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 Degree in a related field of study and typically 10 or more years of relevant experience
• Higher education may substitute for relevant experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles and practices.
• Progressive experience working in multidisciplinary design & development teams
• Demonstrated understanding and experience with the practical application of requirements development and management, system design, systems integration, technical risk identification, 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
• Understanding of Computer Aided Engineering tools
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
• Experience with weapons or missile systems
• Senior skill set includes ability to perform all stated/implied duties within this tier and those reasonably derived from preceding tiers
• Past history of developing baseline project definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of integrated trade studies and analysis