Senior Test Engineer

The Opportunity 

The Senior Test Engineer is responsible for leading the planning, coordination, execution, and oversight of testing efforts supporting multi-domain unmanned systems (UxS), including air, ground, and maritime platforms, while maintaining accountability for supporting test engineer taskings and team execution.

This position serves as the lead technical authority for test operations and is accountable for ensuring testing activities are executed safely, effectively, and in alignment with mission objectives, customer requirements, and contractual expectations.

The Senior Test Engineer is responsible not only for individual technical execution, but also for leadership, coordination, oversight of supporting personnel, testing schedules, reporting, and operational readiness activities.
This role requires close coordination with engineering, logistics, integration, cybersecurity, operational, and program management teams in both laboratory and field environments.

Key Responsibilities (Principal Duties and Accountabilities *Essential Functions)

Technical Leadership

• Lead the planning and execution of test events involving multi-domain unmanned systems in laboratory, controlled, and operational environments
• Serve as the lead engineer during test activities, demonstrations, evaluations, and operational exercises
• Provide technical direction, mentorship, and oversight to supporting engineers and test personnel
• Ensure testing aligns with system requirements, mission objectives, safety protocols, and customer expectations
• Review and validate test procedures, configurations, and operational readiness prior to execution

Team Accountability & Oversight

• Maintain accountability for overall team performance, task execution, and quality of work
• Coordinate assignments, priorities, schedules, and deliverables associated with testing operations Ensure deficiencies, risks, and issues are documented, tracked, communicated, and resolved appropriately
• Support continuous improvement in initiatives and operational efficiencies across testing activities

Testing, Evaluation & Reporting

• Collect, analyze, interpret, and validate test data to assess system reliability, interoperability, safety, and operational effectiveness
• Develop, review, and maintain test plans, reports, after-action reviews, and technical documentation
• Brief leadership, stakeholders, and customers on testing progress, findings, risks, and recommendations
• Support troubleshooting efforts and corrective action implementation for identified system deficiencies

Operational & Field Support

• Support and lead fielding operations, customer demonstrations, operational exercises, and test range activities
• Coordinate setup, execution, and teardown activities at testing locations and operational sites
• Serve as alternate pilot/operator for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) when required
• Support domestic and international travel requirements in support of mission operations and testing events
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% in support of testing activities, operational exercises, demonstrations, and customer requirements

Program & Meeting Support

• Participate in and lead technical meetings, readiness reviews, program discussions, and customer engagements
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure testing objectives, timelines, and deliverables are met
• Support program leadership with technical recommendations, operational planning, and mission execution activities