Systems​/Test Engineer II

Overview

Systems/Test Engineer II

The Uncrewed Land and Air Systems team in Hunt Valley is seeking a passionate and skilled Systems / Test Engineer to join our team to work on innovative products in our ground robotics and unmanned air systems domain. Our team is engaged in multiple cutting-edge development programs for defense applications, and we are looking for engineers who are eager to apply a diverse set of technologies and skills to create indispensable robotic solutions.

This interdisciplinary role involves supporting the full life cycle development of our products; including new product development, product upgrades, payload design, a heavy emphasis on integration and test
, and fielding solutions for military and commercial customers. The ideal candidate will have experience in hardware and/or software integration, managing requirements derivation and allocation, and working successfully within a collaborative team environment. A strong desire to take ownership of design efforts to ensure the integration of new technology into our vehicles is essential.

• Engineering Design and Development:
• Support full-lifecycle engineering design and development activities on established and disruptive new products.
• Work across engineering disciplines to develop conceptual designs that solve complex problems.
• Perform requirements analysis and derivation to understand customer needs.
• Develop architecture models utilizing SysML to support requirements development and derivation.
• Use requirements management and test tools to decompose program requirements.
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE):
• Develop and maintain system models using MBSE methodologies and tools.
• Utilize SysML for creating and managing system architecture models.
• Integrate MBSE practices into the overall systems engineering process to improve design, analysis, and verification activities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure MBSE models accurately represent system requirements and design.
• Systems Integration and Testing:
• Perform hands-on integration of components and subsystems into Ground Vehicles.
• Develop integration test plans and procedures to verify product integration.
• Perform analysis of data extracted from testing.
• Define methods, processes, and evaluation criteria for verifying systems, subsystems, and work products against their requirements.
• Formal validation test planning, execution, risk management and engineering analysis
• Collaboration and Communication:
• Prepare and present systems engineering work products, including test plans, procedures, and reports, to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews.
• Interact daily with technical leads, program managers, planners, technicians, and other engineers.
• Collaborate with others within the workgroup, with other departments, and with customers.
• Project Management and Technical Direction:
• Participate in an Integrated Product Team to design new capabilities based on evaluation of all necessary development and operational considerations.
• Provide technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware/software systems.
• Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture(s)
• Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.

• Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with 2 years of related experience (systems or test engineering preferred)
  OR
• Master’s Degree in Engineering with 1 year(s) of related experience.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  
• Experience with hardware and/or software integration, managing requirements derivation and allocation, or architecture design.
• Experience with requirements management and analysis.
• Experience with systems engineering, MBSE, and modeling software is preferred
• Experience with a broad array of engineering tools/languages including MATLAB Simulink, Cameo/No Magic Products, JIRA, and/or SysML.
• Experience in a Department of Defense (DoD) environment is preferred.
• Experience or certifications in Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) (i.e., OCSMP Certification) is a plus.
• Soft Skills:
• Effective and efficient writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively with others.
• Demonstrated self-starter with organizational, planning, and follow-up skills.
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio).
• Other Requirements:
• Ability to travel up to 15%.
• Active Secret Clearance preferred;
  Secret Clearance eligibility required.

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