Senior SATCOM Automation Engineer – Test & Lab

World Wide Technology, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Onsite Health Centers

401k with Company Matching

Tuition Reimbursement

PTO and Holidays

Parental Leave

Military Leave

Bereavement

Nursing Mothers Benefits

Pet Insurance

Employee Discount

Job summary

World Wide Technology, Inc. seeks a Senior Systems Engineer / Automation SME to design, develop, and test SATCOM capabilities for DoD mission requirements. The role emphasizes automation, lab validation, and rapid prototyping within a secure testing environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in IT or SATCOM engineering, experience with multi-vendor testing, and the ability to implement automated scripts; Top Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in a relevant IT engineering or SATCOM engineering mission area.
• Experience developing and maintaining modular and documented baseline test documentation.
• Experience developing test automation scripts.
• Experience utilizing orchestration and scheduling tools.
• Experience with multi-vendor product testing and evaluation.
• Experience with rapid prototyping/PoC development/interoperability testing.
• Experience providing secure remote access capabilities into virtual lab environments for testing and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of operational integration of SATCOM capabilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field or equivalent experience.
• Top Secret Clearance Required

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and support engineering and technical activities for SATCOM networking and IT systems supporting tactical and strategic users.
• Support the design, development, integration, testing, and sustainment of SATCOM capabilities across the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain SATCOM IT engineering documentation, including systems engineering plans, engineering change requests, lifecycle sustainment plans, and system architecture documentation.
• Develop and maintain modular baseline test documentation supporting lab testing and system validation.
• Design and implement automated test scripts and automation frameworks for repeatable testing and system validation.
• Utilize orchestration and scheduling tools to automate test execution and lab workflows.
• Conduct multi-vendor product testing and evaluation to support comparative product analyses and inform procurement or acquisition recommendations.
• Provide rapid prototyping, proof-of-concept (PoC), and interoperability testing to assess proposed multi-vendor solution architectures.
• Perform system installation and operational integration at SATCOM gateway environments worldwide as required.
• Provide Tier III engineering support and maintain lab environments that enable secure remote access for testing and troubleshooting.
• Evaluate vendor software and operating system releases, including cybersecurity vulnerability assessments and mitigation planning.
• Replicate and maintain satellite gateway systems or subsystems within a lab environment to support testing, troubleshooting, and engineering validation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to integrate SATCOM capabilities ensuring reliable, secure, and efficient transmission of data, voice, and video across the DISN.

Skills

SATCOM engineering

Test automation

Orchestration tools

Multi-vendor testing

Rapid prototyping

PoC development

Interoperability testing

Secure remote lab access

Lab environment maintenance

Systems engineering lifecycle

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

World Wide Technology, Inc. seeks a Senior Systems Engineer / Automation SME to design, develop, and test SATCOM capabilities for DoD mission requirements. The role emphasizes automation, lab validation, and rapid prototyping within a secure testing environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in IT or SATCOM engineering, experience with multi-vendor testing, and the ability to implement automated scripts; Top Secret clearance is required.