Senior Test Engineer (T&E)

Precise Systems; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Precise Systems is seeking a highly experienced Senior Test Engineer in San Diego to lead experimental and operational testing for advanced Navy capabilities. This role requires significant experience in test engineering, a Bachelor’s Degree, and strong leadership skills to manage cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will ensure rigorous planning and execution of test events while providing leadership and mentoring to less experienced personnel. A current Secret clearance is necessary, along with U.S. Citizenship.

The salary range for this position is $155,000.00-$175,000.00 annually, reflecting the importance of this role within the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related experience.
• Extensive experience in operational testing.
• Demonstrated leadership within technical environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support planning and execution for test events.
• Develop and coordinate test objectives and documentation.
• Serve as a senior test lead during operational test events.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams for integrated testing.
• Apply experience with mission engineering to inform design.

Skills

Leadership

Test Engineering

Communication

Experience with HWIL

Data Analytics

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Experience

Tools

Modeling and Simulation Tools

Data Analytics Tools

DevOps Practices

Job description

Precise Systems delivers integrated, mission-ready solutions that advance warfighter readiness and strengthen our nation’s most critical defense programs. Through the power of our combined capabilities, we provide deep expertise in Advanced Engineering; Digital Transformation; Electromagnetic Warfare; Interactive Training & Simulation; Physical Sciences Research; Platform Lifecycle Support; and Foreign Military Sales. Unified by decades of trusted performance and expanded through strategic growth, our team applies innovative technologies, engineering rigor, and customer-focused execution to solve complex challenges and accelerate mission success. Guided by our commitment to partnership, precision, and performance, we deliver the scalable solutions and technical excellence our customers depend on—today and into the future.

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Test Engineer to lead and support the planning, execution, direction, analysis, and reporting of experimental, developmental, and operational testing for advanced Navy capabilities. This role builds upon core test engineering functions by providing senior-level leadership across complex test events, cross-functional technical teams, and operational stakeholders. The candidate will support testing across operational, HWIL, virtual, and other relevant environments while helping evaluate system performance, identify risks, document findings, and inform capability development. The role requires the ability to bridge operational, technical, and executive audiences while supporting efforts involving mission engineering, fires, modeling and simulation, data analytics, communications systems, tactical networks, datalinks, and Aegis Weapon System-related capabilities, as applicable.

This role requires in-person support.

Duties:

• Lead and support planning, execution, direction, documentation, and reporting for experimental, developmental, and operational test events across operational, hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL), virtual, and other applicable environments.
• Develop and coordinate test objectives, procedures, schedules, data collection plans, test reports, briefings, after-action materials, and other deliverables to ensure test activities are organized, traceable, and aligned to program objectives.
• Serve as a senior test lead during operational test events by coordinating participants, managing execution flow, tracking issues, capturing observations, and ensuring results are clearly documented and communicated.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams of engineers, developers, operators, analysts, and program personnel to support integrated testing of complex Navy capabilities across technical and operational environments.
• Apply experience with mission engineering, fires, modeling and simulation, and data analytics to help inform system design, operational concepts, test objectives, performance assessments, and risk-based recommendations.
• Support testing and evaluation of communications systems, routing, broadcast capabilities, tactical networks, datalinks, and Aegis Weapon System (AWS) related capabilities, as applicable to program needs.
• Provide leadership and management support within team-of-teams environments by coordinating priorities, tracking action items, communicating status, supporting issue resolution, and mentoring less experienced test personnel.
• Communicate test objectives, execution status, technical findings, operational impacts, risks, and recommendations clearly across operational, technical, program management, and executive audiences.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Experience

Required Experience:

• 10+ years of related experience.
• Extensive experience planning, test directing, executing, documenting, and reporting on operational testing.
• Demonstrated leadership and management capability within cross-functional technical and operational team-of-teams environments.
• Ability to coordinate engineers, developers, operators, analysts, and program stakeholders in support of complex test events.
• Experience developing or reviewing test documentation, test reports, briefings, after-action materials, and other deliverables used to capture results, observations, issues, risks, and recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical information for operational, program, and executive audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate tasks, communicate status, manage stakeholders, support issue resolution, and provide senior-level test support in a dynamic program environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting experimental, developmental, and/or operational test activities in HWIL, operational, shipboard, virtual, or similar test environments.
• Experience supporting mission engineering and/or fires-related efforts.
• Experience with modeling and simulation and data analytics to inform system design, operational concepts, test planning, or performance assessments.
• Experience with communications systems and routing, especially broadcast capabilities.
• Experience with tactical networks, datalinks, and/or Aegis Weapon System-related capabilities.
• Experience supporting Navy, DoD, shipboard, operational, or enterprise test environments.
• Experience supporting cloud platforms, containerization technologies, DevOps practices, and/or CI/CD pipelines.

Travel:

• 10% travel estimate
• CONUS and OCONUS

Must have current/active Secret security clearance. Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Precise Systems values employee contributions, promotes diverse opportunities for professional growth, and prioritizes overall well-being. Our comprehensive professional services benefits package includes health insurance, life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, disability insurance, retirement plans, holiday pay, employee-managed leave, and professional growth opportunities.

We recognize exceptional performance and alignment with our core values through our STAR Award recognition program.

Compensation at Precise Systems is determined by various factors, including education, experience, skills, competencies, and contract-specific requirements. The salary range for this position is $155,000.00-$175,000.00 (annualized USD). This range represents the standard pay for this role and is just one component of Precise Systems’ total compensation package.

Precise Systems is committed to fair and equitable pay practices in alignment with applicable pay transparency laws and equal employment opportunity standards.

Precise Systems is dedicated to a shared vision and core values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, which foster innovation and drive our continued success in the global marketplace. Precise Systems and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or any legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. Visit www.GoPrecise.com for a listing of current openings and our comprehensive, employee friendly benefits summary. Precise Systems participates in E-Verify.