Instrumentation Engineer

Ost•Orlando, FL

About The Position

Optimal Solutions & Technologies (OST, Inc.) is focused on excellence. We specialize in providing Management Consulting, Information Technology, and Research Development and Engineering services. The fundamental distinction of the OST team is its business knowledge in both the public and private sectors. We serve the aerospace & transportation, association & nonprofit, defense, education, energy, financial, healthcare, and technology & telecommunications industries. OST is successful because we listen to our clients, we learn from our clients, and we know our clients. Systems Engineer / Test Engineer / Instrumentation Engineer Description of specific duties in a typical workday for this position: The Systems Engineer / Test Engineer / Instrumentation Engineer provides engineering, integration, test, and validation expertise for enterprise-level systems, processes, and capabilities. The individual supports the design, integration, testing, and performance assessment of enterprise solutions that enable transformation across people, processes, data, and technology. Responsibilities include analyzing enterprise requirements and operational needs; supporting system-of-systems architecture development; and integrating capabilities across platforms, applications, data environments, and stakeholders. The role supports development and execution of test strategies, test plans, and validation activities to ensure enterprise solutions meet functional, performance, interoperability, and scalability requirements. The engineer supports test planning and execution for enterprise integrations, including interface testing, data flow validation, performance testing, and user acceptance testing. Instrumentation responsibilities include defining metrics, collecting and analyzing system performance data, monitoring integration outcomes, and validating transformation effectiveness against defined success criteria. Additional duties include supporting technical reviews, readiness assessments, and decision-support analyses; documenting engineering and test results; identifying risks and integration issues; and providing recommendations to improve enterprise performance, efficiency, and reliability. The role collaborates closely with program managers, architects, developers, cybersecurity personnel, and stakeholders to ensure ETI initiatives are implemented successfully and aligned with enterprise transformation objectives.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of experience supporting systems engineering, integration, testing, or enterprise transformation initiatives within a DoD, Federal, or large enterprise environment
Demonstrated experience with: Enterprise systems integration and system-of-systems engineering
Test planning, execution, and validation for integrated solutions
Metrics definition, data collection, and performance analysis
Interface, data flow, and interoperability testing
Technical documentation and engineering analysis
Active Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting enterprise transformation, digital modernization, or large-scale system integration programs
Familiarity with: Enterprise architecture frameworks
Agile or iterative delivery environments
Data analytics and performance measurement tools
DoD or Federal enterprise IT and transformation initiatives
Certifications or training in: Systems Engineering
Test & Evaluation
Agile, DevSecOps, or Enterprise Architecture

Responsibilities

analyzing enterprise requirements and operational needs
supporting system-of-systems architecture development
integrating capabilities across platforms, applications, data environments, and stakeholders
development and execution of test strategies, test plans, and validation activities
test planning and execution for enterprise integrations, including interface testing, data flow validation, performance testing, and user acceptance testing
defining metrics, collecting and analyzing system performance data, monitoring integration outcomes, and validating transformation effectiveness against defined success criteria
supporting technical reviews, readiness assessments, and decision-support analyses
documenting engineering and test results
identifying risks and integration issues
providing recommendations to improve enterprise performance, efficiency, and reliability
collaborating closely with program managers, architects, developers, cybersecurity personnel, and stakeholders