Integration & Test Lead

Responsibilities

• Provide technical recommendations through testing, engineering reviews, technical studies, independent assessments, audits, evaluations, trade studies, and analyses supporting system architecture and acquisition decisions.
• Develop, review, and contribute to system engineering documentation including System Requirements Documents (SRDs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Capability Production Documents (CPDs), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Concept of Operations (CONOPS), system specifications, verification plans, and test and acceptance documentation.
• Support the Chief Architect in evaluating technical solutions, architectural alternatives, system interoperability, and capability trade-offs across the system lifecycle.
• Cook up coordination with government organizations, prime contractors, depot contractors, and support contractors to resolve complex technical issues, interface discrepancies, and system deficiencies.
• Coordinate with government organizations, prime contractors, depot contractors, and support contractors to resolve complex technical issues, interface discrepancies, and system deficiencies.
• Support development and execution of system integration strategies, integration plans, verification activities, test procedures, and operational transition planning.
• Evaluate proposed engineering changes, technology insertion efforts, and modernization initiatives to ensure compatibility with existing architectures and mission objectives.
• Identify, assess, and help mitigate technical, integration, cybersecurity, schedule, and sustainment risks through proactive engineering analysis and risk reduction strategies.
• Support technical reviews, engineering working groups, architecture discussions, and design reviews throughout program execution.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation including engineering reports, white papers, architecture recommendations, briefing materials, and technical analyses supporting executive-level decision making.
• Apply systems engineering principles, campaign analysis, mission thread analysis, and systems design methodologies to evaluate mission impacts, performance trade-offs, and operational effectiveness.
• Maintain technical baselines, support requirements traceability, and ensure alignment between system requirements, architecture products, and implementation activities.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Minimum ten (10) years of experience supporting complex defense, space, communications, information technology, intelligence, or mission operations programs.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum ten (10) years of systems engineering, software QA, testing experience, systems integration, or technical architecture experience supporting defense or space systems.
• Demonstrated experience supporting system architecture, systems design, campaign analysis, technical assessments, and technical documentation.
• Experience mapping test cases back to requirements for validation.
• Experience implementing automated testing processes with tools such as JUnit, Selenium/Cypress, Performance Testing.
• Experience supporting system integration activities across multiple engineering disciplines and organizations.
• Experience developing and reviewing engineering documentation, requirements, interface specifications, and verification artifacts.
• Working knowledge of systems engineering life-cycle processes, requirements management, interface management, and risk management.
• Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence for requirements management, task tracking, and technical documentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare and present technical briefings to senior government leadership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Power-Point, Excel, Project, and Outlook.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% to support customer locations, mission partner engagements, technical reviews, and operational activities.

Pay

Salary range: $140,000.00 - $171,000.00