Senior Principal Integration and Test Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc

Ft. Wayne, Indiana

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$162,223–$171,095 Per Year
SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Aerospace and Defense, Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Atlassian JIRA, Campaigns, Change Control, Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cross-Functional, Data Reduction, Defense Intelligence, DoD Secret Clearance, DoD Top Secret Clearance, Documentation, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Electronic Warfare, Embedded Software, Field Trials, GPS (Global Positioning System), Government, Instrumentation, Integration Testing, Intelligence Agencies, Interoperability, Leadership, Leading Edge Technology, Linux Operating System, MIL-STD-461, Mathematics, Military/DoD Standards, Oscilloscope, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Radio Frequency, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Security Clearance, Software Testing, Spectrum Analyzers, System Integration (SI), Taxonomies, Technical Support, Technical Writing, Test Automation, Test Bench, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Readiness Review (TRR), Test Requirements, Test Scripts, Test Strategy, Testing, Top Secret Clearance, Traceability, United States Citizen, United States Department of Defense (DoD), Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Use Cases, Validation Testing, Waveforms, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
POSTED
1 day ago
Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related Science or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience; or Master's degree, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

 

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position:

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Senior Principal Integration and Test (I&T) Engineer.  This position provides an opportunity to further advance the cutting-edge technology that supports some of our nation’s core defense/intelligence services and systems.  General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

 

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in a STEM field and 8+ years of integration and test experience; or Master's + 6 years; or 12+ years in lieu of degree.
  • Demonstrated I&T leadership on complex hardware/software systems—full ownership of test plan authorship, execution, anomaly resolution, and formal reporting.
  • Hands-on System-of-Systems integration experience resolving interface, timing, and interoperability issues across dissimilar subsystems.
  • Multi-disciplinary integration experience spanning autonomy, RF communications, UGVs, small UAS, electronic warfare, munitions, and fuzes.
  • Proficiency with bench and field instrumentation: oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and data acquisition systems.
  • Python scripting for test automation and data reduction.
  • Experience with use-case-driven or mission-thread-based V&V campaigns with formal requirements traceability.
  • Experience in an Agile environment with Jira and Confluence.
  • Ability to author clear, audit-ready technical documentation for engineering and government customer audiences.
  • Active DoD Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% to customer and contractor test ranges (event-driven, typically 2–4 weeks at a time).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Defense/aerospace experience with military standards (MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-1316, MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-2105).
  • RF/communications test experience: waveforms, link testing, tactical/mesh networks, GPS-denied/contested-spectrum operations.
  • Electronic warfare test experience: signal collection, jamming/countermeasure characterization, range testing.
  • Autonomy, UGV, and small UAS integration and test—perception, navigation, C2, and human-machine teaming.
  • Munitions and fuzing experience: setback survivability, safe-and-arm, warhead/effects characterization, lethality testing.
  • Environmental and qualification test experience (vibration, shock, thermal, EMI/EMC).
  • Test automation framework experience (LabVIEW, TestStand, or equivalent).
  • Linux test environments and CI/CD for embedded software test.
  • MBSE and digital-engineering traceability tools; experience with VCRMs or VVPs for DoD milestone reviews.
  • Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to develop I&T artifacts and capabilities.
  • Active DoD Top Secret clearance.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • I&T Lifecycle Ownership: Own the full test and integration lifecycle—plan, integrate, execute, resolve anomalies, and report—for multi-subsystem System-of-Systems capabilities.
  • SoS Integration: Define the integration and test strategy; lead integration of dissimilar subsystems (autonomy, RF/comms, UGV, sUAS, EW, munitions, and fuzing) into a cohesive, demonstrable capability; resolve cross-subsystem interface, timing, and interoperability issues.
  • Use-Case & V&V: Define operational use cases and mission threads; develop verification scenarios that exercise end-to-end system behavior against ConOps with formal traceability from requirements through test evidence.
  • Test Planning: Author test plans and procedures across the full test taxonomy—integration, functional, scenario, environmental, acceptance, regression, and qualification—with defined pass/fail criteria.
  • Field Execution & Anomaly Resolution: Plan and instrument bench and field tests, lead range execution, and resolve test anomalies to the component level across electronic, mechanical, RF, and software assemblies.
  • Test Automation: Define and stand up test automation and data acquisition; script data reduction and post-test analysis (Python); develop automated test sequences where applicable.
  • Documentation & Configuration Control: Author and maintain integration guides, ICDs, test procedures, lessons-learned registers, and as-tested configuration baselines; ensure documentation is audit-ready for government milestone reviews.
  • Leadership & Reporting: Coordinate test activities across a cross-functional, multi-vendor team in an Agile workflow. Present test readiness reviews, test reports, and validation evidence to program leadership and government customers.

 

Tools & Environment

  • Python, CAMEO (requirements traceability), Confluence, MATLAB/Simulink, Git, Jira, LabVIEW/TestStand.



PREFERRED DEGREE TYPES AND EXPERIENCE:

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Department of Defense <> security clearance is SECRET<> at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Salary Note: This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled. Combined Salary Range: USD $162,223.00 - USD $171,095.00 /Yr. Company Overview:

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!


Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

About the Company

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General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc

At General Dynamics Mission Systems, employees share a common mission to be a trusted partner to the U.S. defense, intelligence and homeland security communities.

Whether you're working on the internal systems of a new ship strategic to the U.S. Navy's role in keeping sea lanes open, developing a camera system for the U.S. Army to protect our forces or helping the Department of Homeland Security coordinate defense against and response to cyber attacks, you'll share a sense of duty and patriotism common to all General Dynamics employees.

When you join General Dynamics, you'll become part of a culture that nurtures innovation. We encourage our professionals to challenge the conventional way of doing things. And we motivate our employees to solve tough customer problems by promoting and sharing new ideas.

Join a team that's dedicated to what matters most. Build your career at General Dynamics today.

General Dynamics Mission Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., General Dynamics employs approximately 91,000 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Aerospace and Defense
FOUNDED
1952
WEBSITE
https://gdmissionsystems.com