Performance Engineer Jobs in Maryland
Performance Engineer jobs in Maryland draw steady demand across defense contracting, federal agency IT, and infrastructure-heavy engineering firms, with openings at every level from associate to principal. The busiest hiring corridors are Baltimore, Bethesda, and the Washington D.C. suburbs of Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, where employers like Northrop Grumman, Leidos, and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory maintain a lasting footprint. The most in-demand specialties are load testing, system reliability, and software performance tuning for mission-critical and government-facing applications. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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The Asset Performance & Operational Intelligence Engineer is responsible for transforming operational data from installed conveyor systems into actionable insights that improve customer OEE, reduce unplanned downtime, and inform maintenance and upgrade strategies throughout the equipment lifecycle.
This role serves as the analytical intelligence hub within Life Cycle Services—bridging system data, real-world operating conditions, and field execution. The position goes beyond reporting and dashboards, focusing on correlating system behavior to failure modes, identifying leading indicators of performance degradation, and driving data-backed corrective and preventive actions in the field.
Responsibilities:
Operational Performance & OEE Intelligence
- Own the interpretation and breakdown of OEE metrics for installed conveyor systems
- Analyze Availability, Performance, and Quality losses at system, subsystem, and zone levels
- Identify and prioritize chronic vs acute performance loss drivers
- Validate that measured OEE reflects true operational behavior and customer reality
- Correlate time-series data including (but not limited to):
- Identify leading indicators of failures and performance degradation
- Develop repeatable pattern recognition for common failure modes across the installed base
- Translate data trends into actionable maintenance recommendations
- Support the shift from time-based to condition-based maintenance strategies
- Provide data-driven input for inspection priorities, component replacement, and spares strategy
- Partner with field service and maintenance teams to validate interventions and outcomes
- Support LCS executions by:
- Enable proactive customer engagement using performance insights
- Identify data quality gaps, noisy signals, or incorrect system configurations
- Work with product controls engineering and integration engineering to improve data reliability at the source
- Provide structured feedback to engineering teams to improve future system designs and standards
- Produce clear, concise insight summaries—not just dashboards—focused on:
- Present findings to LCS leadership, engineering teams, and customer-facing stakeholders
- Track outcomes of recommendations and validate performance improvements
Required Qualifications:
Experience & Knowledge
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related field.
- 5+ years experience in one or more of the following:
- Strong working knowledge of:
- Travel up to 50%
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with time-series data
- Proficiency in at least one analytical language or tool (Python, R, or equivalent)
- Experience with data visualization platforms (Power BI, Tableau, Grafana, etc.)
- Ability to interpret PLC-derived signals and system states (no programming required, but fluency in meaning is essential)
- Strong systems-thinking and problem decomposition skills
- Comfortable working across engineering, maintenance, service, and customer-facing teams
- Able to translate technical analysis into clear operational recommendations
- Hands-on mindset—willing to engage with field teams and real-world system behavior
- Curious, structured, and outcome-oriented
- Experience in material handling, logistics automation, or manufacturing systems
- Exposure to CMMS or EAM platforms
- Understanding of condition monitoring techniques
- Ability to interpret PLC programming (LD,FB,SFC,ST).
- Experience supporting installed equipment across multiple customer sites
- Familiarity with service-based or aftermarket business models
Intralox’s benefit program is a major part of an employee’s total compensation from the company. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including health, dental, vision, and disability insurance, paid time off, 401K, flexible spending account, life and AD&D insurance, long term care, tuition reimbursement, and additional voluntary benefits.
The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Intralox considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training and key skills. Therefore, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of their salary expectations.
The position is eligible for one of the following: commissions, discretionary incentives, or production incentives according to the terms of those plans
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled
The Asset Performance & Operational Intelligence Engineer is responsible for transforming operational data from installed conveyor systems into actionable insights that improve customer OEE, reduce unplanned downtime, and inform maintenance and upgrade strategies throughout the equipment lifecycle.
This role serves as the analytical intelligence hub within Life Cycle Services—bridging system data, real-world operating conditions, and field execution. The position goes beyond reporting and dashboards, focusing on correlating system behavior to failure modes, identifying leading indicators of performance degradation, and driving data-backed corrective and preventive actions in the field.
Responsibilities:
Operational Performance & OEE Intelligence
- Own the interpretation and breakdown of OEE metrics for installed conveyor systems
- Analyze Availability, Performance, and Quality losses at system, subsystem, and zone levels
- Identify and prioritize chronic vs acute performance loss drivers
- Validate that measured OEE reflects true operational behavior and customer reality
- Correlate time-series data including (but not limited to):
- Identify leading indicators of failures and performance degradation
- Develop repeatable pattern recognition for common failure modes across the installed base
- Translate data trends into actionable maintenance recommendations
- Support the shift from time-based to condition-based maintenance strategies
- Provide data-driven input for inspection priorities, component replacement, and spares strategy
- Partner with field service and maintenance teams to validate interventions and outcomes
- Support LCS executions by:
- Enable proactive customer engagement using performance insights
- Identify data quality gaps, noisy signals, or incorrect system configurations
- Work with product controls engineering and integration engineering to improve data reliability at the source
- Provide structured feedback to engineering teams to improve future system designs and standards
- Produce clear, concise insight summaries—not just dashboards—focused on:
- Present findings to LCS leadership, engineering teams, and customer-facing stakeholders
- Track outcomes of recommendations and validate performance improvements
Required Qualifications:
Experience & Knowledge
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related field.
- 5+ years experience in one or more of the following:
- Strong working knowledge of:
- Travel up to 50%
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with time-series data
- Proficiency in at least one analytical language or tool (Python, R, or equivalent)
- Experience with data visualization platforms (Power BI, Tableau, Grafana, etc.)
- Ability to interpret PLC-derived signals and system states (no programming required, but fluency in meaning is essential)
- Strong systems-thinking and problem decomposition skills
- Comfortable working across engineering, maintenance, service, and customer-facing teams
- Able to translate technical analysis into clear operational recommendations
- Hands-on mindset—willing to engage with field teams and real-world system behavior
- Curious, structured, and outcome-oriented
- Experience in material handling, logistics automation, or manufacturing systems
- Exposure to CMMS or EAM platforms
- Understanding of condition monitoring techniques
- Ability to interpret PLC programming (LD,FB,SFC,ST).
- Experience supporting installed equipment across multiple customer sites
- Familiarity with service-based or aftermarket business models
Intralox’s benefit program is a major part of an employee’s total compensation from the company. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including health, dental, vision, and disability insurance, paid time off, 401K, flexible spending account, life and AD&D insurance, long term care, tuition reimbursement, and additional voluntary benefits.
The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Intralox considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training and key skills. Therefore, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of their salary expectations.
The position is eligible for one of the following: commissions, discretionary incentives, or production incentives according to the terms of those plans
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled
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Performance Engineer Job Market in Maryland
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Technology & Software
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Maryland Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in performance engineer jobs across Maryland.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems engineering, or a closely related technical discipline
- Hands-on experience with load and stress testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or LoadRunner
- Proficiency identifying and resolving application bottlenecks across distributed or cloud-based architectures
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms including Dynatrace, Splunk, or Prometheus
- Active or eligible security clearance preferred for defense and federal agency roles in Maryland
- Experience collaborating with DevOps or site reliability teams in an Agile or CI/CD environment
Performance Engineer Jobs in Maryland: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a performance engineer in Maryland?
A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or systems engineering is the standard entry point for performance engineer roles in Maryland. No state-issued license is required for the role, but candidates targeting defense and federal agency positions in the D.C. suburbs or at organizations like the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory should pursue a security clearance early. Certifications in cloud platforms or performance testing tools strengthen an application considerably.
Which companies hire performance engineers in Maryland?
Maryland performance engineer roles are posted by Intralox, Northrop Grumman, and Axle and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. The concentration of defense primes and federal IT contractors in the Baltimore-Washington corridor makes Maryland one of the more active states for this role outside of Silicon Valley.
Which Maryland cities have the most performance engineer jobs?
Baltimore, Fort Meade, and Laurel account for the largest share of performance engineer openings in Maryland. Baltimore anchors the market through its technology and healthcare institutions, while Bethesda and the broader D.C. suburbs generate consistent demand from federal agencies, defense contractors, and the IT firms that support them.
Are there remote performance engineer jobs in Maryland?
Yes, and more than many technical specialties, since performance testing and analysis work is largely code- and data-driven rather than hands-on. About 33% of performance engineer openings tied to Maryland are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting how much of the work can be done off-site. Load testing, monitoring configuration, and results analysis are the tasks most commonly performed fully remotely.
How can I get hired as a performance engineer in Maryland with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through a QA or software testing role, then building toward performance work by adding load testing tools to your skill set. Large Maryland defense contractors and federal IT firms such as Leidos and Northrop Grumman recruit new graduates into associate systems engineer programs that rotate through performance and reliability functions. A portfolio demonstrating JMeter or Gatling test scripts on personal or open-source projects, combined with a relevant cloud certification, gives candidates without direct performance engineering experience a measurable edge.
Where can I find and apply to performance engineer jobs in Maryland?
You can find and apply to performance engineer jobs in Maryland on Migrate Mate, which lists current Maryland openings updated regularly. Search for roles that match your experience level and specialization, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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