Hardware Test Engineer - SME Security Clearance

Position: Hardware Test Engineer - SME with Security Clearance
About Peraton 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 solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit  to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure. Program Overview About

The Role Join Peraton's mission-critical team supporting secure, real-time data delivery across complex operational environments in direct support of our nation's warfighters. If you are driven by national security and energized by cutting-edge C2

ISR capabilities, sensor integration, and resilient data transport solutions, we invite you to join our team. We are seeking highly cleared professionals who excel at the intersection of advanced communications infrastructure, distributed systems, and mission assurance-where reliability, security, and performance are paramount. Specifically, we are looking for aTS/SCI cleared Hardware Test Engineer - SMEto support this mission atPope Army Airfield, NC.

Responsibilities:
As a Hardware Test Engineer - SME, you will provide technical and management leadership for all equipment and information support functions across the Task Order. Your responsibilities include:

* Provides technical and management leadership for all hardware testing initiatives within system T&E support, establishing overarching goals and strategic plans for leveraging advanced testing to achieve robust technical validation and mission readiness for C2

ISR systems.
* Directs and controls the strategic design, development, and implementation of hardware T&E systems that define system design activities, architectural analysis, design validation, and operational requirements verification across all C2

ISR technological systems.
* Possesses expert domain and technical knowledge in hardware test engineering, system T&E, and C2

ISR platforms (avionics, airborne, shipboard, land-based), applying this to define and drive the technical roadmap for providing system T&E insights that enable continuous technological optimization and mission readiness.
* Has overall responsibility for establishing and implementing innovative hardware testing approaches that provide comprehensive system performance assessment across diverse technological environments and support direct involvement with non-deadly components weapons systems.
* Engages in high-level client negotiations and interfaces with senior management regarding the strategic vision, capabilities, and resource allocation for advanced hardware T&E solutions for C2

ISR systems.
* Utilizes expert domain knowledge and decision-making that has a critical impact on the overall project implementation, ensuring testing of system constraints, software characteristics, and performance capabilities achieves optimal mission readiness.
* Directs and controls the methods and staffing for hardware test engineering teams, ensuring delivery of high-impact, scalable, and resilient test solutions that optimize C2

ISR system quality and reliability across all platforms.
* Provides authoritative guidance on leveraging hardware T&E to shape C2

ISR system design, development, and deployment practices, influencing overall system architecture and operational deployment.
* Establishes and governs the architectural principles, tools, and platforms for all hardware T&E efforts, critically impacting the reliability, performance, and operational effectiveness of C2

ISR technological systems.
* Shapes the future direction of system T&E for the TO by pioneering new hardware testing techniques, research, and advanced validation capabilities, directly impacting mission success.
* Utilize the following TO Management & Financial Tracking Tools:
Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power BI, Power Automate); G Invoicing API; ASSIST portal integration; variance analysis dashboards; MS Project;
Primavera; GFP management modules; WBS tracking systems;
Service Now;
Jira Service Desk; automated RIP/CTP/TAR workflows;
SharePoint libraries;
Confluence;
Microsoft Search; lessons learned databases; video library repositories; eMass, Archer GRC; internal audit portals;
Excel/SharePoint audit templates; CMDB with version control;
Power BI with R/Python integration;
Tableau; predictive analytics engines;
Teams;
Azure AD role based access; mobile access via Power Apps.
* Utilize the following Role Specific Tools:
Systems Integration Lab (SIL) environments replicating RGEP baselines; tri domain lab tools…