Missile Test Engineer

Applied Research Associates (ARA) has an immediate opening for a Staff Missile Test Engineer. The engineer will provide engineering support and services to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Functional Ground Test (FGT) capability at Indian Head, MD. The role may involve some CONUS travel. Due to security requirements, only U.S. citizens residing in the U.S. are eligible, and work must be performed on site (no remote or hybrid arrangement).

• Provide software and simulation expertise for operating and maintaining an FGT platform.
• Prepare test plans, present test readiness reviews, write test reports, and conduct testing in accordance with approved SOPs and procedures.

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited institution; 5–7 years of related experience.
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance.
• Medical certification for working with explosives and willingness to undergo random drug testing.
• Experience operating computer‑based test systems and components, including commercial systems such as GPS simulators and data processing/recording equipment.
• Ability to interpret software requirements, algorithms, and interface specifications to support software and system performance evaluation.
• Knowledge of real‑time software development, missile/flight simulation, software models, interface programming (Ethernet, serial, parallel input/output, specialized interface cards), user interface programming, data processing and evaluation programming.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Windows and optionally Linux, Interval Zero RTX, Microsoft Visual Studio, FORTRAN, C/C++, Ada, and optionally Python.
• Technical writing skills for developing and maintaining test plans, test procedures, reports, and software documentation.
• Experience conducting testing in accordance with approved SOPs.

Anticipated salary range: $120,000 – $130,000.

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, MD 20640, USA.

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