Test Engineer

Advise project leads and engineers on test engineering as it applies to highly technical program office efforts. Contribute to test planning working groups, technical interchanges, and day-to-day interactions with small government and industry teams. Develop and execute program test activities, including the planning, execution, and reporting of test projects. Derive and manage system/sub-system requirements with traceability to higher level program office objectives. Perform systems engineering trade studies, design and integration trades, end-to-end performance evaluation, and risk mitigation planning. Contribute to laboratory infrastructure development to meet test capability needs. Demonstrated ability to lead test management tasks, including the planning, resourcing, execution, and reporting of system test projects. Proven ability to apply systems engineering, test engineering, and test operations expertise to a wide range of developmental subsystems and integrated architectures. Strong expertise in configuration control standards, methods, and application to system modifications. Excellent written, verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively in fast paced environment. Experience handling information, data, and equipment at classification levels. Working knowledge and practical application of hardware/software integration and testing in ground/flight laboratory environments. Familiarity with modeling and simulation tools; with applicability to subsystem prototyping, system interfaces and performance predictions. Working knowledge of DoD and Air Force acquisition processes and documentation relating to system development, weapon systems integration, and test and evaluation. Knowledge of radio frequency, electro-optics, avionics, or related discipline(s). Data reduction and analysis expertise. 2-5 years of experience directly related to the above responsibilities Bachelor of Science in relevant scientific or technical discipline and 2-5 years of job-related experience, or a master's degree plus 0-3 years of job-related experience. Possess an active Top Secret security clearance, based upon a Single Scope Background (SSBI or SBPR). Must be eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAP) access