Senior Instrumentation & Control Engineer

Peraton

Agency: Peraton
Location: Woodbridge, NJ
Salary: $112K - $179K
Type: full-time
Work arrangement: onsite
Posted: 2026-07-27

Job Description

Responsibilities
The successful candidate will possess the ability to work semi-independently in a small multi-disciplinary team utilizing their experience to analyze and design electronics and electrical systems. Additionally, developing embedded devices and modules to power, generate, and receive signals for prototypes and field-deployable systems is a critical component of this job.  The ability to read, comprehend and generate professional quality design documentation is a required capability for this position.

Job Purpose

This position will support the design, development, testing and operational phases of projects

undertaken at PERATON Labs, the research and development arm of PERATON corporation. This position requires the successful candidate to work closely with a diverse team of engineering, scientific and technical staff to develop novel solutions in support of such projects.

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

Design, develop, and test of experimental and production Instrumentation & Control systems.

Providing technical oversight of staff when appropriate.

Providing Hands-on work to test electronics, software, diagnose failures and render repairs if needed.

Develop and review documentation packages including process control diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, drawings, and test plans.

Developing embedded computing and digital signal processing designs and applications.

Providing expertise in analyzing analog and digital circuitry with both known and unknown properties.

Preparing design review material such as presentation, simulation, analysis and other key communicable components for both internal and external design reviews.

Review design document packages for
manufacturability
,
testability and
design validation.

Qualifications
Required
Education and
Work
Experience

The successful candidate has diversified knowledge of principles and practices in engineering
.

A
d
egree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

is required
with the following experience
levels
:

BS
with 8
or more y
ears
of experience.

with
6

or more y
ears of experience
.

PhD
with
3

or more y
ears of experience
.

(
Experience must be
with
r
elevant work in a professional setting
)

Required Skills
/Attributes

Experience with National Instruments equipment (cRio, cDAQ, PXI)

Experience implementing and updating design with National Instruments Labview

Working with
Analog and
Digital IO
data acquisition and control signals
as well as signal conditioning techniques
.

Experience with implementing designs for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
.

Experience
d
in
generating and reading State Machine, Logic
,
Flow
,
and Interconnection Diagrams
.

Experience with
reading and editing s
chematic
s
, ICDs and process control diagrams.

Skilled
in electrical circuit testing and analysis including prototyping sub-systems
.

Familiarity with lab
/bench
hardware such as oscilloscopes, power supplies (AC and DC), and spectrum analyzers
.

Ability to
communicate designs through presentations and be comfortable providing material for review.

Experience with
designing and troubleshooting
cabling and interconnectivity
.

Proficient in writing technical documentation in MS word and PowerPoint
.

Ability to be onsite five days a week
when required
.

US Citizenship
Desired Skills
/Attributes

Experience with
Experimental Physics & Industrial Control
System (EPICS)

Experience with
using
version control and configuration management
.

Experience with
Linux operating system

Experience with pneumatic controls

Experience with Siemens PLCs

Experience creating electrical sub-systems and prototypes for field deployable systems using fully customized designs, or adapter modules to connect to existing equipment.

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
$112,000 - $179,000. 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.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to work semi-independently in a small multi-disciplinary team utilizing their experience to analyze and design electronics and electrical systems. Additionally, developing embedded devices and modules to power, generate, and receive signals for prototypes and field-deployable systems is a critical component of this job.  The ability to read, comprehend and generate professional quality design documentation is a required capability for this position.