Undersea Systems Test & Evaluation Engineer

Penn State University; State College (Centre County); Hybrid; USD 105,900 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Tuition discount

Job summary

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) seeks highly motivated Systems Engineers to support in-water and land-based verification across a program’s life cycle. You will coordinate with ARL Program Management, subsystem leads, and sponsors, while serving as on-site Test Director for field events.

The role supports testing from conceptual design to validation, integration, and field testing of prototype systems, with ARL as a DoD SkillBridge partner welcoming transitioning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science required.
• 14+ years of relevant experience for senior level.
• Security clearance eligibility may be required.
• Experience with DoD or government testing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and execute system-level land-based and in-water testing across development phases.
• Develop test plans, procedures, and verification matrices.
• Conduct functional, performance, environmental, and integration testing.
• Analyze test data and support root-cause investigations.
• Prepare technical reports and SITREPs.
• Coordinate test logistics and staffing.
• Lead Test Readiness Reviews and post-test debriefs.
• On-site Test Director for field events and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Manage test-related risks and contingencies.
• Participate in test-related working groups.
• For higher levels, lead development and fielding of test equipment and support systems.
• Oversee program-level resource planning and deconfliction.
• Develop program-level Requirements Verification Matrices.
• Identify test strategies for emerging capabilities.
• Support system-of-systems T&E and gaps identification.

Skills

Systems engineering

Test & Verification (V&V)

Instrumentation & data collection

Test planning

Technical reporting

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree – Engineering or Science

Tools

Python scripting

MATLAB

Job description

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) seeks highly motivated Systems Engineers to support in-water and land-based verification across a program’s life cycle. You will coordinate with ARL Program Management, subsystem leads, and sponsors, while serving as on-site Test Director for field events.

The role supports testing from conceptual design to validation, integration, and field testing of prototype systems, with ARL as a DoD SkillBridge partner welcoming transitioning