Test Engineer – Integration, Test, and Documentation

What You'll Get to Do

Peraton Labs is searching for a Test Engineer to support the integration, verification, and delivery of advanced technical systems for critical national security missions. You'll coordinate across hardware, software, firmware, and test teams to ensure complex systems are properly integrated, tested, documented, and ready for use.

More About the Role

As a Test Engineer, you'll help manage system integration activities, develop and coordinate test plans, track requirements and technical issues, and support system-level verification and validation. You'll work closely with engineering teams to maintain technical documentation, capture system configurations and interfaces, and develop user-facing materials including operating procedures and user manuals. This position requires 5 days a week on site at our Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland location.

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Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eiligibility.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline and 2 years of experience; 0 years with a Master's degree.
• Experience supporting systems engineering, system integration, or technical test activities for complex hardware/software systems.
• Experience developing and managing integration plans, test plans, test procedures, and verification activities.
• Ability to coordinate technical work across software, hardware, firmware, and other engineering disciplines.
• Experience documenting system architecture, interfaces, configurations, requirements, and test results.
• Experience tracking technical issues, integration dependencies, risks, and corrective actions through resolution.
• Strong technical writing skills with experience developing clear engineering and operational documentation.
• Ability to translate engineering information into user manuals, operating procedures, installation guides, or training materials.
• Familiarity with requirements management, configuration management, and verification/validation processes.
• US Citizenship

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting UAS, robotics, embedded systems, communications, sensor systems, or other integrated technical platforms.
• Experience managing hardware/software integration in laboratory, prototype, or rapid-development environments.
• Familiarity with requirements traceability and systems engineering tools such as DOORS, Jira, Confluence, Cameo, or similar.
• Experience planning and executing system-level acceptance, functional, regression, or field testing.
• Experience developing interface control documents, system specifications, test reports, and release documentation.
• Familiarity with configuration baselines, version control, change management, and release processes.
• Experience working directly with end users to capture feedback and improve system usability and documentation.
• Familiarity with MBSE or SysML is beneficial but not required.

Target Salary Range: $80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.