Systems Engineer

Contract position for a Systems Engineer in Test Equipment Engineering onsite in Tucson, AZ, supporting DoD programs with test system design, development, and validation; active Secret clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Establish test requirements, strategies, and architectures across the product lifecycle
• Collaborate with cross functional engineering teams to align test environment capabilities
• Design and support test systems including models, simulations, test beds, and prototypes
• Lead or contribute to hardware integration, manufacturing testing, and transition to production
• Perform and support verification and validation of hardware using established methodologies and tools
• Assess technology risks and trade-offs in system design to inform program decisions
• Support DoD programs with direct customer interaction
• Identify and define capital investments needed for test infrastructure
• Promote product affordability through cost-conscious design, built in test capabilities, and lifecycle optimization
• Senior levels only: mentor engineers and lead Integrated Product Teams on development programs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Active Secret Clearance required to be considered
• Entry level: 2+ years relevant experience or Master’s in STEM
• Mid level: 4+ years relevant experience or Master’s with 2+ years
• Senior/Principal: demonstrated advanced experience including leadership or IPT responsibilities
• Experience in test requirements development and decomposition
• Experience with test planning, methodologies, and documentation
• Integration, verification, and validation (IV&V)
• Embedded and functional test systems
• Experience across multiple phases of testing (development, environmental, qualification, production, manufacturing)
• Knowledge of systems engineering artifacts such as block diagrams, use cases, sequence diagrams, and flow diagrams
• Familiarity with requirements management tools such as DOORS

Technologies

• DOORS

Job details

• Contract length: 6 months
• Location: Tucson, AZ (onsite)
• Employment prerequisites: successful completion of background investigation and drug urinalysis
• Compensation: hourly rate range $54.61 - $78.02

Job description

The Test Equipment Engineering (TEE) organization encompasses multiple engineering disciplines responsible for systems design and test. Our engineers support the full development lifecycle, including test requirements, test system design, integration, and validation. We operate hands-on, using advanced tools and technologies to deliver state-of-the-art test solutions for some of the most complex engineering systems in the world.