NATO BMD Senior Test Engineer

Qabird; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Mid-Test engineer for its Integration and Test team in The Hague, Netherlands. This role supports NATO's Ballistic Missile Defence testing efforts, managing diverse test activities. The successful candidate will engage with multinational stakeholders, needing strong English proficiency and a NATO Secret security clearance.

Essential qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and over 15 years of related experience, or a Master's with 12 years. Familiarity with BMD-related systems, tools like Jira and TestRail, and the ability to lead small technical teams are key.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years' experience or 12 years with a Master's.
• Current active NATO Secret level security clearance required.
• High ability in English essential; minimum level SLP3333 required.

Responsibilities

• Support integration test activities for NATO BMD.
• Participate in execution of varying scope tests.
• Maintain project schedules and estimate test efforts.

Skills

Understanding of BMD domain

Communication requirements verification

Troubleshooting complex TDL systems

Link system performance assessments

Test plans and test case development

Experience with TDL standards publications

Operational readiness communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering/technical discipline

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

Jira

TestRail

Wireshark

Job description

Leidos is looking for a Mid-Test engineer to support the Integration and Test (I&T) team within our international team in The Hague, Netherlands, in support of the NATO Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Systems Engineering & Integration and Test (SEIT) contract.

This effort supports the execution of BMD test verification activities, exercises, and integration test bed operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Engineering Lead as required to lead and perform project test and exercise related activities. The candidate will be expected to participate and support the execution of tests and exercises of varying scope and complexity, as determined by the Engineering Lead and approved by the NATO customer. Supporting efforts may include maintaining project schedules, estimating test efforts, working with systems engineering tools, and interfacing with customers, users, product developers, and other stakeholders.

The above activities involve generation of documentation in UK English, as well as communicating with programme office personnel, stakeholders, and National Representatives in conferences and meetings in UK English. Travel is expected to be about 20%.

Qualifications:

• Candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering/technical discipline from an accredited college, and 15 years’ experience in systems engineering and integration; or a Masters and 12 years’ experience.
• Must have a current active NATO Secret level security clearance. Top Secret preferred.
• High ability in speaking, writing, and understanding English is essential. All on-site work will be conducted in English. All personnel working on-site shall have a minimum required level of English language of SLP3333 as defined in NATO STANAG 6001.
• Demonstrates initiative and a strong work ethic, works well within an engineering team, mission oriented, and takes personal pride in work.
• Eagerness to collaborate with multinational stakeholders, system architects, engineers, and operational users.
• Willingness to lead and serve as an independent contributor in the daily activities of small technical teams.

Required skills are as follows:

• Understanding and familiarity of the BMD domain and operational events.
• Experience in communication requirements verification such as JREAP, Link-16, DIS, HLA as examples with the technical experience to be a strong independent contributor.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex TDL system and network issues.
• Ability to conduct link system performance assessments using a variety of COTS/GOTS C2 systems and tools such as TDACS, LMMT, NSITE, JRE.
• Experience with allocating requirements to test, development of test plans, test cases, architectures and test procedures.
• Experience with performing tests, collecting results, and conducting analysis of the test results.
• Deep understanding of TDL standards publications such as STANAG 5516, STANAG 5518, STANAG 5522, and APP 11 (E).
• Experience in communicating readiness statuses and briefing post mission results to Customers.

Desired skills are as follows:

• Experience with the NATO BMD architecture and operational test activities.
• Experience in the configuration of operational networks supporting BMD and/or IAMD events/activities.
• Experience in verifying requirements such as WAN/LAN, voice and satellite communications (SATCOM) on an operational architecture/domain.
• Knowledge of link budget analysis and TDMA/FDMA/CDMA.
• Completion of JT-101, JT-102, and JT-201 courses.
• Development of OPTASKLINKs and network libraries utilized in operational events.
• Experience deriving Task Orders, deliverables and tasks in coordination with Customers.
• Experience with operating toolsets such as Jira, TestRail, Wireshark.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.