Senior Test and Systems Engineer

Technology Advancement Group•Ashburn, VA

4d•$130,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Technology Advancement Group (TAG), a veteran-owned systems integrator in Ashburn, Virginia, designs, builds, and integrates assured positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) hardware and software for the Department of Defense and defense-industry customers. Its products include anti-jam CRPA antennas, horizon-nulling antennas, and a miniature M-code GPS receiver. TAG is hiring a Senior Test and Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering and testing for its PNT products and build the team responsible for this work. The role reports to the Technical Director, manages a Junior Systems Engineer, and works in a matrixed organization alongside hardware, software, and production engineers. The engineer owns the path from customer technical requirements to test results, covering requirements, architecture, verification and validation, and production procedures. The position helps establish TAG's systems engineering and test practices and provides input to Engineering, Manufacturing, Configuration Management, Quality, and executive leadership.

Requirements

Experience taking electronic products through the systems engineering lifecycle, from customer requirements through design, verification, and production.
Experience decomposing requirements, writing performance specifications, and working with interface control documents (ICDs).
Experience writing and executing test plans, design verification procedures, and functional test procedures for hardware and software.
Experience building test fixtures.
Hands-on experience integrating hardware and software in laboratory and field environments and tracing failures to root cause.
Experience using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and test data for troubleshooting.
Experience with configuration management, revision-controlled documentation, and engineering change control.
Understanding of test records sufficient to support customer or audit scrutiny.
Experience leading or mentoring at least one engineer, including assigning and reviewing work and supporting their development.
Ability to communicate test results and technical issues clearly in writing and in person to engineers, program managers, and customers, including during design reviews.
Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR 120.62): a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or person granted asylum.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.

Nice To Haves

Experience with GNSS receivers, CRPA or anti-jam antennas, GNSS simulators, or inertial systems, and understanding of the effects of jamming and spoofing on navigation solutions.
Experience integrating and testing equipment on military vehicles, aircraft, or ships, or supporting customer test events.
Experience working in an ISO 9001 or AS9100 quality system and supporting FRACAS.
Comfort with the Linux command line and experience scripting test automation.
Current U.S. government security clearance at any level.

Responsibilities

Translate customer requirements into requirements documents and performance specifications.
Lead architecture design and documentation.
Own configuration management and Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) for assigned programs.
Write and approve test plans, design verification procedures, functional test procedures, and assembly procedures.
Conduct system and integration testing in laboratory and field environments, including on customer platforms.
Lead design reviews.
Troubleshoot hardware, software, and system issues through root-cause analysis.
Support failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action.
Evaluate Engineering Change Requests (ECRs).
Design test fixtures and maintain test documentation under revision control.
Assign, review, and coach the Junior Systems Engineer's work.
Establish and improve systems engineering and test processes at TAG.