NATO BMD Senior Test Engineer

Leidos; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 93,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in The Hague, Netherlands, seeks a Mid-Test Engineer to support the I&T team on the NATO BMD SEIT contract. You will lead and perform project test activities, coordinate with stakeholders, and help drive successful test executions across an international team.

The role requires English fluency, NATO security clearance, and the ability to communicate confidently in UK English. Travel ~20% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/technical field with 15 years’ experience or Master’s with 12 years’ experience.
• Active NATO Secret level security clearance; Top Secret preferred.
• Strong English speaking/writing/listening; on-site work conducted in English; NATO STANAG 6001 level SLP3333.
• Demonstrates initiative, teamwork, mission orientation, and pride in work.
• Willingness to collaborate with multinational stakeholders and lead as an independent contributor.

Responsibilities

• Support the I&T team in test verification activities and exercises.
• Develop and execute test plans, cases, architectures, and procedures; analyze results.
• Maintain project schedules and estimate test effort; interface with customers and stakeholders.
• Communicate readiness statuses and briefing post-mission results to customers.

Skills

BMD domain knowledge

JREAP / Link-16 / DIS / HLA

TDL troubleshooting

TDACS / LMMT / NSITE / JRE

Test planning & procedures

Test execution & data analysis

STANAG 5516/5518/5522 knowledge

Readiness communications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/technical field

Master’s degree

Tools

Jira

TestRail

Wireshark

Job description

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.

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. Candidate will be expected to participate and support the execution of tests and exercise 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.

Original Posting

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

Pay And Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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.