Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

Company Details:

The Systems Test Engineer is responsible for the on-site technical planning, coordination, conduct, and execution of test activities at the system level across one or more complex products or projects. The incumbent will work with multiple internal engineering teams to develop system requirements analysis, system configuration data and automated and/or manual test cases to ensure required system performance and reliability standards are designed in and verified. Will drive design, development and test activities from the system requirements view. Additional duties include the implementation of tools suitable for increasing the efficiency of system testing, developing and tracking system test metrics. This position typically works under general supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will exercise discretionary decision-making authority.

Job Details:

Job Summary

The Systems Test Engineer is responsible for the on-site technical planning, coordination, conduct, and execution of test activities at the system level across one or more complex products or projects. The incumbent will work with multiple internal engineering teams to develop system requirements analysis, system configuration data and automated and/or manual test cases to ensure required system performance and reliability standards are designed in and verified. Will drive design, development and test activities from the system requirements view.

Additional duties include the implementation of tools suitable for increasing the efficiency of system testing, developing and tracking system test metrics.

This position typically works under general supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will exercise discretionary decision-making authority.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Works with engineering leads to develop system requirements and verifies compliance with performance and reliability standards. 

• Works closely with management to develop and coordinate system test concepts and objectives. 

• Assigns and delegates test activities to other test personal and drives their day-to-day activities. 

• Develops test plans, cases, procedures, and reports. 

• Identifies test resources to meet schedule dates. May develop and manage test budgets and schedules. 

• Prepares test status reports and presents status to management and customers. 

• Partners with Program Management to conduct the test readiness and post test reviews. 

• Traces complex system requirements from customer specifications to test cases and validates requirements through test execution.  

• Assists in the development and maintenance of the System Test Environment (STE). 

• Conducts integration and formal system tests. 

• Maintains the test requirements database. 

• Provides technical guidance, mentoring, and training to junior test personnel. 
• Keeps abreast of improvements in system test engineering techniques. 
• Interfaces with customers, contractors, and vendors. 

• May evaluate third party or vendor capabilities to provide required products or services. 

• Interfaces with hardware, software, and systems engineers to evaluate test alternatives. 

• Interfaces with the QA organization to perform any corrective actions resulting from reviews and audits. 

• Identifies and documents defects, defines severity and priority, assists with triaging and investigating issues. . 

• Drives and implements improvement to testing efficiency, quality, and effectiveness. 

• Interfaces with customer representatives during through the product or program lifecycle. 

• Performs other system test engineering duties as required to meet contractual requirements. 

Minimum Job Requirements:  

• Four year college degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or other related technical discipline plus a minimum of three years of experience, or equivalent combination of experience and qualifications.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to analyze complex problems and multi-task.
• Must be detail oriented, analytical, and creative thinker with passion for quality and testing.
• Requires knowledge of system test engineering and knowledge of software compilers, architecture, embedded processing, operating systems, and/or mobile devices.
• Experience with JAVA, C/C++, C#, TCP/IP, UNIX, Visual Basic, P