Space Test Engineer

Primary Responsibilities

• Plan and execute testing, training, maintenance, and operation of BMC3 ground and space hardware while supporting NDSA operators at the SDA Space Network Operations Center (SNOC).
• Support BMC3 DevSecOps CI/CD activities from SDA SNOCs.
• Operate BMC3 ground systems and mission applications during test and operational events.
• Conduct satellite on-orbit application testing (formerly “Canary Operation testing”).
• Support SDA Operations & Integration teams and coordinate with mission application developers during anomaly resolution and system troubleshooting.
• Develop and execute test plans and procedures, perform data collection and analysis, and generate test reports to support BMC3 Application Factory and software/hardware evaluations.
• Provide input into labor, schedule, equipment, and software needs for test events.
• Prepare and brief data packages that communicate test results and analysis to government stakeholders.
• Collaborate with prime contractors and other mission partners to ensure successful test execution and integration activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and nine plus (9+) years of working experience with systems engineering and test experience in space, ground, operations and sustainment segments of DoD, NSA, or NRO programs.
• Proven delivery record with Systems engineering, testing, and integration experience with hardware and software systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills to enable working, interfacing, and interrelating with diverse personnel and dynamic teams.
• Experienced at self-starting, seeking solutions, and works well in a team environment with excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux-based operating systems, including the ability to navigate, configure, and troubleshoot systems in operational environments.
• Understanding of command-line tools or system monitoring, scripting, and process management.
• Experience working with software repositories such as Gitlab, Nexus, or similar tools for version control, artifact management, and collaborative development.
• General understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their role in automating application deployment.
• Containerized application technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and their use in software deployment and orchestration.