Systems Test Engineer Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Systems Test Engineer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Provides technical support and advice to other engineering groups;
 - Understanding and experience in the complete life-cycle of the software in military systems;
 - Experience testing in a Java development environment;
 - Investigate and resolve operational problems in conjunction with other engineering and technical personnel;
 - Defines, documents, analyzes, performs, and interprets developmental tests for new and/or modified products or product components;
 - Devises and applies testing procedures for parts or sub-assemblies received from outside vendors;
 - Provide mission control room support and makes real-time decisions regarding safety, efficiency, and effectiveness;
 - Develop and publish test plans, test schedules and test procedures for developmental testing;
 - Contribute to test card development and review in collaboration with other engineering disciplines and test operations;
 - Provide laboratory support for integration testing;
 - Maintain metrics on status of testing and constraints;
 - Create and coordinate approval of test cards;
 - Interface with test article design and analysis teams to define test configuration and data requirements;
 - Identify and coordinate the availability of test facilities and test ranges with cognizant company, subcontractor, and government agencies;
 - Develop and publish detailed test plans, test schedules, and test procedures for developmental testing.
 
Requirements:
- Advanced degree is desirable;
 - US Government Secret or higher level security clearance as required;
 - Develop Test Planning Detail Sheets;
 - Support Test Execution as First Line Troubleshooter;
 - Support Systems engineering to develop Verification Cross Reference Matrices;
 - Support Test Equipment Checkout and System Integration;
 - Develop Test Plans and Detailed Procedures;
 - Technical writing/presentation skills;
 - Perform as the hardware responsible engineer for the subsystem under test;
 - Familiarity with Zumwalt Ship networks and equipment;
 - Prior experience working with Military and Commercial Marine control systems;
 - Perform requirements analysis and decomposition including developing derived requirements as needed to test the system;
 - Write Test Reports;
 - Develop test equipment and simulation requirements;
 - Perform technical interactions with the system test team to ensure system requirements are being verified.