Program Test Systems Engineer

Acuity Innovations LLC is a small, defense contracting company that provides enterprise architecture, solution design, digital engineering, defensive cyberspace operations, system integration, and test and evaluation products and services that improve performance and decrease decision timelines. Our fundamental, repeatable service offering is bound in architecting, designing, securing, integrating, and verifying the operational readiness of data ecosystems.   

Do you want to be part of a unique, small business that differentiates itself by:

Delivering the best products, integrated systems, and mission capabilities for the warfighter

Building long-term relationships and treating its employees as family

Deploying small but powerful High-Performance Teams, like elite Special Forces teams to each task

Collaborating within and across the Acuity Innovations teams as well as with the customer

Providing a growth path to partnership/ownership opportunities

If you have this type of passion and desire to be part of a collaborative team environment with the innovation, initiative, and confidence to make things better, then Acuity Innovations may be the right place to realize your personal and professional goals. 

Package includes:

Competitive salary

3 weeks paid time off

11 Federal Holidays

Flexible Hours

Benefits 

Career Development/Mentorship Opportunities

Company Sponsored Social Events

We seek technical individuals who will succeed in a highly collaborative work environment.

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Job Description: 

The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the Air Force’s Space and Missiles System Center. We support the Air Force’s acquisition of state of the art Military Satellite Communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation’s warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems.  You must be authorized to work in the US and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities: 

Develop T&E strategy, Test and Evaluation Master Plan, requirement verification and test plans, test objectives, test methodology, and evaluation criteria   

Collect, review, analyze, and report T&E data

Support implementation of common Test and Evaluation database for the program

Support T&E reviews, audits, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Deficiency Review Boards (DRBs), Materiel Improvement Process Review Boards (MIPRBs), and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs)

Procure test equipment and develop test plans to test out candidate software/hardware changes and technology concepts to determine the feasibility of integration

Provide Government leads with accurate, objective, and impartial verification of the compliance status of systems, subsystems, and applications

Provide support to ensure effective capacity planning and reporting to enable the prioritization of testing tasks and focus testing resources on critical priorities

Conduct technical review boards and root cause analysis in government settings. Experience with these processes demonstrates an understanding of quality control, strategic alignment, and complex problem-solving

Implement Test tools and DevOps for testing analysis

Develop system-of-systems verification plans and trace verification plans to test events

Develop system integration plans for end-to-end system capability

Collect, analyze, and report on data collected during system-of-systems integration events

Ability to develop and improve procedures and processes and draft internal operating procedures

Required Skills & Experiences: 

Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance

BS degree in one of the following technical disciplines: engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science

10+ years demonstrated experience in multi-faceted tests and test project teams, to include oversight of scheduling

7+ years test and evaluation experience with DoD/USAF test processes and documentation

10+ years’ experience in systems engineering

3+ years’ experience in space systems, which may be the space, ground, or terminal segments

Experience working with military or DoD civilian clients

Strong interpersonal skills, communication (oral and written), and presentation skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Preferred Skills & Experiences: 

MS degree in one of the following technical disciplines: engineering, physics, computer science

3+ years’ experience with ground systems, such as terminals and networks

3+ years’ experience with military space systems, MILSATCOM, commercial SATCOM, or network engineering

3+ years’ experience in writing Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs) for space systems

Systems engineering certifications, such as CSEP, ESEP, OCSMP

Compensation: The salary for this position ranges from approximately $115,000 to $160,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.

Clearance: 

All applicants selected will be subject to a background check and a security investigation and will need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.