Ground System Test Engineer

Acuity Innovations LLC

$86K — $195K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in test and evaluation for Major Defense Acquisition Programs.
  • Proven collaborative experience in developing test strategies and executing tests.
  • Experience with systems engineering integration for defense or commercial projects.
  • Knowledge of IEEE 15288.1 and 15288.2 standards.
  • Ability to create and execute complex system test plans and evaluation strategies.
  • Effective communicator with government and contractor teams.
  • Secret clearance required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Technology.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement test and evaluation strategies for missile warning systems.
  • Test, analyze, and validate missile system technologies.
  • Identify urgent mitigation areas during system development.
  • Coordinate cross-disciplinary efforts to enhance engineering solutions.
  • Prepare comprehensive test plans and evaluation documentation.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for skills growth and innovative engineering methodologies.
  • Collaboration with the U.S. Space Force and defense industry experts.
  • Chance to work on cutting-edge technology for national defense.
  • Exposure to a variety of complex ground software and hardware systems.
Full Job Description
As a Test Engineer, you'll work with the U.S. Space Force to develop and rapidly deploy the next generation of resilient Missile Warning (MW), Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (TISR), and Environmental Monitoring (EM) capabilities to deter attacks and provide critical information to our warfighters. Your customer will trust you to not only test, analyze, evaluate, verify, and validate these systems, but also identify areas requiring urgent mitigation up-front and early to develop this system with advanced technology solutions. Grow your skills by merging innovative engineering methodologies and cross-disciplinary coordination to create tomorrow's solutions.

Required Skills and Experience:
  • 6+ years of experience working/planning on test and evaluation, and system integration on Major Defense Acquisition Programs, including complex ground software, and hardware systems
  • 6+ years of experience working in a collaborative team environment, developing test strategies, plans, reports, and briefings, and participating in test execution, verification, or analysis
  • Experience supporting overall engineering integration of systems engineering and integration efforts for the DoD, government agencies, or commercial programs
  • Knowledge of systems engineering standards, including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2
  • Ability to define, develop, maintain, and execute large-scale system test plans and overarching test and evaluation strategy documents, including Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES), Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), System Integration Test Plans (SITP), Enterprise Verification Plans (EVP), Verification Cross Reference Matrices (VCRM), and Requirements Verification Files (RVFs)
  • Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, Federally Funded Research and Developmental Centers (FFRDC), and associate contractor teammates to achieve program goals
  • Secret clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Technology field


Nice If You Have:
  • Experience performing systems engineering, integration, and testing on ground-based remote sensing systems
  • Experience with portfolio and program verification, interoperability, validation and certification, and operational acceptance
  • Experience planning, executing, and reporting testing on behalf of the Lead Developmental Test Organization or the Operational Test Agency.
  • Experience planning and executing program reviews throughout the lifecycle of the system
  • Experience using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools to manage system definitions and technical baselines
  • Knowledge of DoD 5000.01, 5000.02, 5000.89, 5000.98 or 5000.100
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Master's degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Technology field
  • CTEP or INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certifications such as ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP Certification


Compensation:

$86,000-$195,000 based on years of experience, knowledge, education, and contract-specific affordability.

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