System Tester (26-236)

About the Job

The System Tester will support the C2BMC program and will be responsible for assisting with the organization and participation in Flight and Ground Tests.

Location

Colorado Springs, CO

The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility 4X10 hour day, 3 days off per week.

The Work You'll Do

The C2BMC Global has an immediate need for a Test Analyst to assist with the organization and participation in Flight and Ground Tests. GAITS CFPT is looking to augment its staff with a highly motivated and skilled individual that can help in the assessment of successful Flight and Ground Tests. The candidate will be responsible for identifying required resources, developing and understanding mission objectives for the system(s) under test, developing data archival and analysis plans, and developing post mission reports. The candidate should understand and have had previous experience with various event board approval structures, including MDIOC and BMDSS support processes, the MDA/BC approval chain and National Team engineering boards (PERB, CEAT). Experience with approval boards from other organizations sponsoring such tests (e.g. JIAMDO, AFSPC, JFCC-IMD, etc) is highly desirable. It is desirable to have had prior experience interacting with JAT, MDDC, and other related organizations. The ideal candidate will also have experience with the operation of C2BMC, knowledge of the system configuration, experience with the system operation, how to navigate display screens, and the concept of system operations. The candidate will be responsible for configuration management and control of test resources, articles, and tools for data collection during the event. The candidate will also serve as the I&T liaison to other C2BMC test participants and MDA/BCT test managers. The Test Director will coordinate with the project leads of various experiments to ensure seamless event execution across the entire I&T mission. The Test Director will develop and maintain the test architecture which includes all articles under test. The candidate will also develop any supplemental procedures required to ensure successful execution.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience, or Master's Degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience
• Active Top-Secret (TS) Clearance required to start, with ability to obtain SCI
• The Engineering personnel must possess an understanding of systems engineering processes and logistics principles, including artifact generation (e.g. specifications, Interface Control Documents, System Architecture Descriptions, Use Cases, Trade Studies, etc).
• Experience with network applications and networking concepts is desired along with experience with military systems used in missile defense such as AN/TPY2, SBIRS/BOA, Aegis, THAAD, Patriot, and SBX, including their operational characteristics.
• Experience working in an integrated team environment with other systems, software, and specialty engineers to develop solutions using NT or similar processes and methods.
• The successful candidate will have a demonstrable ability to develop briefings and convey complex ideas in writing, be comfortable working in a team environment, be a quick study, hard worker, and interested and capable of adapting to changing technology.
• The candidate must possess strong verbal/written communications skills enabling him/her to work effectively in a small technical team environment, and to accurately represent test perspectives to C2BMC system architects, software designers, other testers and test support personnel, the Government customer, and personnel in other MDA programs.
• The candidate must understand systems engineering, systems design and development.
• The candidate will also possess 2+ years experience in a related engineering environment, with good experience and expertise in systems-of-systems definition and integration.
• Ability to analyze high level needs and through a structured and logical approach refine the need into an integrated set of requirements that leads to a fielded product.
• Ability to lead portions of the activity and direct the activities of fellow engineers.
• Excellent communications skills desired (written and oral).
• Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
• Able to write and implement engineering plans within a project.

Preferred

• Experience in Ballistic Missile defense systems is highly desired
• Unix command line, Bash, Perl scripting, Linux
• Statistics
• Technical writing/test procedure creation
• Communication/presentation skills
• Space/C2BMC/Missile Defense experience
• Agile development
• Automated testing framework
• Requirement and Verification Spreadsheet analysis
• Experience with analysis tools: JAVA software or PYTHON scripting development
• Conducting post-processing and quantitative/qualitative analysis of collected data
• Development of action plans based upon analysis of data
• Documenting software deficiency reports
• Presenting analysis results and plans of action orally and/or in written format (e.g., slides, annotated slides, test report document)

Salary Range: $100,000 - $148,000

Our Approach

At SecureStrux, we are committed to core values that guide the way we work with one another and our clients. As a team member, you will Create Team Synergy, Drive Continuous Innovation, Deliver with Integrity, and have the Freedom to Own it. Our thriving company culture supports our employees as they seek to grow with us!

What We Offer

Between our virtual environment where you can evaluate recent technologies and enhance your skills, and a generous annual professional development stipend, you will join a team that enjoys working on leading-edge technologies for world-class clients. We offer a robust total compensation package that includes comprehensive health benefits to support you and your family, flexible time off, continuing education allowance, a donation allowance for charitable causes, profit sharing, and a matched 401k.

Employment Types: Full-time

Work Arrangements: On-site

Locations: Colorado