Staff Missile Test Engineer

ARA Career•Indian Head, MD

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Research Associates (ARA) is seeking a Staff Missile Test Engineer to provide engineering support and services for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Functional Ground Test (FGT) capability. This role is located at Naval Surface Warfare Center – Indian Head, MD, with potential for some CONUS travel. The engineer will be responsible for software and simulation expertise for operating and maintaining an FGT platform, as well as preparing test plans, presenting test readiness reviews, writing test reports, and conducting testing according to approved SOPs and procedures. Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be US citizens residing within the US.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited college or university
5-7 years of related experience
US citizen
Ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance
Ability to obtain medical certification for working with explosives
Willingness to submit to random drug testing
Experience with operating computer-based test systems and components including commercial systems such as Global Positioning System simulators and data processing/recording equipment
Ability to interpret software requirement, algorithm and interface specifications to support software and system performance evaluation
Ability to review test data in support of software and system performance evaluation
Engineering knowledge and experience in real-time software development, missile/flight simulation and software models, interface programming (Ethernet, serial, parallel input/output, specialized interface cards), user interface programming, and data processing and evaluation programming
Engineering knowledge and technical writing skills to support writing and reviewing test plans, test procedures, and test reports

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Microsoft Windows and optionally, Linux operating systems
Familiarity with IntervalZero RTX and programming tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio
Familiarity with FORTRAN, C/C++, Ada and optionally Python programming languages

Responsibilities

Providing software and simulation expertise for operating and maintaining a FGT platform
Providing engineering support in preparing test plans
Presenting test readiness reviews
Writing test reports
Conducting testing in accordance with approved SOPs and procedures
Operating computer-based test systems and components
Interpreting software requirements, algorithms, and interface specifications
Reviewing test data in support of software and system performance evaluation
Evaluating and integrating software and simulation models from external sources
Developing and maintaining software documentation including software test plans, version description documents, and user manuals
Conducting testing in accordance with approved standard operating procedures (SOPs)