Space Systems SEIT Engineer – NASA Programs

Peraton; Wallops Island (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Systems Engineer (Mid/Sr) for Integration & Test (SEIT) supporting NASA at Wallops Flight Facility in VA. You will direct system engineering activities across hardware, software, and ground systems to ensure mission readiness and success.

As part of the SENSE program, you will collaborate across disciplines, mentor junior engineers, and help resolve complex cybersecurity and performance issues while enabling reliable space-ground communications for NASA missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Computer/Systems Engineering and 5+ years of related experience, or MS with 3+ years.
• 3+ years in development, integration, and test within systems engineering.
• Experience documenting, deriving, and developing customer requirements.
• Experience communicating complex technical projects to stakeholders.
• Experience creating Test Strategy, Plans, and Reports.
• Experience with Test Automation Tools and scripting (C++, Python, MATLAB, Perl, UNIX).
• Experience with Windows and Linux servers (RedHat, CentOS).
• Proficiency with MS Office tools for presentations, schedules, documents, and data manipulation.
• Ability to travel for weeks each year to support DTE activities.
• Public Trust background check and ability to obtain Secret clearance; US citizen.

Responsibilities

• Provide System Engineering excellence through the System Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) processes.
• Support deployment of new and revised applications to operational systems, including testing.
• Collaborate with technical engineering teams, IT Security, Mission Assurance, and Task Order Leads to identify, resolve, and mitigate system anomalies across program elements.
• Provide leadership over planning, scheduling, health, and risk management activities.
• Guide cross-functional teams, lead and present at major program reviews.
• Mentor the program junior systems engineers.
• Perform system level testing with ground systems equipment for end-to-end testing in the Ground Station Testing Facility (GSTF).
• Support GSTF management tasks involving DTE hardware and software.
• Support orbital and launch operations activities.

Skills

System engineering

Test & I&T

Requirements analysis

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering

Tools

C++

Python

MATLAB

UNIX

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Peraton seeks a Systems Engineer (Mid/Sr) for Integration & Test (SEIT) supporting NASA at Wallops Flight Facility in VA. You will direct system engineering activities across hardware, software, and ground systems to ensure mission readiness and success.

As part of the SENSE program, you will collaborate across disciplines, mentor junior engineers, and help resolve complex cybersecurity and performance issues while enabling reliable space-ground communications for NASA missions.