Principal Test Engineer

About the role

We're hiring a Principal Test Engineer to lead our test engineering team and drive the validation of radar hardware and software — from the lab bench to the field. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who can own test strategy end-to-end, mentor engineers, and ensure our radar systems perform reliably under real-world conditions.

Responsibilities

• Lead & Mentor
  • Lead and coach a team of test engineers, setting technical direction and elevating team capability
  • Serve as the technical authority on test strategy, methods, and standards across programs
• Own Outcomes
  • Drive test activities to completion on time and within budget
  • Analyze test data and designs to identify risks early and recommend corrective action
  • Build prototypes to retire key technical risks before full-scale development
  • Provide budget, cost, and schedule input for test and design assignments
  • Document component, subsystem, and system-level test specifications and requirements
  • Collaborate Across the Business
    • Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, program management, and customers to align on requirements and resolve issues
    • Evaluate supplier components, subsystems, and services against program needs
    • Support design-to-cost and design-for-manufacture goals
    • Contribute technical content to complex, high-value proposals
    • Represent test engineering in customer, program, and business reviews

Requirements

• Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field
• 8+ years of relevant engineering/test experience, ideally with radar, RF, or defense systems
• Demonstrated mastery of test engineering methods and strong domain knowledge across multiple disciplines
• Prominent ability to lead technical projects independently and mentor other engineers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Willingness to test in field/operational environments, not just the lab

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.
• The salary range for this position is $119,940.00/year-$161,919.00/year.
• This range reflects the good faith estimate of pay the employer is willing to offer at the time of posting. Several factors can influence the pay scale, including but not limited to: Federal contract labor categories and contract wage rates, collective bargaining agreements, geographic location, business considerations, scope, and responsibilities of the position, local or other applicable market conditions, and internal equity.
• In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for: annual performance-based bonuses, equity awards, and overtime pay (for non-exempt employees as applicable).

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Employer matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave (including ant state-mandated paid sick leave)
• Parental leave benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development support
• Life and disability insurance coverage