Associate, Integration/Test Engineer

About the role

Associate, Integration/Test Engineering Systems Engineering position as part of a team that supports the design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne ISR platforms. Interfaces with other Systems Engineering, Flight Line Test, Product Development, and Project Engineering personnel to understand new baseline functionality. Plans and executes integration testing in a Systems Integration Laboratory and on airborne and ground-based platforms. Verifies and validates new baseline functionality while ensuring legacy functionality still works as intended. Follows existing standards to document system testing status and anomalies with the system hardware and software. Verifies fixes to anomalies. Interfaces with customer personnel to ensure their satisfaction with system performance. Works with management to develop and adhere to schedules and budgets required to accomplish assigned work. Provides regular status updates for ongoing work efforts to keep management and customer informed.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute integration testing in a Systems Integration Laboratory and on airborne and ground-based platforms
• Verify and validate new baseline functionality while ensuring legacy functionality still works as intended
• Follow existing standards to document system testing status and anomalies with the system hardware and software
• Verify fixes to anomalies
• Interface with customer personnel to ensure their satisfaction with system performance
• Work with management to develop and adhere to schedules and budgets required to accomplish assigned work
• Provide regular status updates for ongoing work efforts to keep management and customer informed

Qualifications

• Requires broad theoretical job knowledge
• Bachelor's Degree with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 4 years of prior related experience
• Demonstrated ability to self-start and perform effectively both independently and within a team
• Strong organizational, communication, and presentation skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Availability to provide regular support during ground and test flight operations, including weekends

Preferred Additional Skills

• Military or Field Service experience maintaining ISR airborne platforms or ground systems is highly desirable
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification
• Active TS/SCI clearance