Advanced Test Engineer

Title: Advanced Test Engineer
Location: Onsite - Canonsburg, PA
Type: Contract to hire
Pay Rate: $53-$67/hr
Clearance: Must obtain DoD Secret clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)

Overview
Join our Undersea Mission Solutions business area as an Advanced Test Engineer. You will play a key role in the technical planning, execution, and delivery of advanced testing initiatives on innovative systems and products designed for critical defense and undersea applications. This is a dynamic opportunity to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of bold thinkers committed to driving the future of defense technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in planning technical approaches, resource allocation, schedules, and budgets for testing new systems and devices.
• Develop, execute, and document automated, manual, and regression tests for software and hardware.
• Prepare test and diagnostic programs, design custom test fixtures, and establish specifications throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Perform set-up, configuration, and documentation of hardware/software systems, including software loading and device management.
• Create, update, and present detailed test strategies, test plans, cases, reports, and requirements traceability matrices.
• Investigate and document test issues/failures, perform root-cause analyses, and support the resolution of complex technical problems.
• Lead formal systems acceptance testing and support failure investigation activities.
• Collaborate across engineering teams, internal stakeholders, and external clients in a high-stakes environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related STEM field with 5+ years of related experience, OR a Master's degree with 3+ years related experience.
• Proficiency in software regression testing, documentation of test processes, and testing of safety-critical software (C++ and Linux environments).
• Experience with automated and manual test methodologies and tools (e.g., DOORS, Jira, Matlab).
• Knowledge of Agile development methods and object-oriented programming and scripting languages.
• Strong track record in developing and presenting test plans, strategies, and results.
• Previous experience working with complex, multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Previous DoD project experience is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development and ability to adapt to increasing responsibilities.