SATCOM Test Engineer – Conformance & Test Automation

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

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.