Test Systems Engineer

Job
: (Test) Systems Engineer
- SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED
Location
:
Tucson, AZ (on-site)
Clearance
:
Secret (or above)
Pay
: $100,000 - $125,000 annually with full Government benefits.

As a Test Systems Engineer
, you will coordinate across multiple engineering disciplines to define, design, and document test environment capabilities and requirements
. This role demands a systems-thinking mindset — someone who can visualize the big picture while understanding the technical details that drive system-level success.

You’ll play a critical role in how prime hardware is tested at every level (from individual components to full system integration) to ensure performance, robustness, and cost efficiency across the product lifecycle.

• Lead the definition, design, and documentation of test environment architectures and capabilities
• Utilize expertise in models, simulations, test beds, prototypes, and hardware integration to ensure end-to-end test coverage
• Apply developmental test processes to design, integrate, and validate system-level test equipment
• Ensure smooth transition of test systems to production and factory environments
• Support hardware verification and validation (V&V) using proven test methodologies and embedded test protocols
• Collaborate directly with Department of Defense (DoD) customers and stakeholders on technical requirements and deliverables
• Analyze and define specialized capital investment needs to support test development initiatives
• Drive affordability improvements through effective cost measurement, built-in-test capabilities, and lifecycle reduction strategies
• Identify and mitigate technical risks
  , ensuring design integrity and alignment with program objectives
• Foster a collaborative engineering culture that emphasizes quality, innovation, and continuous improvement

• Hands-on experience in test system design, integration, and lifecycle testing
• Strong understanding of hardware-in-the-loop
  , simulation
  , and prototyping methodologies
• Familiarity with hardware manufacturing processes and embedded test techniques
• Proven ability to work across multidisciplinary engineering teams in complex defense or aerospace environments
• Working knowledge of verification/validation processes
  , test automation, and system-level analysis
• Active Secret clearance (or higher) required

We value diverse skills, experiences, and perspectives — and believe they’re key to innovation. You’ll join a hands-on engineering team where your ideas shape the tools that test and protect the world’s most advanced technologies. If you’re passionate about designing smarter, more efficient test systems that make a real impact, we’d love to have you on the team.