Senior Test Engineer

SAIC; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to lead test activities for concepts and products related to military systems. The position is onsite in Indianapolis, IN, with potential for some remote work and a Day Job schedule.

Candidate will support government programs throughout the lifecycle and interface with multi-disciplinary teams. Requirements include a BS in engineering with 5+ years or an MS with 3+ years, DoD Secret clearance eligibility, and experience in test planning, verification, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline with 5+ years experience, or master’s with 3+ years.
• Experience generating, managing, allocating, and tracking requirements.
• Strong background in electronic power systems, RF, sensors and military assemblies.
• Background in troubleshooting embedded software and CCAs.
• Experience with development and qualification testing of embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead test activities for a team of EEs, MEs, programmers and other project personnel.
• Test and debug circuit card assemblies, embedded systems, hardware and software.
• Develop test plans, procedures and reports; ensure compliance with requirements.
• Collaborate with test equipment architects on test strategies for products.
• Interface with multi-disciplinary design teams and customers.

Skills

Embedded systems

RF systems

Test planning

Requirements management

Troubleshooting SW

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Test stands

Job description

Minimum Clearance Required None

Minimum Clearance Required None

Job ID 2617984

Location Indianapolis, IN, US

Date Posted 2026-10-20

Category Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory Test Engineer

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Secret

Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a well-rounded Senior Test Engineer to lead test activities for a team of EEs, MEs, programmers and other project personnel involved in delivering concepts and products related to aircraft and other military systems. The candidate will directly support Government program(s) as a test engineer throughout the entire program lifecycle. This position will be onsite at our facility in Indianapolis, IN.

Job Duties

• The candidate will support test during all aspects of design and will test and debug circuit card assemblies, embedded systems and other hardware and software systems.
• Candidate will be expected to lead and advise other test personnel as well as other engineers.
• Candidate will work multiple projects and will develop test plans, procedures and reports.
• Candidate will work with test equipment architects to determine test strategies for products.
• Candidate will work with team on requirements allocation, will identify best method for verification of requirements, and will author analyses to document system compliance with customer requirements.
• Candidate will analyze test results, assist with fault analysis of electronic assemblies and SW constructs, and work with engineering team on corrective actions and potential product improvements.
• Candidate is expected to possess excellent communication skills to interface to multi-disciplinary design team as well as customers.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND CLEARANCE

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering discipline and five (5) years or more experience, or master’s degree and three (3) years or more experience.
• Experience with requirement generation, management, allocation, and tracking.
• Strong background with electronic power systems, communications protocols, RF systems, sensor systems, and other military electronic assemblies.
• Background in troubleshooting embedded SW and electronic components on CCAs.
• Strong background in developmental and qualification testing of embedded systems, to include test planning, documentation, set up, and execution.
• Strong background in product design review processes, to include preparation of review documentation and products, and presentation of material in a structured development environment (i.e. defense, medical, automotive, etc…)
• Must be U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Desired Experience

• Experience with Labview and test stands.
• Experience with environmental and EMI/EMC testing of components and systems.
• Experience with design and implementation of BIT in electronic systems.
• Experience with military organizational, intermediate, depot and factory acceptance level test and test equipment.
• Experience with military QA and Change Management requirements.
• Experience with power systems, optical systems, RF systems, acoustic systems, communications protocols, and embedded systems and devices.
• Experience with DoD weapons integration, aircraft systems and weapons control and delivery systems and associated test equipment.
• Already possess military security clearance at the Secret or above level.

Target salary range $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.