Systems Integration Testing Engineer

Program Overview

Peraton is the prime contractor for an IC customer on a program that includes support to a Test Center mission, test tool automation & development, and image quality services.

We are seeking a motivated product quality System Engineer to support the planning, test development, data definition, and task execution for new and existing products within the National System for Geospatial‑Intelligence (NSG). The candidate will write clear test plans to satisfy the test objective and will work with a team of image scientists, image analysts, photogrammetrists, and statisticians to perform specific tasks, track issues, and clearly communicate status and results to multiple stakeholders.

The mission spans many data providers and sensor phenomenology types including electrical‑optical, RADAR, LIDAR, OPIR, motion, multi‑ and hyper‑spectral. The engineer will verify and validate product visual quality as well as the accuracy of the support data. The ideal candidate will have experience with test design to verify and validate products against requirements and a background in image science or imagery analysis.

Location:

This position is 100% onsite in St. Louis, MO. Remote or hybrid work is not available.

• Must have a minimum of a Top Secret clearance and be willing to upgrade to TS/SCI and pass a polygraph within 30 days of employment or at the customer’s request.
• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Software Engineering, or a related science or engineering field.
• 8 years of systems engineering experience with a baccalaureate degree or 6 years of experience with a master’s degree, including independent testing, data verification, requirements, and development of concept of operations.
• Experience with sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with emphasis on briefing to obtain decisions and solving technical issues and test plans/reports writing.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn, solve problems, and perform in a dynamic work environment.

• Experience in remote sensing phenomenologies (e.g., EO/IR/SAR).
• Knowledge of NSG tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination (TCPED) image chain.
• Experience with product quality assessments, visual or metadata assessments.

Target Salary Range: $112,000 – $179,000. Salary is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, 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.

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health‑savings account, short‑ and long‑term disability, employee assistance program, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company‑paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at

Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.