Flight Safety Test Engineer, Senior

Welcome page Returning candidate? Log back in! Flight Safety Test Engineer, Senior Job Locations US-VA-Fort Belvoir Requisition ID 2026-166831 Position Category Aviation Systems Clearance Top Secret/SCI w/Poly Responsibilities As a Senior Flight Safety Systems Engineer supporting a national security program space warfighting mission, you will be responsible for optimizing, testing and integrating critical system tools performing the Flight Safety (FS) mission. Additionally, all flight safety personnel support mission protection screenings, providing conjunction assessment (CA) and ground threat deconfliction analysis & reporting tasks as required. The flight safety team is responsible for ensuring all program and partnered space-based assets are forewarned against on-orbit collision risks and terrestrial threats. As a systems subject-matter expert (SME) and advanced FS analyst, you will leverage system and mission knowledge to improve tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) for military and/or contractor crew positions conducting 24/7 FS operations. A successful candidate will guide team and develop integrative technical solutions, support training and exercise efforts, and communicate effectively with leadership and external partner agencies as appropriate.  Lead integration efforts of new data sources in legacy and developing system toolsTest software in test environments to mitigate bug risks to operations upon deploymentImprove tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for flight safety and mission protection operations; inform training material changes when necessaryExecute command shell (Bash) and Python scripts through GUI & command prompts, troubleshooting as needed within Linux OS in classified network environmentsPerform routine RSO asset ephemeris against terrestrial locations and secondary RSOs (i.e., ASW “SuperCombo” runs) and ad hoc in response to non-corporative maneuversScreen pre & post-launch TLEs, state trajectories and on-orbit hypothetical-burn ephemeris against latest resident space object (RSO) catalog to mitigate collision risksOperate orbit propagating software expertly, navigate GUIs, understand required field input volumes and reporting criteria to deliver products to owner/operator Lead flight safety meetings and participate in training and exercise efforts as neededDocument software and training material and provide OJT instruction to team members ***This position is contingent upon award of contract*** Qualifications 8+ years of experience working as a Systems Engineer, Software Integrator, Software Developer, Software Testing or performing Conjunction Assessment (CA) screenings with 4-year degree (BS) in related field; or 12+ years’ relevant experience in lieu of degree; or 6+ years’ experience with MS/MA graduate degree in related STEM field.Active TS/SCI with adjudicated Poly Preferred:2+ years’ experience with Flight Safety tools (i.e., Astrodynamics Support Workstation (ASW) SuperCombo tool or STK) or STK Level 2 certification in lieu of working experience6+ years of combined experience working in flight safety (conjunction assessment) and/or space operations requiring flight safety system tools (i.e., STK, ASW) Advanced understanding of orbital mechanics, flight safety tools and mission scopeUnderstanding of foreign/domestic space & ground threat capabilitiesAbility to read, write and understand logic of scripts written in Bash or Python languagesPrior working experience with National Reconnaissance Office missions and systemsExperience working and collaborating with military and civilian leaders of all ranks 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...