Junior Software Test Engineer (Flight Safety Systems)

Summary

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a Junior Software Test Engineer to support Flight Safety systems by testing, validating, and integrating mission-critical software tools used for Flight Safety operations, ensuring system reliability and operational readiness.

Responsibilities

• Support integration and verification testing of new data sources and software capabilities within legacy and next-generation FS systems
• Design, execute, and document software test plans, regression tests, and operational validation scenarios in test and pre-production environments
• Use Bash and Python scripts to support automated testing, data validation, troubleshooting, and system analysis in Linux-based classified environments
• Validate system performance by executing conjunction assessment and screening workflows, including RSO-to-RSO and RSO-to-ground proximity analysis (e.g., ASW “SuperCombo”-type runs)
• Perform pre- and post-launch validation of TLEs, state vectors, and maneuver ephemeris data against cataloged RSOs to ensure collision risk mitigation logic is functioning correctly
• Operate and validate orbit propagation and analysis tools (e.g., STK or ASW-type systems), ensuring correct input handling, output accuracy, and reporting consistency
• Support defect identification, root cause analysis, and issue tracking for software anomalies discovered during test and operational use
• Participate in test readiness reviews, flight safety meetings, and operational training/exercise events
• Develop and maintain test documentation, validation reports, and user/training materials, and provide hands-on instruction (OJT) to team members
• Collaborate with engineers, operators, and external stakeholders to ensure system changes meet operational requirements and safety thresholds

Skills

• Minimum of 9 years w/o a degree or 7 years with AS/AA or 5 years with BS/BA; or 3 years with MS/MA; or 1 years with Ph.D
• Active TS/SCI with adjudicated polygraph
• 1+ years of experience with Flight Safety or astrodynamics test tools (e.g., STK, ASW SuperCombo), or STK Level 2 certification
• 2+ years of combined experience in space operations, conjunction assessment, or flight safety systems testing
• Understanding of orbital mechanics, conjunction analysis methods, and space domain awareness concepts
• Experience validating or testing systems involving RSO catalogs, ephemeris data, and orbital propagation models
• Ability to write and interpret Bash and Python scripts for test automation and data analysis
• Familiarity with national security space mission environments (e.g., NRO-related systems and workflows)

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Minimum of 9 years w/o a degree or 7 years with AS/AA or 5 years with BS/BA; or 3 years with MS/MA; or 1 years with Ph.D
• Active TS/SCI with adjudicated polygraph

Nice to Haves

• 1+ years of experience with Flight Safety or astrodynamics test tools (e.g., STK, ASW SuperCombo), or STK Level 2 certification
• 2+ years of combined experience in space operations, conjunction assessment, or flight safety systems testing
• Understanding of orbital mechanics, conjunction analysis methods, and space domain awareness concepts
• Experience validating or testing systems involving RSO catalogs, ephemeris data, and orbital propagation models
• Ability to write and interpret Bash and Python scripts for test automation and data analysis
• Familiarity with national security space mission environments (e.g., NRO-related systems and workflows)

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• Health savings account
• Short/long term disability
• EAP
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
• Company paid holidays