Review, develop, document, and maintain system requirements and traceability across the lifecycle
Define test strategies, plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria for component, integration, and system-level testing
Design and execute verification & validation activities (functional, interface, performance, reliability, regression)
Analyze test results, perform root cause analyses, and recommend corrective actions
Collaborate across engineering disciplines, working closely with software developers, system architects, and test engineers to validate end-to-end functionality and mission effectiveness
Integrate hardware, software, and mission systems in secure DoD environments, ensuring interoperability, performance, and mission assurance
Apply modern DevSecOps practices—including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, containerized deployments, and infrastructure as code—to streamline integration and test activities
Stand up, configure, and maintain secure test environments leveraging cloud-native and virtualized resources (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or on-premise equivalents)
Use model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and requirements management tools to support design, analysis, and traceability
Contribute to risk, issue, and opportunity management; assess and report technical readiness and critical path impacts
Drive continuous improvement of integration and test processes, incorporating automation, metrics, and lessons learned to increase efficiency and reliability
Document integration results and test findings for design reviews, readiness assessments, and formal customer deliverables

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
2+ years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
Strong systems thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
Practical experience with requirements decomposition, requirements tracing and configuration management
Experience writing test plans and procedures and executing system-level integration and verification
Familiar with standard engineering tools such as requirements management (DOORS or similar), MBSE (MSOSA/Cameo or similar), test management, and common collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, Git)
Proficient with one or more scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Matlab) for test automation and data analysis.

Benefits

Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid time away from work

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills

requirements decompositionrequirements tracingconfiguration managementtest planssystem-level integrationverificationtest automationdata analysisscriptingprogramming

Soft skills

systems thinkinganalytical skillsproblem-solvingcollaborationcontinuous improvement

Certifications

Bachelor of Science degree