Autonomous Systems Testing & Mission Planning Analyst

Jobtailor; Colorado; On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a systems engineering professional to partner with external stakeholders to understand applications, interconnections, operations, and dependencies, and to design end-to-end autonomous testing strategies for mission planning software.

The role emphasizes real-world scenarios, dynamic test data, and agile development, with a strong focus on user-centric testing, effective communication, and collaboration between software developers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph (or willingness to obtain).
• BA/BS in STEM field or related experience.
• 3+ years of systems engineering experience with planning and scheduling software.
• Experience with mission planning software and data collection/exploitation activities.
• User-centric mindset for testing across multiple software applications.
• Ability to act as a bridge between software developers and project stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate effectively and collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with external stakeholders to learn and understand their applications, interconnections, operations, functional requirements, and dependencies.
• Act as subject matter expert for planning and tasking requirements, detailed collection strategies, dynamic mission demands, and operational objectives.
• Develop E2E autonomous systems testing strategies using real-world user scenarios and realistic, dynamic test data in an agile-based test environment.
• Design scripts for automated tests that exercise UI-based and API-based functionality and satisfy the test’s acceptance criteria.
• Maintain and enhance existing tests to exercise newly deployed and/or updated software features developed by third-party agile programs.

Skills

TS/SCI With Polygraph

Systems Engineering Experience

Mission Planning Software

Automated Testing

User-Centric Mindset

Effective Communication

Agile Methodologies

Stakeholder Engagement

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

BA/BS In STEM Field

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a systems engineering professional to partner with external stakeholders to understand applications, interconnections, operations, and dependencies, and to design end-to-end autonomous testing strategies for mission planning software.

The role emphasizes real-world scenarios, dynamic test data, and agile development, with a strong focus on user-centric testing, effective communication, and collaboration between software developers and stakeholders.