Senior Level Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Modeling, Simulation & Analysis (MS&A) Engineer to support NGA's mission by developing and applying advanced modeling, simulation, and analytical capabilities across complex enterprise environments.

In this role, you will help shape the future of GEOINT by evaluating system architectures, analyzing performance, and developing data-driven recommendations that support mission-critical decision making.

As a senior technical leader, you will collaborate with engineers, analysts, business stakeholders, and warfighters while providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members.

• Develop and guide the use of complex models, simulations, tools, and algorithms to identify trends and patterns across large-scale datasets.
• Model NGA architectures, system requirements, and performance while aligning solutions with NGA and National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) strategies and the future vision for GEOINT.
• Evaluate system performance across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

• Lead analysis of alternatives, performance assessments, and design trade studies to evaluate new technologies and capabilities.
• Develop deployment recommendations based on modeling and simulation results within existing NSG architectures and cloud environments.
• Provide analytical insight that supports mission planning, system modernization, and enterprise decision-making.

• Serve as a senior technical resource supporting modeling, simulation, and analysis initiatives across NGA programs.
• Mentor and guide Mid- and Junior-level Modeling, Simulation & Analysis Engineers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams and mission stakeholders to ensure solutions support operational and business objectives.

This position is fully onsite in Chantilly or Springfield, VA

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related STEM discipline. Four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for a degree, or two additional years for a non-STEM degree.
• 12+ years of experience supporting government or industry programs involving large, complex System of Systems or Service-Oriented Architecture environments.
• Experience performing modeling, simulation, and analysis within cloud, on-premises, or hybrid infrastructures.
• Knowledge of developing and utilizing tools within cloud environments.
• TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain SCI adjudication and successfully pass a polygraph.

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related STEM discipline.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes, tools, and languages.
• 12+ years of Operations Research experience.
• Experience applying machine learning techniques to modeling and analytical solutions.
• Experience performing modeling, simulation, and analysis using cloud-based technologies.
• Experience performing modeling, simulation, and analysis using structured and unstructured Big Data.
• Experience supporting solutions that leverage automation, augmentation, and artificial intelligence technologies.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy.

As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies.

Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace.

The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces.

Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.