Senior Test and Systems Engineer

Technology Advancement Group•Ashburn, VA

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 its suppliers. Its products include anti-jam CRPA antennas, horizon-nulling antennas, and a miniature M-code GPS receiver. The Senior Test and Systems Engineer will lead systems engineering and testing for TAG’s PNT products and build the team and processes supporting that work. The position reports to the Technical Director, manages a Junior Systems Engineer, and works in a matrixed organization with hardware, software, and production engineers. The role owns the path from customer technical requirements to verified test results, including requirements, architecture, verification and validation, and production procedures. It establishes TAG’s systems engineering and test practices and provides input to Engineering, Manufacturing, Configuration Management, Quality, and executive leadership. The engineer remains hands-on, writing procedures, running tests, and debugging units alongside the engineer they manage. The work includes translating customer requirements into requirements documents and performance specifications; leading architecture design and documentation; and owning configuration management and Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs). The engineer writes and approves test plans, design verification procedures, functional test procedures, and assembly procedures, and runs system and integration tests in laboratory, field, and customer-platform settings. The role also leads design reviews, troubleshoots hardware, software, and system issues to root cause, supports failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action, evaluates Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), designs test fixtures, and maintains revision-controlled test documentation. The engineer assigns, reviews, and coaches the Junior Systems Engineer’s work. Applicants must be U.S. persons as defined by the ITAR and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. TAG is an equal opportunity employer. The company may use AI tools to support portions of its hiring process, but final hiring decisions are made by humans.

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 to an interface control document (ICD).
Experience writing and executing test plans, design verification procedures, and functional test procedures for hardware and software, and building fixtures for testing.
Hands-on experience integrating hardware and software in laboratory and field settings and tracing failures to root cause using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and test data.
Experience maintaining configuration management, revision-controlled documentation, and engineering changes on a program.
Understanding of test records sufficient to support customer or auditor review.
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 at design reviews.
Must be a U.S. person under ITAR (22 CFR 120.62): a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, or person admitted as a refugee or 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 how jamming and spoofing affect 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 failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action (FRACAS).
Comfort with the Linux command line and ability to script test automation.
Current U.S. government security clearance at any level.

Responsibilities

Translate customer requirements into requirements documents and performance specifications.
Lead system 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.
Run system and integration testing in the lab and field, including on customer platforms.
Lead design reviews.
Troubleshoot hardware, software, and system issues to root cause.
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 systems engineering and test practices at TAG and provide input to Engineering, Manufacturing, Configuration Management, Quality, and executive leadership.