{"id":1117995,"url":"https://alion.io/job/peraton-controls-operations-engineer","title":"Controls Operations Engineer","company":{"id":722,"name":"Peraton","domain":"peraton.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/peraton","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"inferred","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":51000,"max":82000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":82000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Windows","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-22T17:33:15Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-22","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T00:05:44Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Responsibilities\nPeraton is seeking a Controls Operations Engineer in the Monrovia, CA office to support our Deep Space Network (DSN) and Maintenance M&O contract with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and NASA. The Deep Space Network is NASA’s international array of giant radio antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions, plus a few that orbit the Earth. The DSN also provides radar and radio astronomy observations that improve our understanding of the solar system and larger universe.\nThe antennas of the Deep Space Network are the indispensable link to explorers venturing beyond Earth. They provide the crucial connection for commanding our spacecraft and receiving their never-before-seen images and scientific information on Earth, propelling our understanding of the universe, our solar system and ultimately, our place within it.\nThe Controls Operations Engineer sustains and supports the controller assemblies in the Facilities and Antenna Subsystems at NASA's Deep Space Communications Complexes in California, Spain, and Australia. These assemblies span electrical, mechanical (HVAC), water, security, cybersecurity, and fire systems, and provide the infrastructure that delivers critical mission data to the Signal Processing Centers.\nYou will work alongside discipline operations and development engineers to maintain, update, and troubleshoot these systems, and will support planning, design review, analysis, cost estimating, and technical direction for the subsystem in support of DDOSO (Office 925) at JPL.\nWhat you'll do:\nSupport the Cognizant Development Engineer on repair and replacement projects, take the technical lead on smaller projects (including research and subcontractor coordination), and serve as a reviewer for the Controls Design Engineer on new projects.\nDiagnose ladder logic, debug PLC programs, and troubleshoot HMI/GUI issues.\nTroubleshoot unknowns during modification projects; read, mark up, and document wiring diagrams and schematics, including as-built changes.\nProvide technical guidance to operations and maintenance personnel, field technicians, and consultants on fiber optic, fire, security, surveillance video, and other facilities controllers.\nInterface with vendors and manufacturers on replacement solutions and build cost-benefit trade-off studies.\nServe as test engineer during commissioning of new controls projects (occasional travel required).\nMaintain configuration records and operational data, and track automation improvements across the DSN.\nIdentify spares and product obsolescence, monitor Field Service Bulletins and change logs, and forecast end-of-life support.\nSupport the DSN Engineering Change Management Board: developing, evaluating, and costing ECRs; preparing and delivering ECOs and Modkits; and resolving and closing Discrepancy Reports.\nAssist site administrators with cybersecurity requirements as needed per assembly.\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications:\n0 years with BS/BA; 4 years no degree\nUS citizenship with proof, and the ability to pass a trusted background check and a National Criminal Information Check (NCIC).\nExperience with at least one general-purpose programming language (C, C++, Python, Assembly, etc.).\nHands-on experience with linear electrical components (resistors, capacitors, relays) and electro-mechanical components (actuators, AC/DC motors, VFDs/VSDs, motor controllers).\nExperience with serial and parallel communication protocols (I2C, Modbus, CAN bus, BACnet).\nWorking knowledge of ladder logic and PLC programming, analog and discrete I/O, sensor equipment (pressure, flow, voltage, current), and computer networking.\nFamiliarity with Building Management Systems such as Automated Logic (ALC) or Johnson Metasys.\nProficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on a current Windows operating system.\nDesired Qualifications:\nHVAC component knowledge (fans, compressors, chillers, dampers, actuators, flowmeters) and the ability to follow a sequence of operations to identify issues.\nUnderstanding of power distribution, generation, and protection, including medium voltage, UPSs, and protection devices.\nUnderstanding of non-linear components (transistors, diodes, SCRs, AC-DC/DC-AC converters and inverters).\nExperience with DDC and DCS, industry codes and standards, maintenance reports, and trending analysis.\nEIT certification or PE license; PMP certification.\nProject and task management experience.\nConversational Spanish.\nStrong written and verbal communication, comfort working independently with minimal direction, and a habit of tracking down answers and the people who have them.\nPeraton Overview\nPeraton 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.\nTarget Salary Range\n$51,000 - $82,000. 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. 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