Telemetry Engineer — Suborbital Rocket Missions

Peraton; Wallops Island (VA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Telemetry to support NASA's NSROC sounding rocket program at Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA. Responsibilities include design, integration, testing, and field operations of telemetry systems across mission lifecycles, data acquisition, PCM encoding, RF hardware, and ground interfaces.

The role requires a Bachelor's in a STEM field, 2+ years in telemetry or related electrical subsystems, and willingness to travel for launch campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree inElectrical/related STEM field required (see education).

Responsibilities

• Support design, integration, testing, and field ops of sounding rocket telemetry systems throughout the mission life cycle.

Skills

Telemetry systems

RF systems

System engineering

Schematic reading

Programming (C/C++, MATLAB, Python)

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, or STEM

Tools

Power supplies

Digital multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Network analyzers

Job description

Peraton is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Telemetry to support NASA's NSROC sounding rocket program at Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA. Responsibilities include design, integration, testing, and field operations of telemetry systems across mission lifecycles, data acquisition, PCM encoding, RF hardware, and ground interfaces.

The role requires a Bachelor's in a STEM field, 2+ years in telemetry or related electrical subsystems, and willingness to travel for launch campaigns.