Test Engineer

PMAT, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PMAT, Inc. is seeking a motivated Test Engineer to plan, execute, and report on experimental, developmental, and operational testing of advanced Navy capabilities across HWIL, shipboard, and virtual environments.

You will translate test objectives and results for engineers, program leadership, and executives, while coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure issues and risks are captured. A DoD Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms, containerization, DevOps practices, and/or CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience planning, execution, direction, documentation, and reporting for experimental, developmental, or operational testing.
• Experience assisting with test documentation, test reports, briefings, after-action materials, and other deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional technical and operational teams for complex test events.
• Demonstrated leadership within team-of-teams environments across engineering, development, operations, and program management.
• Strong written and verbal communication for technical, operational, and executive audiences.
• Ability to coordinate tasks, communicate status, and support multiple stakeholders in a dynamic program.

Responsibilities

• Support test planning, coordination, execution, and reporting for tests across HWIL, operational, and virtual environments.
• Assist in developing test objectives, procedures, schedules, data plans, and reporting documentation.
• Coordinate with technical teams, operational stakeholders, and leadership during test execution.
• Document test results, observations, anomalies, and lessons learned for reports and briefs.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to support integrated testing of emerging capabilities.
• Support testing activities involving cloud platforms, containerization, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Assist with issue tracking, risk documentation, and follow-up actions to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Containerization

DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Test planning

Test documentation

Cross-functional coordination

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

At PMAT, we work on mission critical systems that directly support the warfighter, designing, building, and securing modern digital capabilities across cloud, data, and software environments. Our teams tackle complex, real-world challenges where delivery matters more than theory, and innovation is driven by curiosity, collaboration, and purpose.

In this role, you’ll contribute to Naval Operational Architecture (NOA), working alongside engineers and operators to deliver resilient, forward-leaning solutions in support of national defense.

About the role: PMAT is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Test Engineer to support planning, execution, direction, and reporting for experimental, developmental, and operational testing of advanced Navy capabilities. This role contributes to test activities conducted across Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL), operational shipboard, and virtual environments, as applicable. The candidate will work with cross-functional technical and operational teams to help evaluate system performance, document results, identify issues, and support successful delivery of capabilities to fleet and mission stakeholders. The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to translate test objectives, technical findings, and operational impacts across engineering, program leadership, and executive audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Support test planning, coordination, execution, and reporting for experimental, developmental, and operational test events across hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL), operational, and virtual environments.
• Assist in the development of test objectives, procedures, schedules, data collection plans, and reporting documentation to ensure test activities are organized, traceable, and aligned to program goals.
• Support test direction activities by coordinating with technical teams, operational stakeholders, and program leadership during test execution to ensure issues, risks, and results are properly captured.
• Document test results, observations, anomalies, and lessons learned by preparing clear written reports and briefing materials for technical, operational, and executive audiences.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams of engineers, developers, operators, and program personnel to support integrated testing of emerging capabilities across relevant environments.
• Support testing activities involving cloud platforms, containerized technologies, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines, as applicable to program objectives.
• Assist with issue tracking and follow-up actions by helping identify test gaps, documenting risks, coordinating resolution efforts, and supporting continuous improvement across test events.
• Communicate technical and operational test information clearly across multiple audiences to ensure stakeholders understand test status, findings, impacts, and recommended next steps.

About Us: PMAT is an innovative small business founded with a passion for developing forward-leaning solutions from exceptional people that increase the mission's capability. We focus on designing and building impactful digital solutions that utilize modern cloud, data, and software concepts. Our passion is working on complex and progressive challenges such as edge platform computing, containerizing legacy platforms, distributed data platforms, or heterogeneous data analysis.

We recruit, retain, and foster a team motivated to pursue passions, investigate new ways of doing things, and embody an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. We believe in being curious about every element of a problem and experiment relentlessly. We foster continuous learning in an environment that encourages positive collaboration and expands our capabilities. We tap into collective intelligence, acknowledging that the most brilliant people may not be in the room. Above all else, we believe that delivering and demonstrating is more potent than a sheet of paper. We are passionate about mission-centric design and delivering effective capabilities to and for the warfighter.

Whether you’re an experienced engineer or just beginning your career, you’ll work alongside experts who are committed to solving mission-critical problems.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience with cloud platforms, containerization technologies, DevOps practices, and/or CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience supporting planning, execution, direction, documentation, and reporting for experimental, developmental, or operational testing.
• Experience assisting with test documentation, test reports, briefings, after-action materials, and other deliverables used to capture results, observations, issues, and risks.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and coordinate cross-functional technical and operational teams in support of complex test events.
• Demonstrated leadership or management capability within team-of-teams environments across engineering, development, operational, and program management stakeholders.
• 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, and support multiple stakeholders in a dynamic program environment.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience supporting Navy, DoD, or operational test environments.
• Experience supporting test activities in HWIL, operational, shipboard, and/or virtual environments.

Education and Certification Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Experience

Citizenship and Clearance requirements:

• Active DOD Secret clearance is required

Location/Address:

• 100% On-site

Travel & Passport:

• CONUS and OCONUS
• Valid passport will be required

Work Environment: PMAT offices as needed. In some cases, work in a government facility may be required. Travel may be required for customer engagement, team coordination, and potentially for business development.

PMAT is an equal-opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.