Test and Deficiency Reporting Engineer

Stellar Solutions, a nationally recognized “Great Place To Work,” delivers engineering solutions across commercial space and national security missions—from innovative new entrants to established space systems organizations.

We bring talented, energetic, and immediately productive professionals to meet critical customer needs in systems engineering and integration, mission operations, program management, and strategic planning—helping teams deliver resilient capability to the mission with speed, quality, and focus.

Stellar Solutions is seeking a Test and Deficiency Reporting Engineer to support systems engineering, integration, testing, sustainment, and deficiency management for space-related Major Defense Acquisition Programs. This role helps define test strategies, manage deficiency reporting processes, and support verification activities that improve mission readiness and technical decision-making across space and ground systems.

This role operates at the intersection of developmental test, systems engineering, deficiency reporting, and sustainment. The Test and Deficiency Reporting Engineer will work in a collaborative government environment to develop test products, support test execution and analysis, manage deficiency tracking, and facilitate review processes that identify operational impacts, root causes, and mitigations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Perform systems engineering, integration, testing, and sustainment activities for space-related Major Defense Acquisition Programs.
• Support Government Developmental Test and Evaluation for space and ground systems.
• Develop test strategies, plans, reports, briefings, and related verification products.
• Participate in test execution, verification, analysis, and sustainment activities.
• Use T.O. 00-35D-54 to support deficiency reporting and management activities.
• Manage databases to track system deficiencies and support deficiency assessment meetings.
• Facilitate assessment of operational impacts, root causes, and mitigations for system deficiencies.
• Support Government Deficiency Review Board and Executive Deficiency Review Board processes.
• Define, develop, maintain, and execute large-scale system test plans and overarching test and evaluation strategy documents.
• Develop and support products such as Test and Evaluation Strategy, Test and Evaluation Master Plans, System Integration Test Plans, Enterprise Verification Plans, Verification Cross Reference Matrices, and Requirements Verification Files.
• Communicate effectively and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, FFRDCs, and industry teammates.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience performing systems engineering, integration, testing, and sustainment for space-related Major Defense Acquisition Programs.
• 5+ years of experience supporting Government Developmental Test and Evaluation for space and ground systems.
• 5+ years of experience working in a collaborative team environment developing test strategies, plans, reports, briefings, participating in test execution, verification or analysis, and sustainment activities.
• Experience using T.O. 00-35D-54.
• Experience managing databases to track system deficiencies and facilitate meetings assessing operational impacts, root causes, and mitigations.
• Knowledge of systems engineering standards, including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2.
• Knowledge of Deficiency Reporting and the Deficiency process, including Government Deficiency Review Board and Executive Deficiency Review Board.
• Ability to define, develop, maintain, and execute large-scale system test plans and overarching test and evaluation strategy documents.
• Ability to communicate effectively and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, FFRDCs, and industry teammates.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Physics.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience performing systems engineering, integration, and testing on space-based remote sensing systems.
• Experience with portfolio and program verification, interoperability, or certification.
• Experience planning, executing, and reporting on Lead Developmental Test Organization or Operational Test Authority organizations.
• Experience planning and executing program reviews throughout the system lifecycle.
• Experience using a Model-Based Systems Engineering approach to manage system definitions and technical baselines.
• Experience using the Joint Deficiency Reporting System.
• Knowledge of DoD 5000.01 and DoD 5000.02.
• Master’s degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Physics.
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certification, including ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP Certification.

Clearance & Additional Requirements

• Secret clearance required.
• TS/SCI clearance preferred.

Location

Colorado Springs, CO.

Compensation:

The typical annual salary range for this position is approximately, USD $115,000 - $143,000. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, profit sharing / retirement plan and other benefits (all in addition to annual base salary).

Deliverables could be in the format of a report, software file, briefing, spreadsheet, or other document as directed by the Government, using government approved and/or mandated systems/software and processes governed by guidance/instructions/policy or direction. The nature of this work will, at times, require quick responses to stringent deadlines and always in a high quality, professional manner.