Telecommunications Systems Engineer at Peraton
Herndon, VA
$104,000–$166,000from the description
Jul 26, 2026
Herndon, VA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems engineering role supporting the FAA's Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) contract at Peraton, focused on the design, integration, and analysis of telecommunications systems within the National Airspace System. Day-to-day work spans the full engineering lifecycle — requirements traceability, system architecture, verification and validation, and stakeholder coordination — in a regulated federal environment. Suited to engineers with a background in network/telecom infrastructure and federal program experience.
Senior level · 8+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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Roughly 20 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer systems analysts). range 8–35
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What the occupation pays Median $129,834 (middle half $101,882–$164,857). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (6)
The role sits between systems engineering (15-1211) and network/infrastructure engineering (15-1244). The title and primary framing are 'Telecommunications Systems Engineer' with a strong systems engineering lifecycle focus, but the hard requirements include 5+ years of hands-on core networking protocols (BGP, TCP/IP, MPLS, IPv6), making the network engineering dimension substantial. 15-1211 was chosen as primary given the dominant emphasis on requirements traceability, architecture, verification/validation, and lifecycle systems engineering.
Clearance is listed as 'ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust' — this is not a classified clearance (Secret or above), so the clearance requirement is set to None.
The BGP, TCP/IP, MPLS, and IPv6 requirements are listed together under a single '5+ years' experience statement; the years demanded of 5 is applied to each individually as they share the same stated gate.
DOORS and Jama are listed as interchangeable alternatives for requirements management tooling ('such as DOORS, Jama, or similar platforms') under the Basic Qualifications section.
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Work location is Herndon, VA (primary) or Bowie, MD (alternate, capacity-dependent); both fall within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria CBSA.
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