Test Engineer

Abacus Technology Corporation; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Dental Insurance

401(k) and Matching

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Professional Membership, Training, and

Job summary

Abacus Technology Corporation is seeking a Test Engineer to provide Test and Evaluation support for the TAAS program at Hanscom AFB. This full-time role requires 5+ years in test engineering, a related bachelor’s degree, and U.S. citizenship with a Top Secret clearance.

Projected compensation ranges from $127,700 to $140,200, with benefits including health and dental insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. On-site work at Hanscom AFB is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in test engineering and support.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Experience planning, coordinating, and implementing all testing activities for IT and data center functions.
• Experience developing test plans and test cases.
• Knowledge of quality assurance processes as applied to software and mission systems.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of an organization.
• Willing to provide hands-on testing support when necessary.
• U.S. citizen with an active Top 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 to expedite testing.
• Apply Design of Experiments methods to plan and conduct test programs.
• Prepare test evaluation reports, analyses, specifications, and test plans.
• Analyze problems and evaluate data, performance, and compliance.
• Review results and draw conclusions from test engineering tasks.
• Devise innovative approaches to problems and complete tasks efficiently.
• Evaluate test environments for software releases and ensure readiness.

Skills

Test engineering

Test planning

Communication

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Overview

Abacus Technology is seeking a Test Engineer to provide Test and Evaluation (T&E) support for the Technical Advisory and Assistance Services (TAAS) program at Hanscom AFB. This is a full-time position.

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.

Qualifications

5+ years experience in test engineering and support. Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Plan, coordinate, and implement all activities related to the testing of IT and data center functions. 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 US Citizen and hold a current Top Secret clearance.

The projected compensation range for this position is $127,700-$140,200. There are multiple factors that can impact a final salary, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (if remote or different from the stated location for this position), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories.

In addition, Abacus Technology offers a benefits package that includes: Health and Dental Insurance; 401(k) and Matching; Life Insurance; Short- and Long-Term Disability; Paid Time Off; Paid Holidays; and Professional Membership, Technical Training, Certification, and Education Assistance.

• Health and Dental Insurance
• 401(k) and Matching
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Professional Membership, Technical Training, Certification, and Education Assistance

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled