Test & Evaluation Engineer - Software Lab

Test & Evaluation Engineer - Software Lab Job Location

Crane, Indiana

PSINNEEW/2026/4554

Full-Time/Regular

As a solutions-based company, Precise Systems is focused on innovation in support of the warfighter and aligning our expertise to deliver the highest quality services. Powered by our highly skilled workforce, we provide expert consultation on network and weapons systems acquisition programs, maintenance and modernization efforts, and sustainment programs with solutions in Digital Transformation, Advanced Engineering, Physical Sciences Research, Platform Lifecycle Support, and Technical Services.

Since our establishment, we have demonstrated the ability to manage complex technical challenges while delivering exceptional service and mission-focused solutions to our customers.

Precise Systems is seeking a motivated and technically skilled Test & Evaluation Engineer to support Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (CUAS) operational software lab test and evaluation activities for Expeditionary Electromagnetic Warfare programs at NSWC Crane. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting software test and evaluation in laboratory, hardware-in-the-loop, and operationally relevant test environments. This position will support the planning, execution, analysis, documentation, and reporting of CUAS software tests, including unit testing, software integration testing, system-level testing, regression testing, verification and validation, and lab-based operational assessments.

This role requires a test-focused engineer who can work across software, systems engineering, RF, cybersecurity, configuration management, and field test teams to ensure CUAS software capabilities are properly tested, documented, and ready to support operational requirements.
This role requires in-person support.

• Support operational software lab test and evaluation activities for CUAS and EW systems.
• Plan, coordinate, execute, and document software test events in lab, hardware-in-the-loop, and operationally relevant environments.
• Support software unit testing, software integration testing, system-level testing, regression testing, verification and validation, and acceptance testing.
• Develop and review test objectives, test procedures, test cases, test scripts, data collection plans, test reports, and software assessment products.
• Verify that software test results comply with approved test requirements, acceptance criteria, operational needs, and customer-defined performance expectations.
• Perform traceability analysis between requirements, test cases, test procedures, test execution results, and documented findings.
• Support evaluation of Government Furnished Code, Government Furnished Information, contractor-developed software, and private software products used in CUAS test environments.
• Assist with software-based test and evaluation, quality assurance, requirements documentation, lab testing, demonstrations, and improvements to field test software.
• Support configuration, operation, and maintenance of operational software lab environments used to evaluate CUAS capabilities.
• Assist with standing up and maintaining representative lab environments, including software builds, test tools, data collection systems, interfaces, networked test assets, and hardware-in-the-loop configurations.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop testing to evaluate software performance, system response, RF characteristics, output timing, mission behavior, and CUAS effectiveness.
• Identify software anomalies, data gaps, regression issues, integration problems, test limitations, and operational impacts.
• Document software deficiencies, test observations, corrective actions, retest results, and engineering recommendations.
• Coordinate with software developers, systems engineers, RF engineers, cybersecurity personnel, test directors, configuration managers, and Government leads to resolve issues and support test readiness.
• Support test automation efforts to improve test consistency, repeatability, rigor, and efficiency.
• Participate in test readiness reviews, technical interchange meetings, Integrated Product Teams, daily test briefs, post-test…