CareerPlan

Systems Test Engineer (Space & Missile Warning)

El Segundo, CA, USFull-time$125k–$167k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-11
HybridSecurity clearance required

Core

Test, analyze, evaluate, verify, and validate resilient Missile Warning, Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (TISR), and Environmental Monitoring capabilities for the U.S. Space Force.

Role type

Senior Systems Test Engineer (Defense Acquisition)

Builds

Next generation space sensing and missile warning systems for warfighters

Domain

Defense / Space Systems / Missile Warning

Required skills

Test and evaluation (T&E) on Major Defense Acquisition Programs, Government developmental test and evaluation (DT&E), Test & Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs), System Test Plans (STPs), system of systems testing, requirements decomposition, data analysis and reduction, Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), systems engineering standards (IEEE 15288)

Preferred skills

LDTO leadership, Joint Reliability and Maintainability Evaluation Team (JRMET), Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) systems, Model-Based Systems Engineering (DOORS, MagicDraw), Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V), DoD 5000 series, MIL-STD-3022

Technologies

DOORS, MagicDraw, IEEE 15288.1, IEEE 15288.2, AFI 99-103, AFMAN 63-119

Responsibilities

Develop and execute test procedures and artifacts for certification of readiness, conduct system of systems tests for space-to-ground integration, organize Integrated Test Teams (ITT) and Deficiency Review Boards (DRB), generate comprehensive test reports with findings and recommendations, perform data analysis and reduction, define systems under test (SUT) and establish acceptance criteria

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership potential