Senior Data & Communications Systems Engineer
Peraton· enterprise· Defense & Federal Services· Oct 14, 2026 · 14d ago
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, United States
In office
Full-time
Senior
$104K–$166K
12+ years exp
Job description
What you will need:
• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
• Secret Security Clearance
• Software development expertise with a working knowledge with modern programming languages such as Python, Bash, Rust, JavaScript, etc.
• Critical understanding of Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) data flows and their integration into tactical decision support systems.
• Familiarity with tactical visualization systems, multi-source situational awareness frameworks, and associated data dissemination workflows.
• Clear communicator both written and verbally for collaborating across multi-organizational defense research and operational commands and industry partners
Working knowledge for technical project management:
• NMOC- Environmental Research Division’s Data Access Program (N-ERDDAP)
• Systems engineering for building, deploying, and securing data pathing
• Satellite Ingestion working knowledge with secure military and commercial satellite communication (SATCOM) protocols and telemetry pipelines
• Network Configuration
• Command and Control Integration
• Vendor Technical Integration and Onboarding
• Zero Trust architecture principles
• NetCDF standardized formats
• Communications systems engineering and data pipeline implementation
Peraton is seeking a Senior Data & Communications Systems Engineer to work onsite at the Stennis Space Center.
The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (COMNAVMETOCCOM / CNMOC) is beginning the procurement, testing, and evaluation of autonomous ocean platforms, collecting critical, real-time oceanographic and acoustic data.
What you will do:
• Act as the key technical liaison, bridging the gap between hardware vendors, software development teams, and defense networks to integrate their proprietary data APIs.
• Implement secure data pathways that link physical ocean platforms to enterprise command networks, ensuring rapid, automated data dissemination to downstream analytical and defense systems.
• Configure secure satellite communication pathways and implement the bi-directional telemetry architectures required for active platform management and reverse commanding.
• Design and deploy robust pipelines to ingest, transform, and load telemetry and sensor data from autonomous platforms.
• Establish and secure the Command and Control (C2) interfaces required for active platform management and reverse commanding.
Peraton is seeking a Senior Data & Communications Systems Engineer to work onsite at the Stennis Space Center.
The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (COMNAVMETOCCOM / CNMOC) is beginning the procurement, testing, and evaluation of autonomous ocean platforms, collecting critical, real-time oceanographic and acoustic data.
What you will do:
• Act as the key technical liaison, bridging the gap between hardware vendors, software development teams, and defense networks to integrate their proprietary data APIs.
• Implement secure data pathways that link physical ocean platforms to enterprise command networks, ensuring rapid, automated data dissemination to downstream analytical and defense systems.
• Configure secure satellite communication pathways and implement the bi-directional telemetry architectures required for active platform management and reverse commanding.
• Design and deploy robust pipelines to ingest, transform, and load telemetry and sensor data from autonomous platforms.
• Establish and secure the Command and Control (C2) interfaces required for active platform management and reverse commanding.
What you will need:
• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
• Secret Security Clearance
• Software development expertise with a working knowledge with modern programming languages such as Python, Bash, Rust, JavaScript, etc.
• Critical understanding of Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) data flows and their integration into tactical decision support systems.
• Familiarity with tactical visualization systems, multi-source situational awareness frameworks , and associated data dissemination workflows.
• Clear communicator both written and verbally for collaborating across multi-organizational defense research and operational commands and industry partners
Working knowledge for technical project management:
• NMOC- Environmental Research Division’s Data Access Program (N-ERDDAP)
• Systems engineering for building, deploying, and securing data pathing
• Satellite Ingestion working knowledge with secure military and commercial satellite communication (SATCOM) protocols and telemetry pipelines
• Network Configuration
• Command and Control Integration
• Vendor Technical Integration and Onboarding
• Zero Trust architecture principles
• NetCDF standardized formats
• Communications systems engineering and data pipeline implementation
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