Test Engineer

MANTECH; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH in Stafford, VA seeks a Test Engineer to support Marine Corps Systems Command, ensuring requirements are validated, tested, and documented across the program lifecycle.

The role focuses on maintaining the RTM, coordinating test planning with centers and stakeholders, and contributing to test strategies, procedures, and TRRs. A DoD background and active clearance are preferred for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 3 years of related experience in test engineering; an additional 2 years may be substituted.
• Experience coordinating test planning and execution across test centers, program stakeholders, and systems engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience developing and reviewing test documentation, including test strategies, plans, procedures, and entry/exit criteria.
• Strong analytical capability to analyze test execution data, identify defects, and document performance findings.
• Extensive knowledge with Microsoft Office Tools.

Responsibilities

• Review RTM to ensure system requirements are traced to verification methods, test events, test procedures, and results.
• Coordinate with applicable test centers, program stakeholders, system engineering personnel, contractors, and other test organizations to support test planning and execution.
• Support the validation of system requirements across all test phases.
• Assist with the development and review of test strategies, test plans, test procedures, test schedules, entry/exit criteria, and required test documentation.
• Analyze test results to assess system performance against approved requirements.
• Participate in Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) and stakeholder briefings to report test execution progress and evaluation results.

Skills

Test planning

Requirements validation

Data analysis

Technical writing

Coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Tools

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Test Engineer to support our contract under Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) out of Stafford, VA. The Test Engineer will leverage their strong technical background and knowledge to support Marine Corps test and evaluation efforts, ensuring system requirements are validated, tested, and documented across all phases of the program lifecycle.

Job Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Reviewing and maintaining the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure system requirements are adequately traced to verification methods, test events, test procedures, and results.
• Coordinating with applicable test centers, program stakeholders, system engineering personnel, contractors, and other test organizations to support test planning and execution.
• Supporting the validation of system requirements across all test phases.
• Assisting with the development and review of test strategies, test plans, test procedures, test schedules, entry/exit criteria, and required test documentation.
• Analyzing test results to assess system performance against approved requirements.
• Participating in Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) and stakeholder briefings to report test execution progress and evaluation results.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 3 years of related experience in test engineering. An additional 2 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Proven experience coordinating test planning and execution activities across test centers, program stakeholders, and systems engineering teams
• Direct experience supporting requirement validation and evaluating system performance against baseline requirements.
• Hands-on experience developing and reviewing test documentation, including test strategies, plans, procedures, and entry/exit criteria.
• Strong analytical capability to analyze test execution data, identify defects, and document performance findings.
• Extensive knowledge with Microsoft Office Tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with long range fires and munitions
• Prior experience supporting United States Marine Corps (USMC) or Department of Defense (DoD) test and evaluation programs.
• Completion of the following War Acquisition University (WAU) courses, ACQ 1010: Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management, TST 102: Fundamentals of Test and Evaluation and TST 1100: Intro to Systems Engineering for Testers.
• Experience supporting test readiness reviews, pre-test briefings, and post-test debriefings
• Familiarity with DoD acquisition frameworks, Marine Corps test procedures, and developmental/operational testing standards.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to deliver briefings and collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary engineering teams and Government stakeholders

Security Clearance Required

• Must have a current/active DoD Secret Clearance.

Physical Requirements

• Sedentary work