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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Peraton Inc
- **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $80,000.0 - $128,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, Agile Methodology, Software Applications, Computer Programming, Software Design Documents, Microsoft Office, Software Engineering, System Software, Cisco Discovery Protocol
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9127505/software-engineer

## About the Role

What you'll need:

 * Education: Minimum of 7 years with AS/AA; 5 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 3 years with MS/MA
 * Clearance: Active Secret DoD Clearance
 * Complete understanding of SW Development Life Cycle
 * Ability to read and understand technical documents and drawings
 * Ability to balance multiple tasks and priorities
 * Understanding of system software interfaces, requirements, and interoperation with other systems
 * Experience with embedded programing languages
 * Fluency in the Microsoft Office toolset
 * Knowledge of Agile SW development methodology

Desired Qualifications:

 * Experience working in a DoD acquisition project management office
 * Software or systems design for DoD systems experience

## Description

Peraton is hiring a Software Engineer, Systems in Huntsville, AL. This role will be full time onsite. Peraton has a great opportunity to support the Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) program as a systems-software engineer. Working to help the military with missile detection and evade technology. This role works across several high visibility programs at ASE supporting the software team as a system/software SME.

What you'll do:

 * Provide software knowledge and support for all ASE products (e.g., requirements, interfaces, development, architecture, test, and sustainment)
 * Provide briefings of software development status
 * Provide feedback related to system interfaces and external systems interoperability
 * Work with and facilitate Agile SW planning with vendors
 * Review vendor software CDRLs and artifacts (e.g., Software Development Plan, requirements, design documents, and test plans)
 * Support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) as a SW SME for the ASE engineering team
 * Test and verify interoperability between systems
 * Provide feedback on system software requirements
 * Work with vendors to understand capabilities and performance requirements
 * Analyze user needs and limitations to determine a feasible solution
 * Provide assessment of software impacts to system use and installation
 * Provide overarching support for the software and product teams
 * Support software growth efforts (FACE, MOSA, MBSE)


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