Systems Test Engineer with Security Clearance

About the Position

The Portfolio organizes and optimizes our life-cycle engineering/sustainment functions by combining field system sustainment with current operations in quick reaction, urgent operational needs, and direct field support mission areas into the same portfolio of responsibility. A skilled and experienced Test Engineer is sought to join our team in support of critical defense acquisition programs.

Duties

• Developing, planning, integration, coordinating, and executing integrated based evaluations for the Army's Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems that aligns with program requirements, and applicable regulation.
• Provides Army material acquisition leaders independent System Evaluation Plans/Reports or System Assessments on the operational effectiveness, suitability, and survivability of equipment used by contractors, soldiers, and foreign partners.
• Develops test strategies, test and evaluation plans and concepts; coordinates with Operational Test Command, Capabilities Managers, and Program Managers to ensure completeness of test events and test reports.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team of military and civilian stakeholders from across the acquisition community to ensure comprehensive Test and Evaluations.
• Keeps abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in test engineering to enhance test methods and tools.
• Identifies, documents, and analyzes test results to uncover issues; collaborates with cross-functional teams to resolve defects and implement corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Experience - 5 or more years of experience as a Test Engineer.
• Working knowledge of DoDI 5000 and the Defense Acquisition System.
• Education - Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Engineering - A master’s degree or higher in a related field may be substituted for 3 years of experience as a Test Engineer.
• DAWIA Practitioner Certification in Test and Evaluation.

Preferred

• Additional Information: The employee is expected to travel in a Temporary Duty (TDY) status for at least 50% of the time.
• Security Clearance - Active Secret clearance. Secret Clearance This position is a SECRET position or the incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance/access. A Single Scope Background Investigation is required for access and must be completed prior to hiring and periodically thereafter.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Expertise in test and evaluation types and processes.
• Familiarity with advanced test automation tools and methodologies.
• Experience with specific analysis tools such as MATLAB, Python.
• Experience with CAD and Windchill.
• Experience performing system audits and quality inspections.
• Demonstrated experience in systems engineering and operational testing within the Department of Defense.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working with various sensor platforms and electro-mechanical systems.
• Experience working and testing various sensors systems (EO/IR, Communications, Radar, ELINT/SIGINT, acoustic, command and control systems etc.).

Recommended Tools and Technologies

• Signal Processing and Data Analysis: MATLAB, Python
• Radar and EO/IR Simulation: STK, MATLAB Phased Array System Toolbox.
• EO/IR and Image Processing: ENVI, ImageJ, ERDAS IMAGINE.
• Communication and RF Payload: ADS (Advanced Design System), COMSOL Multiphysics, CST Studio Suite.
• Data Visualization: Tableau, ParaView, Power BI.