Systems Integration Testing, Ground Systems Engineer / Space Programs

Peraton; Florida; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a mid-level Ground Systems Engineer to support NASA’s Launch Communications Segment at the Kennedy Uplink Station (KUS) at KSC Florida and the Ponce De Leon (PDL) facility in New Smyrna Beach Florida as part of the Space Exploration Networks Services and Evolution (SENSE) contract.

The role demands experience in systems engineering, verification, and test planning for complex ground systems, with readiness to collaborate across engineering disciplines and to work with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or master’s with 3+ years, or 9+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with systems engineering, integration, verification, testing, sustainment, or operations of complex systems.
• Experience developing and maintaining requirements, procedures, test plans, or concepts of operations.
• Ability to troubleshoot integrated hardware, software, RF, and network systems using logs and engineering docs.
• Strong written communication and ability to present findings to teams and leaders.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project; experience with SharePoint.
• Willingness to support occasional mission-driven work outside normal hours and obtain/maintain a Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship and access to government worksites.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, execute, and document testing of command, telemetry, RF, network, and monitor-and-control ground systems.
• Support the engineering lifecycle: requirements analysis, design evaluation, integration, verification, validation, deployment, sustainment, and operations.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, LOIs, test plans, checklists, and engineering records.
• Develop and maintain Monitor & Control configurations and scripts that automate tests and operations.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, network, RF test equipment, and comms interfaces with teams and NASA stakeholders.
• Monitor system performance, collect logs, document discrepancies, and support corrective-action and regression testing.
• Perform RF system testing using spectrum analyzers, generators, network analyzers, and power meters.
• Support configuration management with change requests and documentation updates.
• Assist with risk identification, mitigation planning, readiness assessments, and reporting.
• Coordinate testing and schedules with schedulers and other mission-support orgs.
• Participate in system-readiness, compatibility, regression tests, simulations, and launch-readiness activities.
• Maintain mission-support certification and support Artemis simulations, testing, launch, and contingency ops.
• Provide technical support during critical mission activities and anomaly response.
• Collaborate with Operations, Software/HW/Network Engineering, CM, IT Security, and program leadership.
• Support off-hours testing and mission operations based on launch/simulation schedules.

Skills

Technical writing

Communication

Problem solving

Multitasking

MS Office proficiency

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Network analyzers

RF power meters

HWCNTRL Monitor & Control configurations

Microsoft SharePoint

Job description

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field with at least 5 years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree with at least 3 years of experience; or at least 9 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with systems engineering, system integration, verification, testing, sustainment, or operations of complex technical systems.
• Experience developing and maintaining requirements, procedures, work instructions, test plans, or concepts of operations.
• Ability to troubleshoot integrated hardware, software, RF, and network systems using logs, test data, and engineering documentation.
• Ability to communicate technical findings, risks, test results, and recommendations to engineering teams, customers, and leadership.
• Strong technical writing, organizational, problem-solving, and multitasking skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
• Experience using Microsoft SharePoint.
• Ability to support occasional mission-driven work outside normal business hours.
• This position requires a “Public Trust” background check with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security clearance.
• You must be a US Citizen and show proof of citizenship.
• Must be able to maintain ability to access government worksite.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with spacecraft communications, satellite ground systems, launch vehicles, or human-spaceflight mission support.
• Hands-on experience with spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, and RF power meters.
• Experience with RF command, telemetry, tracking, link analysis, and flight operations.
• Knowledge of RF link budgets, channel coding, Doppler compensation, and modulation schemes such as BPSK, QPSK, and OQPSK.
• Experience with ground-station monitor-and-control systems, particularly Monitor & Control (HWCNTRL) or a comparable platform.
• Experience developing scripts or automated tests for integrated hardware and software systems.
• Experience with configuration control, discrepancy reporting, corrective-action tracking, and regression testing.
• Familiarity with Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) and Range Commanders Council (RCC) standards and TCP/IP and UDP networking.
• Experience supporting simulations, system-readiness tests, launch-readiness activities, or real-time mission operations.
• Experience working with government customers, engineering suppliers, equipment vendors, and cross-functional technical teams.

Peraton is seeking a mid-level Ground Systems Engineer to support NASA’s Launch Communications Segment at the Kennedy Uplink Station (KUS) at KSC Florida and the Ponce De Leon (PDL) facility in New Smyrna Beach Florida as part of the Space Exploration Networks Services and Evolution (SENSE) contract. As the prime contractor for the SENSE contract, Peraton is responsible for the operations, maintenance, sustainment, and systems engineering of satellite communications systems for NASA.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan, coordinate, execute, and document testing of command, telemetry, tracking, RF, network, and monitor-and-control ground systems.
• Support the engineering lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design evaluation, integration, verification, validation, deployment, sustainment, and operations.
• Develop, maintain, and improve operational procedures, local operating procedures, system-readiness work instructions, test plans, checklists, and engineering records.
• Develop and maintain Monitor & Control (HWCNTRL) configurations and scripts that automate test and operational activities.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, network, RF test-equipment, and communications-interface anomalies in coordination with software engineers, vendors, operations personnel, and NASA stakeholders.
• Monitor system performance and software behavior, collect diagnostic logs, document discrepancies, and support corrective-action and regression-testing activities.
• Perform RF system testing using equipment such as spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, and power meters.
• Support configuration management by preparing configuration-change requests, engineering changes, test records, and documentation updates for hardware, software, operating-system, and procedural changes.
• Support LCS risk identification, mitigation planning, readiness assessments, and status reporting.
• Coordinate LCS testing and operational schedules with Near Space Network schedulers and other mission-support organizations.
• Participate in system-readiness tests, compatibility tests, regression tests, internal exercises, integrated mission simulations, and launch-readiness activities.
• Maintain mission-support certification and support Artemis simulations, testing, launch, ascent, and contingency operations as assigned.
• Provide technical support during critical mission activities, including anomaly response and service restoration.
• Collaborate with Operations, Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Network Engineering, Configuration Management, IT Security, Mission Assurance, and program leadership.
• Support occasional off-hours testing, and mission operations based on launch and simulation schedules.