Missile Systems Integration & Test Engineer III

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is seeking a dynamic and skilled Systems Integration & Test Engineer to play a critical role in the research, design, development, testing, certification, deployment, and improvement of cutting‑edge products and services. This role will involve designing and testing of advanced autonomous aircraft and missile systems, managing the product life‑cycle from subsystem design through to fully integrated systems.

These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft. This role is essential in ensuring that Sierra Nevada Corporation continues to deliver high‑quality, innovative products that meet the needs of our customers and contribute to national defense.

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high‑performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end‑to‑end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4

ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on‑time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

• Integration and Testing Solutions:
• Plan, implement, and maintain solutions for integrating and testing missile subsystems and complete missile systems.
• Document all processes and maintain thorough records to ensure traceability and repeatability.
• Test and Evaluation:
• Work with Test and Systems team to develop and execute missile system test and evaluation plans for systems under development.
• Ensure that test solutions align with customer contractual needs and requirements, while adhering to technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Specification and Standards:
• Establish functional and technical specifications and standards for missile systems.
• Address hardware/software interface issues and define input/output parameters to ensure seamless integration of the entire system or subsystem.
• Test Plans and Procedures:
• Review, evaluate, and derive requirements for testability.
• Develop and oversee the preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures, and schedules for complete systems and/or subsystems.
• Coordination and Communication:
• Coordinate subsystem and/or system testing activities with other programs and organizations within the company.
• Ensure clear and effective communication across teams to maintain alignment and efficiency.
• Analysis and Reporting:
• Analyze test results and prepare comprehensive evaluation reports at the subsystem and system levels.
• Verify and validate system performance against defined requirements.
• Discrepancy Reports and Regression Testing:
• Write detailed discrepancy reports documenting any issues identified during testing.
• Perform integration regression testing to verify and validate incorporated fixes to software, components, subsystems, and systems.

• Bachelors of Science degree in System Engineering or related discipline and typically 6 or more years of relevant experience
• Higher education may substitute for relevant experience
• Practical knowledge of engineering principles and practices
• Experience working in multi‑disciplinary design and development teams
• Knowledge of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation; systems design, systems integration, technical risk identification and management strategies, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles
• Experience with missile/ unmanned aircraft testing
• Experience performing integration, verification, and field qualification of test assets
• Knowledge of system integration lab operation to include hardware in the loop (HWIL) design
• Understanding of Computer Aided Engineering tools
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

• Background in the Aerospace and Defense…