Test Engineer

Summary

Freedom Technology Solutions Group is seeking a Test Engineer to support the enhancement, sustainment, and modernization of ground-based satellite geolocation systems. The ideal candidate will contribute to the full engineering lifecycle—from requirements development through deployment—delivering innovative software-based capabilities that advance critical mission operations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to cutting edge development programs and test new solutions
• Innovate testing for RF signal processing applications
• Test analytics, visualization and discovery tools
• Evaluate the integration of new and legacy software across a variety of hardware form factors
• Assess operational system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize Test & Evaluation (T&E) objectives and enable evaluation planning
• Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support
• Coordinate with program System Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning
• Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E
• Plan program- and event-level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions, levels of T&E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical test
• Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans
• Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirements/T&E cross-walk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports
• Plan program- and event-level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to synch T&E events with supported decision points
• Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information/resource balance and to control testing uncertainties
• Ensure test readiness including training of test event participants re: conduct of the event, equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangements

Skills

• 2 years of experience as a Test Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required
• Active Security Clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university
• Experience working directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation
• Experience performing pre-deployment testing of new systems to include all system software and hardware releases prior to field deployment
• Experience planning and execute testing and data collection, ensuring compliance with security and legal standards
• Experience producing associated Test Plans, Procedures, and Reports/Briefings, Data Management Plan
• Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 2 years of experience as a Test Engineer on programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required
• Active Security Clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university
• Experience working directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation
• Experience performing pre-deployment testing of new systems to include all system software and hardware releases prior to field deployment
• Experience planning and execute testing and data collection, ensuring compliance with security and legal standards
• Experience producing associated Test Plans, Procedures, and Reports/Briefings, Data Management Plan
• Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• A team mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals
• Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies
• Enjoy extremely competitive compensation and benefits
• A work-life balance you can count on
• Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime
• Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more
• Generous paid time off – including paid site closure days
• Competitive salary offerings
• Paid training and tuition reimbursement
• Referral bonuses
• Fully paid life and disability
• Annual logo wear allowance
• Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)