Senior Test Engineer - Defense T&E & MBSE

Abacus Technology Corporation; Lincoln (MA); On-site; USD 127,700 - 140,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Professional development

Job summary

Abacus Technology Corporation is seeking a Test Engineer to provide Test and Evaluation support for the TAAS program at Hanscom AFB. This is a full-time position and requires U.S. citizenship and a current Secret clearance.

The role involves developing test concepts and plans, applying DoE methods, and coordinating thorough test execution across software releases, with focus on quality, security, and MBSE integration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in test engineering and support.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Experience developing test plans and test cases.
• Possess a broad knowledge of the quality assurance process as it applies to testing and evaluation of software applications and mission systems.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of an organization.
• Must be willing to provide hands-on testing support when necessary.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and hold a current Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Document the review, test concept development, test methodology development, test plan development, test execution, and test reporting, data reduction and analysis, and end-user operational testing.
• Identify, propose, and implement opportunities, novel processes, procedures, and methods to expedite the completion of required testing.
• Apply Design of Experiments methods to plan and conduct test programs.
• Independently prepare (or direct others in the preparation of) test evaluation and success criteria, computation/analyses, specifications, cost estimates test plans, and technical reports in the specific area of technical expertise.
• Select and apply engineering and test techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate specific problem, data, performance, specification compliance, security, resiliency, or other features of the work.
• Review and evaluate the quantity, quality, and overall adequacy of results and conclusions drawn from accomplishment of test engineering tasks.
• Devise new and innovative approaches to problems encountered, and accomplish assigned tasks with efficiency, timeliness, and thoroughness.
• Evaluate the configuration, capability, operational relevance, and limitations of test environments and ensure they are properly available for the thorough testing of software releases (e.g. fault insertion/fault identification).
• Deconflict schedule conflicts between multiple releases and provide high quality analysis and recommendations to the program test lead.
• Apply and support digital engineering concepts and techniques throughout the program lifecycle, such as providing technical support to Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Provide analysis and recommendations to incorporate communications systems and Modular Open System Architectures (e.g. Open Mission Systems) on host platforms with an NC3 mission to enable NC3 modernization. Analysis considerations should include SWAP-C, HW/SW processing environments, and technology limitations.

Skills

Test engineering

Design of Experiments

Test planning

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MBSE

Open Mission Systems

Job description

Abacus Technology Corporation is seeking a Test Engineer to provide Test and Evaluation support for the TAAS program at Hanscom AFB. This is a full-time position and requires U.S. citizenship and a current Secret clearance.

The role involves developing test concepts and plans, applying DoE methods, and coordinating thorough test execution across software releases, with focus on quality, security, and MBSE integration.