Autonomous Systems Test Engineer – On-Water & Lab

Integer Technologies; Gulfport (MS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for employee and deps

Relocation assistance

Bonuses

401(k) matching

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Integer Technologies is seeking an Autonomous System Test Engineer to own planning, preparation, and execution of testing for autonomy, perception, and maritime hardware systems. You will translate requirements into actionable test plans, assemble needed hardware, and capture data that drives product progress.

This role is broad by design, involving setup, field events, and on‑water demonstrations. A versatile, hardware‑oriented engineer will thrive, collaborating across engineering teams to

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree in a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience developing and executing test plans and procedures, and capturing and documenting test data.
• Experience with operating, integrating and/or testing autonomous systems.
• Hands‑on hardware skills: assembling, wiring, and integrating sensors, compute, power, and instrumentation, troubleshooting hardware/software issues.
• Comfort working in lab and field environments, outdoors and on-water testing.
• Proficiency with scripting or data tools (e.g., Python, MATLAB) for test automation and data analysis.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and collaboration across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Translate system requirements into clear test plans, procedures, and success criteria for hardware, software, and systems.
• Conduct bench, lab, and field tests; operate equipment and collect data; document results and lessons learned.
• Integrate sensors, compute, power, and instrumentation into test fixtures and vehicle platforms; build cabling and mounts.
• Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot test assets to keep them mission‑ready; ensure repeatability.
• Support field trials and on‑water testing of autonomous and maritime systems; installation and data capture.
• Assist software, hardware, and systems engineers with debugging, prototyping, and data collection.
• Process and summarize test data; prepare monthly reports and demonstrations.
• Identify improvements to test methods, tooling, and procedures to increase efficiency and safety.

Skills

Test planning

Test execution

Hardware integration

Data analysis

Lab & field testing

Python

MATLAB

Written communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (engineering)

Master's degree (engineering)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Lab instrumentation

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Integer Technologies is seeking an Autonomous System Test Engineer to own planning, preparation, and execution of testing for autonomy, perception, and maritime hardware systems. You will translate requirements into actionable test plans, assemble needed hardware, and capture data that drives product progress.

This role is broad by design, involving setup, field events, and on‑water demonstrations. A versatile, hardware‑oriented engineer will thrive, collaborating across engineering teams to