Principal Software Test Lead Engineer
About The Position
RTX is seeking a Software Lead Test Engineer to join its BBN team in the Physical Sciences & Systems business unit in Middletown, Rhode Island. The position involves planning, developing, and executing test plans for a complex computer system that includes Linux, Windows, and embedded hardware execution environments. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team while also contributing directly in a fast-paced development-and-test environment, adapting to and identifying tools and methodologies as needed. This is an onsite role. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance, and U.S. citizenship is required. An active, existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day one. The role may require up to 10% CONUS travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar discipline plus 8 years of professional experience; or a Master’s degree plus 5 years of professional experience; or a Ph.D. degree plus 3 years of professional experience.
- Experience executing software test events and documenting test results.
- Experience using test-tracking software tools.
- Working knowledge of software development in C.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- An active and existing DoD Secret security clearance is required after day one.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree or additional relevant experience.
- Experience with Matlab/Simulink.
- Experience working with embedded and real-time computer systems.
- Experience using the Atlassian toolset, such as Jira and Confluence.
- Experience in Quality Assurance (QA) and/or configuration management (CM).
Responsibilities
- Develop test plans, test procedures, and test tools for multiple parallel efforts.
- Plan, delegate, and track tasking across a test team of 4–8 individuals.
- Collaborate with software, hardware, and algorithm development teams to maintain feedback and align activities.
- Propose and develop methodologies to improve the testing process.
- Interface with end users and other stakeholders during system integration and formal sell-off test events.
- Isolate test failures, propose solutions, and work with development teams to track and resolve identified bugs.
- Analyze system requirements and generate procedures that affirmatively verify compliance.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
