Principal Test Engineer

Science Applications International Corp

Colorado Springs, CO

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$120,001–$160,000 Per Year

SKILLS

Agile Programming Methodologies, Atlassian JIRA, Bash Scripting, Configuration Management, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Science, Documentation, Emerging Technology, Fortune 500 Customers, Government, Hardware-Software Integration, Information Technology & Information Systems, Integration Testing, Kanban, Ksh (Korn Shell) Scripting, On Site Support, Operating Systems, Perl Programming Language, Professional Services, Project Engineering, Project/Program Management, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Assurance Methodology, Release Management/Engineering, Requirements Management, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Scrum Project Management and Software Development, ScrumMaster, Secret Clearance, Sh (Bourne Shell) Scripting, Software Administration, Software Development, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Surveillance, System Integration (SI), System Test, Systems Engineering, Tcl-Tk, Technical Support, Test Automation, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Readiness Review (TRR), Test Requirements, Testing, Work From Home

LOCATION

Colorado Springs, CO

POSTED

25 days ago

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Principal Test Engineer

Job ID: 2612808

Location: Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Date Posted: May 20, 2026

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Test Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: Hybrid

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Job Description

Description

SAIC seeks a highly experienced Principal Test Engineer to support the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, in performing operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars critical to US and Allied strategic missile surveillance, warning, defense, and space surveillance missions in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In support of the government customer, the SAIC Program Manager, and the Chief Engineer, the Principal Test Engineer is responsible for development and execution of system test solutions in accordance with engineering documentation to ensure test plans and methodologies meet system needs, are accurate, comprehensive, consistent, and complete.

Job Duties:

Participate, prepare, and execute comprehensive subsystem and enterprise-level test plans and procedures, and support system/element level test planning and test readiness reviews.
Document test requirements and methodologies in the requirements management system.
Support the development of system integration plans, procedures and scenarios used in the conduct of software/hardware system integration testing.
Development of innovative Test Automation solutions and support the software development teams focused on DevSecOps solutions.

Qualifications

Bachelors and nine plus (9+) years' of relevant experience.
Active Secret Clearance.
Familiarity or experience with Agile software development methodologies, i.e., Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, to include use of Jira and Confluence.
Experience in using a requirements management tool, such as DOORS.
Familiarity or experience with continuous integration and deployment environments and tools such as Bamboo.
Experience with version control tools such as Bitbucket.
Experience with *ix operating systems.

Desired:

Experience sustaining UEWR and/or PARCS ground based radar systems.
Experience in writing scripts using scripting languages such as Korn Shell, Bourne Shell, Python, Perl, bash, tcl, etc.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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