Senior Test Engineer

Senior Test Engineer

JHNA is currently seeking a talented Senior Test Engineer to join our NAVAIR support team in Patuxent River, MD. This position will require on-site support at NAVAIR, with some allowance for telework/remote work. The ideal candidate will live within a commutable distance from NAS Pax River.

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Work with developers, end users, and organizations to create test plans and test scripts
• Coordinate with testing labs to plan and implement test events.
• Create reports, track problems, and report on identified errors.
• Configure necessary hardware and operating environments
• Support formal test development, integrated software/system level test, Formal Qualification Test (FQT)/Verification & Validation (V&V) test, software build FQT, and segment/system test.
• Conduct Verification and Validation (V&V) of standard operating procedures
• Perform unit, functional, or system level test of tactical weapon system software.
• Maintain and execute routine manual and automated test standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain Secret Clearance. US Citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree in a Technical Discipline.
• At least Ten (10) years of experience in the engineering field-testing DoD aircraft or weapons systems.
• In-depth knowledge of how sensors are used on their resident platforms and sufficient background knowledge and experience to enable the projection of upgraded equipment into future mission requirements.
• Ability to evaluate new or revised software that controls/responds to current hardware; evaluate proposed software that will control new hardware and demonstrated ability to test software.
• Ability to analyze solutions, estimate problem impact on mission functions and provide an evaluation on the resulting solution.
• Knowledge of testing principles, theories, and concepts and ability to contribute to the development of new and innovative principles and concepts.