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Peraton jobs
Peraton is a US government technology contractor whose space work includes operating spacecraft for NASA missions, engineering for NASA's sounding rocket program at Wallops Island, Virginia, and satellite ground systems for the Space Force. Only its space roles are listed here: the board keeps the postings whose title names space work, and each one is judged again before it is listed.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 9 open jobs at Peraton; their typical pay runs $81.1k to $128k a year, with a median of $86k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Peraton openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCSatellite Communications/Ground Systems Integration & Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Greenbelt, MD, United States · 3d agoDetails
$80,000–$128,000/yrSpacecraft Operations Controller (LMOC) / Active TS / Space Programs (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Las Cruces, NM, United States · 1w agoDetails
$80,000–$128,000/yrSatellite Ground Terminal Operator (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Aurora, CO, United States · 1w agoDetails
$80,000–$128,000/yrLaunch & Ops · Las Cruces, NM, United States · 1w agoDetails
$51,000–$82,000/yrSatellite Operations Controller (Active TS/SCI/Poly) (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Schriever AFB, CO, United States · 1w agoDetails
$51,000–$82,000/yrSenior GNC Engineer (NASA Sounding Rocket Program) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Wallops Island, VA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$66,000–$106,000/yrGNC Engineer (NASA Sounding Rocket Program) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Wallops Island, VA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$66,000–$106,000/yrRF Equipment Technician (Spacecraft Communications) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Fort Irwin, CA, United States · 1w agoDetails
Electrical Engineer (NASA Sounding Rocket Program) (opens the job details)
Avionics · Wallops Island, VA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$66,000–$106,000/yr
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Peraton at a glance
Peraton is a US government technology contractor whose space work includes operating spacecraft for NASA missions, engineering for NASA's sounding rocket program at Wallops Island, Virginia, and satellite ground systems for the Space Force. Only its space roles are listed here: the board keeps the postings whose title names space work, and each one is judged again before it is listed.
9 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Peraton's name?
Peraton's own sites: peraton.com · careers-peraton.icims.com.
What Peraton pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $86k/yr over the 8 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $51k/yr up to $128k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 8 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 1 of the 9 open jobs here states no pay.
The top-paying Peraton jobs open now
Every 9, highest pay firstSatellite Communications/Ground Systems Integration & Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Greenbelt, MD, United States · 3d agoDetails
$80,000–$128,000/yrSpacecraft Operations Controller (LMOC) / Active TS / Space Programs (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Las Cruces, NM, United States · 1w agoDetails
$80,000–$128,000/yrSatellite Ground Terminal Operator (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Aurora, CO, United States · 1w agoDetails
$80,000–$128,000/yrSenior GNC Engineer (NASA Sounding Rocket Program) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Wallops Island, VA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$66,000–$106,000/yrGNC Engineer (NASA Sounding Rocket Program) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Wallops Island, VA, United States · 1w agoDetails
$66,000–$106,000/yr
The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What Peraton looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Peraton is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
An engineering or technical background; many operators come from the military, and shift work is common.
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
Peraton's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
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Questions about Peraton
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What does Peraton pay?
Across the 8 open Peraton jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $81.1k–$128k/yr and the median $86k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $51k/yr and the highest $128k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Peraton staffing?
Of its 9 openings, the largest groups are launch & mission operations (4), flight software & GNC (2) and avionics & electrical (1).
What does Peraton ask for in launch and mission operations jobs?
An engineering or technical background; many operators come from the military, and shift work is common. The exact bar is in each Peraton posting.
How fresh is this list of Peraton roles?
We read Peraton's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Peraton keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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