Lead Integration and System Test Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Camgian is seeking a Lead Integration & System Test Engineer to own system-level integration assurance and test readiness for complex software and hardware systems to aid the warfighter. This role ensures that components integrate into a reliable, testable, and releasable system prior to formal QA validation, supported by objective test evidence and clear risk assessment. The Lead Integration & System Test Engineer serves as the single integration authority, responsible for readiness decisions, gating releases from Engineering into QA, and reducing late-stage integration risk. In this role, you will also mentor engineers and help mature integration and system test practices across the organization. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience 

• 7+ years of experience in systems integration and test of complex mission critical systems for DoW 

• Demonstrated experience with system-level integration, testing, and test readiness 

• Experience delivering in mission-critical, high-reliability, or regulated environments 

• Experience with software development 

• Experience working in multi-team, multi-component engineering environments 

• Familiarity with Agile development processes and modern CI/CD pipelines 

• United States Citizenship required 

Desired Skills 

• Experience leading integration or system test efforts for complex, distributed systems 

• Strong understanding of systems engineering concepts, interfaces, and dependency management 

• Experience with modeling & simulation environments that includes scenario development and their use in testing 

• Experience coordinating test readiness across Engineering, and QA organizations 

• Experience defining or executing formal Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) or equivalent 

• Familiarity with DevQA automation outputs, CI/CD pipelines, and test evidence aggregation 

• Experience working with hardware-in-the-loop or representative system test environments 

• Experience with containerized systems and deployment validation environments (e.g., Kubernetes) 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills for readiness discussions with senior management and stakeholders 

Responsibilities 

• Own system-level integration assurance and test readiness prior to formal QA validation 

• Define integration test strategies and develop test plans aligned with system requirements and acceptance criteria 

• Execute or coordinate integration testing across software components and full system builds 

• Aggregate and assess integration test evidence from component teams and DevQA pipelines 

• Ensure traceability between requirements, acceptance criteria, and integration test results 

• Identify system integration defects, cross-component issues, and release risks 

• Develop and execute scenario-based test environments, including simulation-driven workflows 

• Ensure all models used in testing have clearly defined fidelity, assumptions, and limitations 

• Document model constraints and their impact on test validity and release readiness 

• Coordinate defect resolution across engineering teams 

• Conduct formal Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) 

• Produce clear, auditable readiness assessments with documented risks, limitations, and supporting evidence 

• Serve as the integration authority gating releases from Engineering into QA based on readiness and risk 

• Support QA during formal validation to resolve integration-related issues 

• Continuously improve integration, system test processes, and readiness criteria 

• Mentor junior engineers and review test plans and results 

• Participate in professional development to strengthen technical and leadership skills 

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