Space Systems Test Engineer — Mission-Critical Validation

Amentum; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Mid-Level System Test Engineer to support Schriever Space Force Base, CO. You will lead verification, validation and integration across satellite ground systems, with hands-on space-ground IT, test automation, and DevSecOps workflows.

Coordinate with vendors and government stakeholders in secure DoD environments, develop test strategies, and deliver readiness reviews and technical briefings. DoW Secret clearance required; day shift with up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of general (full-time) work experience
• 3+ years of directly related complex enterprise IT system testing experience
• Experience with enterprise IT infrastructure (servers, networks, storage, virtualization, system services)
• Proven ability to author test plans/cases and lead complex test campaigns
• Experience designing or executing test automation solutions
• Experience coordinating across vendors, engineering teams, Agile environments, and government stakeholders
• Active DoW Secret Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute system-level test strategies, plans, procedures, and verification artifacts
• Provide technical guidance to ensure test standardization and performance targets
• Coordinate test activities across multiple vendors, engineering teams, Agile groups, and government stakeholders
• Manage the Integrated Master Test Schedule for DT/OT events and readiness reviews
• Conduct functional, integration, regression, performance, cybersecurity, and end-to-end testing
• Validate software builds and changes to enterprise satellite ground system components
• Test IT infrastructure including servers, networks, storage, virtualization and services
• Design and maintain automated test scripts for CI/CD pipelines
• Lead defect triage and root cause analyses
• Produce test reports, readiness assessments, risk summaries for leadership and government

Skills

System testing

DevSecOps

Agile

Vendor coordination

Security clearance

IT infrastructure

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Physics/Math/CS/Systems Engineering

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Mid-Level System Test Engineer to support Schriever Space Force Base, CO. You will lead verification, validation and integration across satellite ground systems, with hands-on space-ground IT, test automation, and DevSecOps workflows.

Coordinate with vendors and government stakeholders in secure DoD environments, develop test strategies, and deliver readiness reviews and technical briefings. DoW Secret clearance required; day shift with up to 10% travel.