Sr. Missile Systems Integration & Test

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is seeking a dynamic and skilled Systems Integration & Test Engineer to play a critical role in the research, design, development, testing, certification, deployment, and improvement of cutting-edge products and services. This role will involve leading a team to design and test advanced autonomous aircraft and missile systems, managing the product life-cycle from subsystem design through to fully integrated systems. These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft. This role is essential in ensuring that Sierra Nevada Corporation continues to deliver high-quality, innovative products that meet the needs of our customers and contribute to national defense.

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

Responsibilities:

• Integration and Testing Solutions:

  · Plan, implement, and maintain solutions for integrating and testing missile subsystems and complete missile systems.

  · Document all processes and maintain thorough records to ensure traceability and repeatability.

• Test and Evaluation:

  · Work with Test and Systems team to develop and execute missile system test and evaluation plans for systems under development.

  · Ensure that test solutions align with customer contractual needs and requirements, while adhering to technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

• Specification and Standards:

  ·Establish functional and technical specifications and standards for missile systems.

  · Address hardware/software interface issues and define input/output parameters to ensure seamless integration of the entire system or subsystem.

• Test Plans and Procedures:

  · Review, evaluate, and derive requirements for testability.

  · Develop and oversee the preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures, and schedules for complete systems and/or subsystems.

• Coordination and Communication:

  · Coordinate subsystem and/or system testing activities with other programs and organizations within the company.

  · Ensure clear and effective communication across teams to maintain alignment and efficiency.

• Analysis and Reporting:

  · Analyze test results and prepare comprehensive evaluation reports at the subsystem and system levels.

  · Verify and validate system performance against defined requirements.

• Discrepancy Reports and Regression Testing:

  · Write detailed discrepancy reports documenting any issues identified during testing.

  · Perform integration regression testing to verify and validate incorporated fixes to software, components, subsystems, and systems.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's of Science degree in System Engineering or related discipline and typically 10 or more years of relevant experience

• Higher education may substitute for relevant experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams

• Thorough understanding of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation; systems design, systems integration, technical risk identification and management strategies, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles

• Experience with missile/ unmanned aircraft testing

• Experience performing integration, verification, and field qualification of test assets

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