Test Verification Engineer - 3015 *

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 96,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) Warfare Systems, based at Wright Patterson AFB, is seeking a mid-level engineer to validate, verify, test and develop requirements for open air range and lab systems.

You will lead verification efforts with the PM, Technical Lead, CapDev engineers, and vendor teams. Responsibilities include writing verification tests, developing models and guidelines for future development, and communicating issues to leadership.

Qualifications

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years with Masters; 0 with PhD; or 9 years with HS diploma.
• 2+ years of engineering experience including systems engineering, EW Testing, electronic design, software development, system integration, V&V testing, or test/failure analysis.
• Proficient technical writing skills to generate technical documents, presentations, and reports.
• Good verbal communication skills, capable of teamwork.
• Good analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Hands on EW test experience.
• Minimum Secret clearance to start; ability to obtain TS/SCI w/ eSCs.

Responsibilities

• Review engineering design documents for acceptance criteria and analyze system level architectures.
• Author technical reports and provide recommendations for DoD Senior Leadership.
• Support technical interchange meetings and provide real-time feedback to vendors on testing methodologies.
• Write and participate in verification, qualification and acceptance tests of large system build efforts.
• Support, maintain and document functionality for future software and firmware updates.
• Collaborate with CapDev partners.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Technical writing

Verbal communication

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

EW testing

V&V testing

Software/firmware development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Engineering discipline variety

Tools

Signal generators

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

Requisition Number: 30156

Required Travel: 11 - 25%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $96,187.00 - $141,304.00

Security Clearance: Secret

Level of Experience: Mid

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII's Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation's intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Meet HII's Mission Technologies Division

Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense - the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Find the role that's right for you. We look forward to meeting you.

To learn more about Mission Technologies, click here for a short video: https://vimeo.com/732533072

Job Description

Contribute as a member of the Hangar Capability Development (CapDev) Team to validate, verify, test and develop requirements for open air range and laboratory systems. Work alongside senior technical staff and our US Government customer to provide expertise on the planning and execution of requirements verification via test. Serve as a lead for requirements verification, working closely with the PM, Technical Lead, other CapDev engineers (SW, HW, RF, ME and Systems engineers) and engineers from vendors. Attend project technical meetings and read technical documentation and other project documents as needed. As part of modernization efforts, design test cases and procedures for commonality across test infrastructure/capabilities allowing for flexibility of configurations without the need to repeat verification testing every time configuration changes. Develop models and guidelines for current and future system development efforts. Bring any potential issues, risks, or areas of concern to the attention of the PM and Technical Lead.

This position is located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio and is within a commutable distance from Beavercreek, Fairborn, Dayton, and Riverside.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Review engineering design documents for acceptance criteria and conduct analysis of system level architectures

• Author technical reports and provide technical recommendations for key DoD Senior Leadership

• Support technical interchange meetings and provide real time feedback to vendors on requirements verification testing methodologies and philosophies

• Write and participate in verification, qualification and acceptance tests of large system build efforts

• Support, maintain and document functionality for future software and firmware updates

• Support and collaborate with CapDev partners

• Up to 25% travel required

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.

• 2+ years of engineering experience, to include systems engineering, EW Testing, electronic design, software development, system integration, V&V testing, and/or test and failure analysis

• Proficient technical writing skills to generate technical documents, presentations, and reports

• Good verbal communication skills, comfortable interacting with technical peers and the ability to work as part of a team required

• Good analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills

• Hands on EW test experience

• Minimum Secret clearance required to start

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI w/ enhanced security checks

Preferred Requirements

• B.S. (M.S. preferred) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or other related engineering disciplines

• Familiarity and experience with HALT, HASS, and EMI testing

• Test experience with standard test equipment such as signal generators, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analyzers

• Experience with DoD sensor and weapon system engineering , development, and requirements verification

Physical Requirements

May require working in an office, industrial, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.

Benefits

HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a new future.

We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships.

• best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices
• wellness resources
• employee assistance programs
• Savings Plan Options (401(k))
• financial planning tools, life insurance
• employee discounts
• paid holidays and paid time off
• tuition reimbursement
• early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships
• Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

Why HII

We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.