS Solutions Architect - Associate.
• INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP).
• PMP certification.
• Familiarity with FAA BNATCS protocols or similar mission-critical government network standards.

Benefits

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.

Pay

Target Salary Range: $112,000