Sr Test Engineer – SIGINT/EW SME

Position Summary

MAG Aerospace is seeking a highly skilled Test Engineer with strong military background in Signals Intelligence and/or Electronic Warfare. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in RF Theory, spectrum operation and signal analysis applying this knowledge to test evaluate and validate advanced systems in mission driven environments in support of Product Lead Strategic Spectrum Warfare

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead analysis, evaluation, and performance verifications of hardware and software systems under test.
• Support the development of test plans, test procedures, requirements traceability matrices, test reports, test flow, and test case design and implementation. 
• Lead formal systems acceptance testing activities. 
• Present test strategies, plans, and results to internal and external customers through formal and informal reports and briefings. 
• Produce comprehensive test documentation
• Software/hardware testing, test environment development, fault analysis,
• Integrate and test systems to the software/hardware level.
• Document testing issues and failures and perform analysis of test results.
• Evaluate new technologies and assess their maturity for implementation.
• Sustain and maintain test environments for fielded systems.
• Coordinate support across multiple PEOs and PMs.
• Other duties may be assigned

 

The ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent organizational, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with ability to present complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work in office/field/lab environments

Requirements

• Clearance: Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility
• 10 or more years’ experience in test engineering.
• Bachelors Degree in Engineering; BS in Electrical Engineering preferred. 
• Strong foundation in RF Theory and practical application in operational environments
• Hands on experience with SIGINT/EW Systems, tools and platforms.
• Proven ability to design and execute technical test procedures
• Experience with spectrum management, electronic attack/defense or airborne/ground-based EW Systems
• Prior instructor or training experience in RF/EW/SIGINT disciplines.
• Experienced in engineering aspects of system design and functionality.
• Experience dissecting system function(s) for application in system test(s). Requires demonstrated engineering skills and capabilities to implement and execute comprehensive system testing.
• Experience in integrating and testing and analysis of embedded processing systems to the software/hardware level.
• Experience in communications systems, software languages/software testing, networks, network security, power systems, antennas, RF, and/or mechanical design and analysis.
• Experience with requirements analysis and verification.
• Experiencing in developing test strategies, plans, reports, etc.
• Experience with software testing methodologies and tools.
• Experience working collaboratively with government personnel, contractors, and other stakeholders to achieve project goals.

 

Preferred experience/skills

 

• Military Experience – Seeking candidates with prior U.S. Military Experience in Signals Intelligence or Electronic Warfare.
• Relevant backgrounds include Army MOS 35N, 29 Series strongly preferred, experience with Army Cyber Command or Military Intelligence Brigades, EW SMEs.
• Ability to develop and maintain automated test scripts to process analyze and visualize data sets.
• Experience with PEO IEW&S programs and systems.
• Experience with testing frameworks and applications.
• Experience with DoDI 5000.89, DoDM 5000.100 and/or Test and Evaluation Enterprise Guidebook.

Special Note

The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements. This position requires 25% travel to Army and contractor locations within CONUS

 

The salary range for this position is between $150,000 and $180,000.

Benefits and Compensation

At MAG Aerospace, we value your contributions providing our employees with a robust Total Rewards package that supports your total well-being. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in MAG's Total Rewards programs. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits as well as paid leave, professional development, and tuition assistance. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our Total Rewards Program by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site: https://www.magaero.com/benefits/. Salary at MAG Aerospace is determined by various factors including but not limited to location, the particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $150,000 to $180,000 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of MAG's total compensation package for employees.

Salary : $150,000 - $180,000