Systems Test Engineer

Systems Test Engineer

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Schedule: Full Time

Salary Range: $70K-$80K

OVERVIEW

Caribou Thunder is seeking a Systems Test Engineer to lead site test activities with less experienced test personnel and site personnel. This role will establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules, identify program risks and obtain solutions to include allocation of resources.

CLEARANCE 

• Active Secret Clearance

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) discipline plus 5 years of systems or test engineering experience
• OR Master’s degree in STEM plus 3 years of experience

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development of system test solutions in accordance with project technical, schedule and cost constraints.
• Prepare and execute comprehensive system/element level test plans, procedures and test events.
• Participate in system/element level test planning and test readiness reviews.
• Document test requirements and methodologies in the requirements management system.
• Train less experienced personnel on the system test processes and procedures.
• Review system engineering documentation to ensure test plans and methodologies meet system needs and are accurate, comprehensive, consistent and complete.
• Participate in trade studies to support the selection of preferred design solutions, commercial hardware or software components, and preferred course of action alternatives in project development/product delivery.
• Support the development of system integration plans, procedures and scenarios used in the conduct of software/hardware system integration testing.
• Participate in engineering peer reviews as a document originator or reviewer to ensure technical quality and engineering rigor is appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in using a requirements management tool, such as DOORS.
• Experience in with Unix/Linux operating systems.
• Experience in using a discrepancy management tool, such as Jira, Bugzilla, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity with Agile software development methodology.
• Familiarity with ground-based radars such as Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS) and/or Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry (PAVE) Phased Array Warning System (PAWS) (BPP).
• Experience with test automation.
• Experience in writing scripts using scripting languages such as Korn Shell, Bourne Shell, Python, Perl, bash, tcl, etc.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced, team oriented environment.
• Self-starter - efficient in achieving goals and proactive in pursuing subsequent task.
• Familiarity with MS Office suite of tools (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
• Security + Certification

ABOUT CARIBOU THUNDER

Caribou Thunder, LLC is a Woman Owned, HUBZone Certified, Native American Owned, SBA and SDB Certified global engineering services company, incorporated in 2006. Caribou Thunder is a Global Service Provider supporting a wide variety of DoD, Space and Intelligence programs with consistent growth since inception to over 100 associates and $10M in annual sales with solid performance in 35 states across the U.S. and 22 countries around the world.

Caribou Thunder, LLC is an established Defense contractor with nearly 20 years of experience delivering engineering services worldwide. We offer industry leading salaries, flexible work life balance, full range of benefits (career development and mentoring, PTO, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401k match). Caribou Thunder, LLC offers meaningful career opportunities within a true team-based environment, where every employee matters, contributing to a higher goal supporting National Security programs. Caribou Thunder, LLC is committed to hiring and maintaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. United States citizenship is a requirement for all positions.

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