Test Systems Engineer

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

Job summary

Peraton Labs is seeking a Test Systems Engineer to support its Electronic Warfare Research organization at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The role is on-site, five days a week, requiring the ability to develop test plans and coordinate schedules with multiple parties.

The candidate will lead test activities, configure data acquisition and sensor systems, analyze critical performance metrics, and identify risks early in acquisitions to ensure safe, effective lab and field testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a technical discipline; 5+ years engineering experience or 3 years with a Master's degree.
• U.S. citizenship and a TS clearance with SCI eligibility required.
• Strong systems engineering background and model-based systems engineering experience.
• Experience with lasers, cameras, sensors, and/or drones in a lab setting.

Responsibilities

• Author, review, and execute detailed Test Plans (DTPs) for Developmental Testing and Operational Testing; translate requirements into verifiable test metrics.
• Serve as Technical Test Lead for live-fire demonstrations and IR signature collection events; perform sensor integration and coordinate multi-organizational test support.
• Configure, calibrate, and operate data acquisition systems, tactical sensors, telemetry, and diagnostic software to capture and analyze metrics in real time.
• Identify risks, safety hazards, and failure modes early in the lifecycle to establish mitigation strategies before tests.
• Verify that tactically deployed systems integrate with C5ISR networks and Army architectures.
• Initiate and manage Purchase Orders for lab and test equipment; track expenditures against budgets.
• Manage technical cost, schedule, and performance baselines for R&D projects in a lab environment.

Skills

US Citizenship

Top Secret clearance with SCI

Systems engineering

Model Based Systems Engineering

Lasers, cameras, sensors, drones lab

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, physics, or related technical discipline

Master's degree with 3 years experience

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, physics, or other related technical discipline plus at least 5 years of engineering experience; 3 years of experience with a Master's degree
• US Citizenship
• Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Systems engineering background
• Model Based Systems Engineering experience
• Experience with lasers, cameras, sensors, and/or drones in a lab based setting

Peraton Labs is seeking a Test Systems Engineer to support its Electronic Warfare Research organization. This position is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland and requires on site work, 5 days a week. This engineer will need to be able to develop test plans and coordinate details and schedules with multiple parties.

Responsibilities include:

• Author, review, and execute detailed Test Plans (DTPs) for both Developmental Testing (DT) and Operational Testing (OT); analyze and translate top-level requirements documents into verifiable test metrics.
• Serve as the Technical Test Lead for live-fire demonstrations and Infrared (IR) signature collection events; perform sensor integration, conduct comprehensive site surveys, and coordinate multi-organizational test support.
• Configure, calibrate, and operate advanced data acquisition systems, tactical sensors, telemetry, and diagnostic software to capture and analyze critical performance metrics in real time.
• Identify, analyze, and document technical risks, safety hazards, and failure modes early in the acquisition lifecycle to establish mitigation strategies prior to physical test execution.
• Verify that tactically deployed systems seamlessly integrate and interoperate with existing Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) networks and standard Army architectures.
• Initiate and manage Purchase Orders (POs) for specialized laboratory and test equipment, diligently tracking expenditures against operational budgets to ensure cost-effective procurement.
• Manage the technical cost, schedule, and performance baseline for research and development (R&D) engineering projects within a laboratory environment.