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Electrical Engineer

Peraton

Woodbridge, NJFull-time$112–179K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$112–179K/yr
Location
Woodbridge, NJ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

The Electrical Engineer supports design, development, testing, and operational phases of projects at Peraton Labs. The role works with multidisciplinary engineering, scientific, and technical staff to develop solutions, including electronics, electrical systems, embedded devices, and signal-processing designs. The candidate also tests and troubleshoots systems, prepares technical documentation and design-review materials, and may provide engineering oversight to junior technical staff.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical Systems DesignEmbedded SystemsState Machine DiagramsLogic DiagramsFlow DiagramsInterconnection DiagramsSchematic DesignPCB LayoutKiCadSPICECircuit TestingCircuit AnalysisPrototypingElectrical SubsystemsOscilloscopesPower SuppliesWaveform GeneratorsSpectrum AnalyzersPresentationsCC++PythonMATLABSimulinkData CollectionData AnalysisAnalog Data AcquisitionSignal ConditioningCable DesignTroubleshootingTechnical DocumentationMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointMechanical EngineeringOptical EngineeringReverse EngineeringVersion ControlConfiguration Management

Qualifications

Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering DegreeBS+5, MS+3, or PhD+0 YearsSecret Clearance EligibilityU.S. Citizenship

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

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.

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:

  • Designing, developing, and testing of experimental and production systems.

  • Providing engineering oversight of junior technical staff when appropriate.

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

  • Developing and reviewing technical documentation packages including schematics, wiring diagrams, drawings, and test plans.

  • Designing and supporting the development of embedded computing and signal processing designs, interfaces.

  • Providing expertise in analyzing analog and digital circuitry with both documented and undocumented designs.

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

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Qualifications

Required Education and Work Experience

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

A degree in Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering is required with the following experience levels:

  • BS with 5 or more years of experience.

  • MS with 3 or more years of experience.

  • PhD with 0 or more years of experience.

(Experience must be with relevant work in a professional setting)

Required Skills/Attributes

  • Experienced in generating and reading State Machine, Logic, Flow, and Interconnection Diagrams.

  • Experience with Schematic and PCB layout tools such as KiCad.

  • Experience with simulation software (e.g., spice).

  • Skilled in electrical circuit testing and analysis including prototyping sub-systems as required to produce a viable design.

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

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

  • Ability to communicate designs through presentations and comfortable presenting material for review to a wide audience.

  • Familiar with C, C++, Python, or MATLAB + Simulink for automating data collection and analysis.

  • Experience working with analog data acquisition and signal conditioning techniques.

  • 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.

  • Ability to obtain Secret clearance.

  • U.S. Citizenship.

Desired Skills/Attributes

  • Experience with mechanical or optical engineering.

  • Experience with in-depth analysis of electrical systems for reverse engineering.

  • Experience with using version control and configuration management.

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. Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own. EEO EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,319 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$112–179K/yr
  • New Jersey median$101–160K/yr123 salary ranges
  • US median$108–170K/yr6,641 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $146K, is 7% above the New Jersey median midpoint ($136K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 154 open Electrical Engineer jobs in New Jersey and 10,319 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 8,610 postings).
Education
6,872 of the 10,319 open Electrical Engineer jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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