Test Engineer

MTSI is seeking a highly skilled Test Engineer to support an advanced air platform program at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH.  Job Duties:   • Advise project leads and engineers on test engineering as it applies to highly technical program office efforts.  • Contribute to test planning working groups, technical interchanges, and day-to-day interactions with small government and industry teams.  • Develop and execute program test activities, including the planning, execution, and reporting of test projects.  • Derive and manage system/sub-system requirements with traceability to higher level program office objectives.  • Perform systems engineering trade studies, design and integration trades, end-to-end performance evaluation, and risk mitigation planning.  • Contribute to laboratory infrastructure development to meet test capability needs. Required Skills:  • Demonstrated ability to lead test management tasks, including the planning, resourcing, execution, and reporting of system test projects. • Proven ability to apply systems engineering, test engineering, and test operations expertise to a wide range of developmental subsystems and integrated architectures.  • Strong expertise in configuration control standards, methods, and application to system modifications. • Excellent written, verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively in fast paced environment.  • Experience handling information, data, and equipment at classification levels.   Desired Skills:  • Working knowledge and practical application of hardware/software integration and testing in ground/flight laboratory environments.  • Familiarity with modeling and simulation tools; with applicability to subsystem prototyping, system interfaces and performance predictions.  • Working knowledge of DoD and Air Force acquisition processes and documentation relating to system development, weapon systems integration, and test and evaluation.  • Knowledge of radio frequency, electro-optics, avionics, or related discipline(s).  • Data reduction and analysis expertise. Required Qualifications:   • 2-5 years of experience directly related to the above responsibilities  • Bachelor of Science in relevant scientific or technical discipline and 2-5 years of job-related experience, or a master’s degree plus 0-3 years of job-related experience.  • Possess an active Top Secret security clearance, based upon a Single Scope Background (SSBI or SBPR).  • Must be eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAP) access   #LI-BBS1 #Skyline