Senior Flight Safety Software Test Engineer

Peraton; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Software Test Engineer for Flight Safety Systems at Fort Belvoir, VA. You will lead testing, validation, and integration efforts for mission-critical software tools supporting conjunction assessment, space object tracking, and ground threat deconfliction.

You will act as a technical SME for test planning, system validation, and operational verification in 24/7 environments, collaborating with developers, system engineers, and operators to ensure safe, reliable

Qualifications

• Experience designing test plans and validation scenarios.
• Ability to develop automated test scripts in Linux environments.
• Familiarity with flight safety systems and orbital mechanics concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration and verification testing of FS systems and data sources.
• Design and execute test plans, regression tests, and validation scenarios.
• Use Bash and Python to support automated testing in Linux environments.
• Validate conjunction assessment workflows and RSO/ground proximity analyses.
• Prepare validation reports and training materials.

Skills

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Test design

Automation testing

Flight safety knowledge

System validation

Education

BS/BA or higher in relevant field

Tools

STK

ASW SuperCombo

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Software Test Engineer for Flight Safety Systems at Fort Belvoir, VA. You will lead testing, validation, and integration efforts for mission-critical software tools supporting conjunction assessment, space object tracking, and ground threat deconfliction.

You will act as a technical SME for test planning, system validation, and operational verification in 24/7 environments, collaborating with developers, system engineers, and operators to ensure safe, reliable