System Test Engineer - Level 3 or 4

About the role

The Systems Test Engineer – Level 3 or 4 position supports the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS) program as an individual contributor on the Architecture and Delivery (A&D) Automated Test and Verification (ATV) Team. This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Responsibilities

• Build systems engineering and test products assigned by your leadership related to requirement verification efforts at the system level
• Develop software and hardware test artifacts in an Agile environment
• Thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels

Requirements

• Systems Test Engineer Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 3 years of related work experience, or a PhD. and 1 year of related work experience.
• Systems Test Engineer Level 4: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 6 years of related work experience, or a PhD. and 4 years of related work experience.
• Experience with components of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Familiarity with Agile software development using tools like Jira, Confluence, Fisheye/Crucible, and Bitbucket
• Experience in developing test artifacts/cases and executing manual test in support of requirements verification efforts
• Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes
• Verification experience or knowledge

Qualifications

• Good communication skills
• Capable of working both independently and within team environments
• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance
• Must be able to work in office, on site

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience using CAMEO and/or Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Principles
• Hands-on experience trouble-shooting, building and testing hardware
• Experience with requirements decomposition and requirements management
• Degree in Systems Engineering
• Experience with Requirement Verification methods such as TestGMD
• Demonstrated independent planning, organization, and working in cross-functional teams with a customer focus
• Understanding of the Systems Engineering V-Model
• Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science discipline(s)
• Experience developing technical solutions in collaboration with product teams
• Experience in software development related to Test Automation
• Experience using Jenkins and Elasticsearch
• Experience in Agile/Scrum leadership roles such as Scrum Master or Product Owner
• Current Security+ certification