Test Engineer

Insight Global; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks an experienced Ground Systems Test Engineer to support a U.S. Space Force satellite program focused on next-generation Missile Warning capabilities.

You will plan, execute, verify, and document developmental testing across ground, software, hardware, and integrated space systems. Work with government customers, engineering teams, and contractors to ensure requirements are testable, develop formal test plans, and lead readiness reviews to certify readiness for formal testing

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Test & Evaluation experience in Major Defense Acquisition Programs.
• 5+ years supporting DT&E programs with LDTO.
• Experience testing space, ground, software, hardware, or integrated defense systems.
• Experience with AFI 99-103 and AFMAN 63-119.
• Hands-on experience developing and executing TEMPs, STPs, RVPs, and RVRs.
• Active Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and document Developmental Test & Evaluation activities for complex DoD systems.
• Support the Lead Development Test Organization (LDTO) throughout the developmental testing lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain formal test documentation, including TEMPs, STPs, RVPs, and RVRs.
• Review and decompose system requirements and interface specifications to establish testable requirements.
• Develop test procedures, test criteria, acceptance criteria, success metrics, and verification methods.
• Execute system-level and system-of-systems testing across ground, software, hardware, and space-related interfaces.
• Perform test data collection, analysis, and reduction and develop comprehensive test reports identifying findings and recommendations.
• Support space-to-ground and cross-segment integration testing.
• Plan and participate in Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) to determine system readiness for formal testing.
• Support Integrated Test Teams, Deficiency Review Boards, Materiel Improvement Project Review Boards, and technical interchange meetings.
• Collaborate with government customers, FFRDCs, prime contractors, engineering teams, and test organizations to resolve technical issues and achieve program objectives.
• Support certification activities required to demonstrate readiness to proceed into operational testing.

Skills

Test & Evaluation

System verification

Systems integration

DT&E programs

Test documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/tech

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Ground Systems Test Engineer to support a critical U.S. Space Force satellite program focused on next-generation Missile Warning capabilities. This individual will support the planning, execution, verification, and documentation of developmental testing for complex ground, software, hardware, and integrated space systems.

The Test Engineer will work closely with government customers, engineering organizations, development contractors, and test teams to verify system requirements, identify and resolve deficiencies, and help ensure systems are ready to progress into operational testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, execute, and document Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E) activities for complex DoD systems.
• Support the Lead Development Test Organization (LDTO) throughout the developmental testing lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain formal test documentation, including Test & Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs), System Test Plans (STPs), Requirement Verification Plans (RVPs), and Requirement Verification Reports (RVRs).
• Review and decompose system requirements and interface specifications to establish testable requirements.
• Develop test procedures, test criteria, acceptance criteria, success metrics, and verification methods.
• Execute system-level and system-of-systems testing across ground, software, hardware, and space-related interfaces.
• Perform test data collection, analysis, and reduction and develop comprehensive test reports identifying findings and recommendations.
• Support space-to-ground and cross-segment integration testing.
• Plan and participate in Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) to determine system readiness for formal testing.
• Support Integrated Test Teams, Deficiency Review Boards, Materiel Improvement Project Review Boards, and technical interchange meetings.
• Collaborate with government customers, FFRDCs, prime contractors, engineering teams, and test organizations to resolve technical issues and achieve program objectives.
• Support certification activities required to demonstrate readiness to proceed into operational testing.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Test & Evaluation, systems verification, or system integration supporting Major Defense Acquisition Programs.
• 5+ years supporting government Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E) programs as part of or in support of an LDTO.
• Experience testing complex space, ground, software, hardware, or integrated defense systems.
• Experience with AFI 99-103 and test procedures/artifacts in accordance with AFMAN 63-119.
• Hands‑on experience developing and executing TEMPs, STPs, RVPs, and RVRs.
• Experience translating system requirements and interface specifications into test procedures and measurable acceptance criteria.
• Experience executing tests, analyzing test data, documenting deficiencies, and producing formal test reports.
• Experience with system‑of‑systems testing, system integration, space‑to‑ground integration, or cross‑segment testing.
• Knowledge of systems engineering standards, including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work across government, engineering, and contractor organizations.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technology discipline.