Sr. Engineer, Test Engineering and Automation

Sr. Engineer, Test Engineering and Automation

Location:

Frederick, MD, US, 21703

Job

The Leonardo DRS Airborne and Intelligence Systems business is a global leader and strategic partner committed to delivering world-class, full life-cycle defense and intelligence products that protect the security of our nation and our allies. From air combat training to state-of-the-art electronic warfare systems, our technology is deployed by virtually all U.S. military and government agencies around the world.

We are seeking a Sr. Engineer, Test Engineering and Automation to support the development, integration, verification, and production transition of advanced RF-centric products and systems. This role will develop and implement automated test solutions, lead complex hardware/software integration and troubleshooting activities, analyze test data, and support product transition from engineering into manufacturing.

The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on test engineering experience with software-based test automation and is comfortable working across hardware, firmware, software, instrumentation, and automated test equipment (ATE). This individual will also provide technical leadership and mentoring while helping advance standardized, reusable, and data-driven test capabilities across programs.

• Develop test strategies, acceptance criteria, test plans, procedures, test cases, and test reports for complex RF-centric products and systems.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain automated test solutions and ATE supporting engineering development, integration, verification, and production.
• Develop automated test software using Python, LabVIEW, and other applicable test automation environments.
• Architect and implement reusable test software, instrument-control capabilities, hardware abstraction, and common test frameworks.
• Interface with lab instrumentation including network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, oscilloscopes, and other RF/electronic test equipment.
• Lead product and system integration, verification and validation, acceptance testing, and regression testing activities.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of complex test and integration issues across hardware, firmware, software, instrumentation, fixtures, and automated test systems.
• Analyze test data to identify trends, anomalies, failure mechanisms, and opportunities to improve product and test performance.
• Work with development teams to convert initial manual test methods into robust, repeatable automated test solutions.
• Develop and maintain requirements-to-test traceability and associated test artifacts.
• Support development and implementation of test fixtures, interfaces, and engineering test stations.
• Lead transition of test solutions from engineering development into manufacturing, including test procedure walkthroughs, training, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Collaborate with RF, Digital/FPGA, Embedded Software, Systems, Manufacturing, and Program teams to improve product testability and resolve technical issues.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve test efficiency, reuse, reliability, throughput, and maintainability through automation and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to junior engineers and other technical personnel.
• Communicate test status, technical risks, results, and recommendations to engineering leadership, program management, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Support engineering estimates, proposals, planning activities, and execution of assigned Test Engineering efforts within cost and schedule constraints.
• Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values, and culture of the organization.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or another relevant STEM discipline with a minimum of five years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• Demonstrated experience in test engineering, automated test development, system integration, verification and validation, or related engineering disciplines.
• Proficiency developing automated test software using Python.
• Experience developing or working with automated test equipment (ATE) and software-based test frameworks.
• Hands-on experience integrating and troubleshooting electronic hardware in an engineering lab environment.
• Experience using electronic and/or RF lab instrumentation such as…