Principal Test Engineer

Saic; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks a Principal Test Engineer in Colorado Springs to support the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, and sustain ground-based radars critical to missile and space surveillance missions. The role involves developing and executing system test solutions to ensure test plans are accurate and complete.

You will lead test planning, integration testing, and test automation efforts aligned with DevSecOps, while ensuring compliance with contract requirements and security clearances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 9+ years relevant experience.
• Active Secret Clearance required.
• Experience with requirements management tools (DOORS).
• Familiarity with CI/CD environments and tools (Bamboo).
• Experience with version control (Bitbucket).
• Experience with Unix-like operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive subsystem and enterprise-level test plans and procedures.
• Document test requirements and methodologies in the requirements management system.
• Support system integration testing and software/hardware testing.
• Develop innovative test automation solutions supporting DevSecOps teams.
• Ensure personnel actions are completed per contract requirements.

Skills

Active Secret Clearance

Nine+ years experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

DOORS

Bamboo

Bitbucket

Jira

Confluence

Korn Shell

Bourne Shell

Python

Job description

Description

SAIC seeks a highly experienced Principal Test Engineer to support the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, in performing operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars critical to US and Allied strategic missile surveillance, warning, defense, and space surveillance missions in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In support of the government customer, the SAIC Program Manager, and the Chief Engineer, the Test Engineer is responsible for development and execution of system test solutions in accordance with engineering documentation to ensure test plans and methodologies meet system needs, are accurate, comprehensive, consistent, and complete.

Job Duties:

• Participate, prepare, and execute comprehensive subsystem and enterprise-level test plans and procedures, and support system/element level test planning and test readiness reviews.

• Document test requirements and methodologies in the requirements management system.

• Support the development of system integration plans, procedures and scenarios used in the conduct of software/hardware system integration testing.

• Development of innovative Test Automation solutions and support the software development teams focused on DevSecOps solutions.

• Ensure personnel management actions are completed, and tasks are conducted in accordance with contract requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and nine plus (9+) years’ of relevant experience.

• Active Secret Clearance.

• Experience in using a requirements management tool, such as DOORS.

• Familiarity or experience with continuous integration and deployment environments and tools such as Bamboo.

• Experience with version control tools such as Bitbucket.

• Experience with *ix operating systems.

Desired:

• Familiarity or experience with Agile software development methodologies, i.e., Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, to include use of Jira and Confluence.

• Experience sustaining UEWR and/or PARCS ground based radar systems.

• Experience in writing scripts using scripting languages such as Korn Shell, Bourne Shell, Python, Perl, bash, tcl, etc.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.