Test Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM-related field such as Engineering, Physics, or Technology, or five years of relevant work or military experience with related technical skills.
• Strong ability to read and interpret technical manuals, schematics, and mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Experience in technical writing, including writing requirements, verifying requirements using an agreed-upon method, and reporting results.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, for documentation and reporting.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
• Must be able to work in varying indoor and outdoor environmental conditions during field deployments and site surveys.
• Must be able to safely lift, carry, and set up test equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to spend prolonged periods standing, bending, or working in austere environments during test events.
• Must be willing to travel up to 35% of the time, including air travel and deployments to remote test sites.
• Must be available for a 40-hour work week; weekends and evenings may be required during mission support.

Nice To Haves

• Test and Evaluation (T&E) experience with strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical requirements with contractors and the 704th TG/OL-A to accomplish project objectives.
• Monitor contractor technical progress and coordinate testing or verification efforts as needed; report the results.
• Advise and assist with test article and test support equipment installation documentation, work instructions, and test procedures, and review installations before tests.
• Provide expertise in requirements management, design analysis, and review of material procurement specifications.
• Read, interpret, and provide input on technical drawings, schematics, and system diagrams.
• Participate in test planning, briefings, test event execution, data collection and archiving, data analysis, and test report writing.
• Develop training manuscripts, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and deployment guides covering setup and teardown criteria for newly acquired field-deployed equipment.
• Operate field-deployed equipment, including laser systems, passive and active detection systems, command and control equipment, cameras, photodiodes, calorimeters, and other electro-optical sensors.
• Integrate newly acquired test capabilities into the existing test architecture.