Test Engineer

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI); Beavercreek (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) in Dayton, OH, seeks a skilled Test Engineer to support a prominent air platform program at Wright Patterson AFB.

You will advise leads, develop and execute test plans, derive requirements, and perform system-wide evaluations with access to classified information. The role requires an active TS clearance with SCI/SAP eligibility and offers on-site work at Wright Patterson AFB.

Qualifications

• BS in a relevant scientific or technical discipline with 2–5 years of related experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance required with SCI and SAP eligibility.
• Experience leading test management and coordinating across teams.
• Experience with DoD/AF acquisition documentation preferred.
• Ability to manage classified information securely.

Responsibilities

• Advise project leads and engineers on test engineering for highly technical program office efforts.
• Contribute to test planning groups and day-to-day interactions with government and industry teams.
• Develop and execute program test activities, including planning, execution, and reporting.
• Derive system/sub-system requirements with traceability to program objectives.
• Perform systems engineering trade studies and end-to-end performance evaluation.
• Contribute to lab infrastructure development to meet test capability needs.

Skills

Test leadership

Systems engineering

Configuration control

Communication

Info security

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific or technical discipline

Job description

MTSI is seeking a highly skilled Test Engineer to support an advanced air platform program at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH.

Job Duties

• Advise project leads and engineers on test engineering as it applies to highly technical program office efforts.
• Contribute to test planning working groups, technical interchanges, and day-to-day interactions with small government and industry teams.
• Develop and execute program test activities, including the planning, execution, and reporting of test projects.
• Derive and manage system/sub-system requirements with traceability to higher level program office objectives.
• Perform systems engineering trade studies, design and integration trades, end-to-end performance evaluation, and risk mitigation planning.
• Contribute to laboratory infrastructure development to meet test capability needs.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated ability to lead test management tasks, including the planning, resourcing, execution, and reporting of system test projects.
• Proven ability to apply systems engineering, test engineering, and test operations expertise to a wide range of developmental subsystems and integrated architectures.
• Strong expertise in configuration control standards, methods, and application to system modifications.
• Excellent written, verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively in fast paced environment.
• Experience handling information, data, and equipment at classification levels.

Desired Skills

• Working knowledge and practical application of hardware/software integration and testing in ground/flight laboratory environments.
• Familiarity with modeling and simulation tools; with applicability to subsystem prototyping, system interfaces and performance predictions.
• Working knowledge of DoD and Air Force acquisition processes and documentation relating to system development, weapon systems integration, and test and evaluation.
• Knowledge of radio frequency, electro-optics, avionics, or related discipline(s).
• Data reduction and analysis expertise.

Required Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience directly related to the above responsibilities
• Bachelor of Science in relevant scientific or technical discipline and 2-5 years of job-related experience, or a master’s degree plus 0-3 years of job-related experience.
• Possess an active Top Secret security clearance, based upon a Single Scope Background (SSBI or SBPR).
• Must be eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAP) access

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