Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Test Engineer in our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!
Are you seeking a new and challenging position supporting a complex Program for the Warfighter? Well, look no further! This is an exciting time to contribute to a mission-critical program with lasting impactful results. The Test Engineer (TE-3) will Analyzes system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results. Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration. Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance area as assigned in the SOW.
Job Responsibilities:
- Assist with Level 1 tasks constrained by technical training and previous testing experience.
- Conduct research into Government test and evaluation concepts and apply knowledge to support T&E activities.
- Plan and execute performance analysis, specifying, validating, and adapting modeling and simulation for T&E use.
- Review planned acquisition approaches to align T&E schedules with decision-makers’ needs.
- Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning and apply statistical analysis of performance variations.
- Select, develop, and use analysis tools; execute evaluation plans on data collected by testing tasks.
- Plan and execute performance data collection for program and event-level testing to support decision points.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Establish and employ data and configuration management capabilities; support data authentication group functions.
- Assess operational and system performance requirements to frame and prioritize T&E objectives.
- Coordinate with program systems engineering (SE) to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, and risk assessments.
- Participate in T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for evaluation plan coordination.
- Produce evaluation plans, analysis plans, data requirements, risk assessments, and status reports.
- Select, coordinate, and calibrate instrumentation, data management tools, targets, and facilities.
- Ensure test readiness, including participant training, equipment readiness, and compliance with security, legal, and privacy regulations.
Basic Qualifications
12 years’ experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Preferred Qualifications
- Test Automation
- Continuous Integration
- Automated Test Tools
- CAMEO (desired)
CSSRC
CONMD
Original Posting Date:2025-02-19
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:Pay Range $126,100.00 - $227,950.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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