Electrical Engineer

Peraton • Chantilly, VA • 1h ago

Responsibilities

Seeking a highly skilled Electrical/Hardware Engineer to support the design, development, and integration of advanced electronic and embedded systems for mission-critical applications. This role involves hands-on engineering across hardware, firmware, and system integration, contributing directly to innovative solutions in a dynamic and secure environment.

Specific duties include:

Generating quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics. Ensuring requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods. Working with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements.

Participate in system conceptual design and document of the design concepts and operational concept of operations artifacts.

Design, develop, evaluate, and integrate electronics, firmware, and mechanical systems to support critical mission requirements.

Perform hands-on hardware and firmware development of capabilities to meet complex mission requirements/objectives.

Develop and fabricate proto@type circuit boards for high performance systems, and create documentation for existing and follow-on production boards

Assessing product performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.

Identify gaps in current electrical engineering infrastructure and propose solutions to address those gaps.

Create multiple electrical engineering solutions to complex problems, utilizing digital and analog approaches as needed.

Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.

Perform systems integration efforts incorporating high-performance systems into larger systems

Reverse engineer electronic hardware systems, modify and integrate systems, and perform system testing and validation

Collaborate with government and industry partners to communicate requirements, designs, and also perform design reviews.

Participating in the testing process to validate requirements.

On occasion, travel to industry partner and client sites (domestic and occasionally International) for demonstrations, technical exchange meetings, and other project related discussions/activities.

Qualifications

Required Experience and Skills

5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree

TS/SCI with Polygraph level clearance is required.

Expertise and applied skills in electrical or computer engineering with emphasis on embedded hardware/software development.

Self-starter that can work independently and rapidly produce results.

Ability to apply productivity tools (e.g. AI) to decrease development time

Mission-focused attitude and work habits. Ability to deliver under tight and immovable deadlines.

Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical and programmatic issues clearly and concisely to all audiences

Experience with system design, test planning, administration, and documentation of results

Ability to both organize and participate in design reviews for applicant's own design efforts as well as peer review for other design efforts

Desired:

Experience with unmanned aerial systems (UAS), including air, ground, and maritime applications

Knowledge of radio frequency (RF) systems, antenna design, and secure communication

Experience with printed circuit board design, layout, fabrication, and testing/troubleshooting

Experience with sensors and analog electronics

Familiarity with roles, policies, and regulations related to sensitive business areas

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. 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.

EEO

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

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