Lead System Test Engineer – Sapphire

System Test Engineer Lead overseeing SEIT for Boeing's Sapphire program. Leading test strategy, execution, and compliance in various environments.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeHuntsville • Alabama, California, Montana, Oklahoma • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $127,500 - $197,800 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

ERPPython

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) efforts for the Sapphire program, owning test strategy, planning, execution, and closure across lab, ground, and flight environments.
Develop and maintain the program-level test & verification master plan, detailed test plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria; ensure traceability to system requirements.
Define, establish and manage integration labs, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) setups, test benches, telemetry, and data collection/analysis capabilities necessary to execute test campaigns.
Coordinate cross-discipline integration and test activities with cross functional IT bedrocks (ERP, MES, PDM) and I&I and subcontractor teams.
Lead test execution for complex system-level integration events, anomaly resolution, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions; drive test defect lifecycle to closure.
Establish and implement test automation, repeatability, and regression frameworks to facilitate continuous integration and continuous verification.
Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace standards and certification artifacts (e.g., DO-178C, DO-254, MIL‑STD, program-specific compliance requirements), and support certification authorities and program audits.
Produce and present test status, risk assessments, metrics, findings, and recommendations to program leadership and stakeholders; maintain schedule and resource forecasts.

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
5+ years of relevant industry experience in systems integration and test, and leading complex, multi-discipline test teams or test organizations.
5+ years of experience in developing and executing system-level test plans, procedures, and campaigns across lab, HIL, and flight environments.
5+ years of experience with test automation and scripting in at least one language/toolset (e.g., Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Tcl).
5+ years of experience applying requirements-based verification and maintain requirement-to-test traceability using tools such as DOORS, Polarion, or equivalent.
5+ years of experience with configuration management, anomaly/defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TeamCenter), and test data management.
5+ years of experience performing root-cause analysis and driving corrective actions across organizational boundaries.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience briefing senior leadership and external stakeholders.
5+ years of experience in program-level planning, scheduling, and resource management skills.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Test Strategy DevelopmentTest Plan ExecutionHardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) TestingTest Data ManagementConfiguration Management

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsLeadership Experience

Certifications

DO-178CDO-254MIL-STD