Standard Job Description

• As the Systems Test Lead, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Support the program as the Systems Test Lead for production, testing, and verification, post-CDR
• Collaborate with the Assembly, Integration, Test & Launch (AIT&L) team, Systems Integrators, Certified Principal Engineers (CPEs), internal stakeholders and the customer to define a comprehensive test approach for Space and Ground interfaces, focusing on End-to-End testing within a System of Systems context
• Provide Systems Test expertise in the development and execution of test plans and procedures for early integration, risk reduction, and system-level test phases, and collaborate with AIT&L, Systems Integrators, and CPEs to test and verify the Test Requirements
• Identify tests that validate mission goals and requirements early in the lifecycle
• Develop, deliver, and manage the Integration and Test Execution Management Plan (ITEMP)
• Develop, deliver, and manage the Test Like You Fly (TLYF) plan
• Develop, deliver, and manage Test Requirements within the Cameo model, coordinating flow down to the AIT&L Team to inform the development of test procedures and test products
• Collaborate with the AIT&L Team as they develop the test procedures and test products, and review these products from a Systems Test perspective to ensure successful testing and the transition to operations
• Facilitate Qualification Review Board (QRB) and Failure Review Board (FRB)

To maintain the program's "go-fast" culture, AIT&L Engineers and Systems Test Leads will work in a digital environment, utilizing tools such as:

• Cameo for model-based systems engineering
• DOORS (Classic) for requirements management

By working collaboratively with the customer and leveraging digital tools, the Systems Test Lead will establish a robust test approach that ensures the successful integration of new systems.

The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. For positions that perform IT responsibilities, use E646, Systems Engr-IT.

Basic Qualifications

• Systems Engineering or Systems Test experience and demonstrated understanding of the Product Lifecycle
• Prior experience in the design, development, and production phases of a contract
• Selected candidates typically hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience, with 5+ years of related professional work experience.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance is required.

Desired Skills

• Experience with systems architecture design of spacecraft, payload, and ground systems
• Experience with spacecraft and/or ground systems development, integration, and test
• Experience planning and working in an Agile environment
• Prior Hardware (HWIL) and/or Software Qualification testing (SIQT) experience
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of AIT&L engineering processes
• Demonstrated ability to team across organizational boundaries and geographical locations to collaborate with and influence others
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment
• Prior experience with Class C programs
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Experience with MBSE in DOORS (Classic) and Cameo
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice