Sr Test Engineer – SIGINT/EW SME

MAG Aerospace•Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

About The Position

MAG Aerospace is seeking a highly skilled Test Engineer with strong military background in Signals Intelligence and/or Electronic Warfare. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in RF Theory, spectrum operation and signal analysis applying this knowledge to test evaluate and validate advanced systems in mission driven environments in support of Product Lead Strategic Spectrum Warfare Essential Duties and Responsibilities Lead analysis, evaluation, and performance verifications of hardware and software systems under test. Support the development of test plans, test procedures, requirements traceability matrices, test reports, test flow, and test case design and implementation. Lead formal systems acceptance testing activities. Present test strategies, plans, and results to internal and external customers through formal and informal reports and briefings. Produce comprehensive test documentation Software/hardware testing, test environment development, fault analysis, Integrate and test systems to the software/hardware level. Document testing issues and failures and perform analysis of test results. Evaluate new technologies and assess their maturity for implementation. Sustain and maintain test environments for fielded systems. Coordinate support across multiple PEOs and PMs. Other duties may be assigned The ideal candidate will have: Excellent organizational, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills. Strong communication and presentation skills, with ability to present complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders. Experience working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and deadlines. Ability to work in office/field/lab environments

Requirements

Clearance: Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility
10 or more years’ experience in test engineering.
Bachelors Degree in Engineering; BS in Electrical Engineering preferred.
Strong foundation in RF Theory and practical application in operational environments
Hands on experience with SIGINT/EW Systems, tools and platforms.
Proven ability to design and execute technical test procedures
Experience with spectrum management, electronic attack/defense or airborne/ground-based EW Systems
Prior instructor or training experience in RF/EW/SIGINT disciplines.
Experienced in engineering aspects of system design and functionality.
Experience dissecting system function(s) for application in system test(s).
Requires demonstrated engineering skills and capabilities to implement and execute comprehensive system testing.
Experience in integrating and testing and analysis of embedded processing systems to the software/hardware level.
Experience in communications systems, software languages/software testing, networks, network security, power systems, antennas, RF, and/or mechanical design and analysis.
Experience with requirements analysis and verification.
Experiencing in developing test strategies, plans, reports, etc.
Experience with software testing methodologies and tools.
Experience working collaboratively with government personnel, contractors, and other stakeholders to achieve project goals.

Nice To Haves

Military Experience – Seeking candidates with prior U.S. Military Experience in Signals Intelligence or Electronic Warfare. Relevant backgrounds include Army MOS 35N, 29 Series strongly preferred, experience with Army Cyber Command or Military Intelligence Brigades, EW SMEs.
Ability to develop and maintain automated test scripts to process analyze and visualize data sets.
Experience with PEO IEW&S programs and systems.
Experience with testing frameworks and applications.
Experience with DoDI 5000.89, DoDM 5000.100 and/or Test and Evaluation Enterprise Guidebook.

Responsibilities

Lead analysis, evaluation, and performance verifications of hardware and software systems under test.
Support the development of test plans, test procedures, requirements traceability matrices, test reports, test flow, and test case design and implementation.
Lead formal systems acceptance testing activities.
Present test strategies, plans, and results to internal and external customers through formal and informal reports and briefings.
Produce comprehensive test documentation Software/hardware testing, test environment development, fault analysis,
Integrate and test systems to the software/hardware level.
Document testing issues and failures and perform analysis of test results.
Evaluate new technologies and assess their maturity for implementation.
Sustain and maintain test environments for fielded systems.
Coordinate support across multiple PEOs and PMs.
Other duties may be assigned