Senior Test Engineer

Precise Systems, Inc.•Dahlgren, VA

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About The Position

Precise Systems seeks a Senior Test Engineer to support NSWC Dahlgren. The role is contingent upon contract award to Precise Systems. The position focuses on test engineering for defense weapon systems, including planning and conducting tests in laboratory and field environments, analyzing test data, and preparing final test reports. The engineer will work with test strategies, system performance and test design, simulations, configuration management, and weapon control system troubleshooting. The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university in engineering, computer/software engineering, or computer science.
Three years of concurrent progressive specialized test engineering experience with a demonstrated technical background in Electronic Warfare Systems, Aegis, or SSDS.
Three years of experience working in a Linux operating environment and familiarity with shell scripting.
Seven years of demonstrated experience in the specified test engineering areas, including DoD weapon system testing, test and evaluation, data analysis, test design, Agile, configuration management, simulations, bug tracking, weapon control systems, test documentation, laboratory and field testing, and project coordination.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

Conduct tests in support of DoD weapon systems.
Apply test and evaluation strategies, statistical data analysis, and engineering tools.
Support system performance testing and system test design.
Work with Agile methodologies.
Support Configuration Management processes and Configuration Control Boards (CCBs).
Use simulations in a test environment.
Report, track, reproduce, and verify bugs.
Troubleshoot weapon control systems and assess actual and desired system behavior.
Create test cases and procedures in accordance with DoD policies and instructions.
Develop test plans and procedures traceable to program requirements.
Plan and execute tests in laboratory and field environments.
Analyze test data to assess system behavior and create final test reports.
Plan, design, coordinate, and control project work to meet sponsor objectives.