Systems Integration Engineer – Flight Safety | National Security Space

Peraton•Fort Belvoir, VA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Are you an experienced systems integration engineer with a passion for space domain awareness and mission-critical operations? Join a high-performing team protecting national security assets in one of the most technically demanding environments in the aerospace industry. As a Systems Integration Engineer supporting Flight Safety (FS) systems, you'll sit at the intersection of orbital mechanics, systems architecture, and real-world mission impact — ensuring the tools that protect space assets are integrated, verified, and ready when it matters most. You'll own the integration and verification of Flight Safety systems used around the clock to track resident space objects, assess collision risks, and protect national security space missions. Working alongside systems engineers, developers, and operators, you'll drive the seamless incorporation of new capabilities and data sources into both legacy and next-generation architectures — keeping operational risk low and mission readiness high. Your expertise in orbital mechanics and astrodynamics will directly shape how verification scenarios are built and how system outputs are validated against real mission requirements. You'll also be a go-to technical resource for your team — mentoring junior engineers, leading anomaly resolution, and representing integration at flight safety reviews and operational exercises. This isn't a background role. You'll have direct ownership of processes, documentation, and outcomes that keep space operations safe and mission-ready 24/7.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with adjudicated polygraph

Nice To Haves

3+ years working with Flight Safety or astrodynamics systems (e.g., STK, ASW SuperCombo), or STK Level 2 certification
4+ years in space operations, conjunction assessment, or flight safety systems integration and verification
Solid grasp of orbital mechanics, conjunction analysis methods, and space domain awareness
Hands-on experience integrating or verifying systems involving RSO catalogs, ephemeris data, and orbital propagation models
Proficiency in Bash and Python scripting for integration verification and data analysis
Background in national security space mission environments (e.g., NRO-related systems and workflows)

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end integration and verification of new data sources and capabilities within legacy and next-generation FS architectures, ensuring interface compatibility and data flow integrity
Independently design, execute, and document integration test plans, regression verification scenarios, and operational acceptance procedures across test and pre-production environments
Build and maintain Bash and Python scripts for integration verification, data validation, anomaly troubleshooting, and system performance analysis in Linux-based classified environments
Execute and evaluate conjunction assessment workflows — including RSO-to-RSO and RSO-to-ground proximity analysis (e.g., ASW "SuperCombo"-type runs) — and assess results against mission thresholds
Conduct pre- and post-launch verification of TLEs, state vectors, and maneuver ephemeris data to confirm collision risk mitigation logic is functioning correctly across all integrated components
Configure, operate, and validate orbit propagation and analysis tools (e.g., STK or ASW-type systems) for input/output accuracy, interface integrity, and reporting consistency
Lead root cause analysis and resolution for integration anomalies and interface failures identified during verification and live operations
Represent the integration team at readiness reviews, flight safety meetings, and operational training events
Author and maintain integration documentation, verification reports, and training materials; mentor and provide OJT to junior team members
Partner with engineers, operators, and external stakeholders to ensure all system changes meet operational requirements, interface specifications, and safety thresholds