SATCOM Test Engineer

Careers @ T2S; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

T2S Solutions seeks an experienced SATCOM Test Engineer to join the PTW Conformance Team. You will develop operational use cases, execute test procedures, and integrate test gear to ensure waveform compliance for critical SATCOM systems.

You will draft formal test plans and reports, brief leadership, and collaborate with mission partners. A DoD SECRET clearance and travel around 25% are required.

Qualifications

• Recent and relevant experience directly supporting PATS, SATCOM enterprise, or WGS certification preferred.
• Travel 25% as part of the role.
• Experience in SATCOM terminal and SATCOM modem operations.
• Strong IP networking fundamentals.
• Ability to draft formal test plans, procedures and final test reports.
• Experience with test equipment including spectrum analyzers, power meters, signal generators, and specialized test sets.

Responsibilities

• Develop operational use cases for SATCOM waveform conformance.
• Execute test procedures and assess results against requirements.
• Integrate test equipment and coordinate with mission partners.
• Draft comprehensive test plans and final reports for leadership and stakeholders.
• Brief complex test data and results to government program leadership.

Skills

SATCOM Terminal operations

SATCOM Modem operations

IP networking fundamentals

Test plan development

Test report writing

Python scripting

JSON data structures

Excel

Visio/diagramming

Security clearance

Briefing to leadership

Education

Engineering or IT degree

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Power meters

Signal generators

Noise test sets

Fireberds (L to 40 GHz)

Visio

Job description

Summary

T2S Solutions currently has an opening for an experienced SATCOM Test Engineer to join the Protected Tactical Waveform PTW Conformance Team This role focuses on developing operational use cases executing test procedures integrating test equipment and collaborating with mission partners to ensure waveform compliance

Knowledge Skills and Experience requirements

Recent and relevant experience directly supporting the Protected Anti Jam Tactical SATCOM PATS enterprise andor Wideband Global SATCOM WGS certification preferred but recent graduates with an ITCSEngineering degree will be consideredTravel 25Required Experience in SATCOM Terminal and SATCOM Modem operationsStrong background in IP networking fundamentalsExperienced in capturing analyzing and evaluating network packet traffic using industry standard test setsAbility to draft formal test plans procedures and comprehensive final test reportsExperience with test equipment including Spectrum analyzers power meters signal generators noise test sets and Fireberds from L band to 40 GHz rangeExperience with Visio or like diagramming and vector graphics applicationsExperience briefing complex technical results test data and status updates directly to government program leadership and industry stakeholdersHave and maintain an active DoD SECRET clearancePreferred SATCOM Terminal and SATCOM Modem testing and evaluation experienceExpertise in establishment of test and evaluation criteria and requirementsExpertise in developing test plans and procedures in support of equipment evaluationSATCOMRF experience in WGS andor PATSWorking at a Teleport STEP SATCOM or commercial siteExpertise in use of Microsoft Excel functions and graphing capabilitiesAbility to read interpret and write test scripts using Python and JSON data structuresT2S Solutions is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected VeteranDisability