Senior Principal Systems Integration & Test Engineer (Test Lead)

Date Posted:

2024-08-15

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CO106: 16470 East Hughes Drive,Aurora 16470 East Hughes Drive Building S77, Aurora, CO, 80011 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

TOP SECRET SCI CLEARANCE REQUIRED
 

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.  
 

In Systems Integration and Test (SI&T) we integrate, verify, and validate our products. We put our systems together, exercise them in the lab or in the field, measure and analyze performance, and make sure our products work the first time and every time. To accomplish this we develop plans and procedures, debug and evaluate system functions and interfaces, develop test environments, and work hand-in-hand with our customers.

We are seeking a Senior Principal Systems Integration & Test (SI&T) Engineer (Test Lead) to join our team in Aurora, Colorado or Sterling, Virginia.  In this role, the Senior Principal SI&T Engineer works with teams and program management to ensure user or system function properly.  This includes a detailed understanding of Vehicle, Space & Communications, end user intelligence needs and how to apply the system in support of intelligence needs. As an SI&T Engineer, you will assist in the documentation and definition of all Test and Integration events. The SI&T Engineer must have a clear understanding of all test related requirements, interfaces, and test results.  The successful candidate will have the ability to track and gather artifacts and analyze results.
 

What You Will Do

• Lead a team of Systems Integration & Test Engineers
• Work as part of the SI&T Team in an Agile, DevSecOps environment to include:
  • Support to overall test strategy, including plan and procedure development
  • Integrating software and hardware
  • Troubleshooting and debugging issues
  • Development of automated test scripts and their execution
  • Generation, review, maintenance, and management of documentation
  • Conducting performance analysis, risk analysis, and trade studies
     
• Define and conduct system integration tests, including data generation, configuration settings, and test execution.
• Collaborate across disciplines and at all levels in order to ensure the system operates as designed, and communicate, address and resolve issues.
• Perform system maintenance as needed.
• Work with Operators to ensure that Testing meets their requirements.
• Participate in technical interchange meetings (TIMs) with the Customer
• Perform within an Agile environment, communicate status to section leads and identify potential risk with recommended solutions.
• Obtain and maintain access as required by program.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience in System Integration and Test, including:
  • Defining and conducting integration scope
  • Generating test data, configuration settings, and test planning and execution
  • Communicating status, results, and recovery plans (as applicable) to key internal and/or external stakeholders
  • Direct interactions with external customers
     
• Experience with systems and requirements in a test environment: requirements analysis, developing associated documentation for integration and verification (plans, procedures, and reports), and supporting integration and verification execution events.
• Experience with the Atlassian Suite, including Jira and Confluence
• Experience with Automated Testing utilizing Zephyr, Python, Cypress, or other Automated Testing Software
• Experience working in Java development
• Experience engaging with and presenting to technical and programmatic leadership
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
   

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Previous experience working as a Lead Systems Integration & Test Engineer
• Systems Engineering experience on a large government program, with preference for ground systems solutions programs
• Previous experience interfacing with customer/external test organizations