Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
Responsibilities
As a Systems/Test Engineer with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:
- Plan, coordinate, and execute test activities for aircraft systems, subsystems, and integrated capabilities.
- Develop test strategies, test plans, test procedures, test cases, and test reports for developmental, integration, qualification, verification, validation, and operational testing.
- Support test events involving aircraft avionics, mission systems, communications, sensors, software, hardware, interfaces, and related subsystems.
- Coordinate with systems engineers, software developers, hardware engineers, flight operations, maintenance personnel, and program leadership to prepare for and execute tests.
- Define test objectives, success criteria, data requirements, resource needs, and test configurations.
- Support test readiness reviews, safety reviews, technical interchange meetings, and post-test debriefs.
- Conduct or support bench, lab, hardware-in-the-loop, ground, taxi, and flight test activities, as applicable.
- Collect, analyze, and document test data, discrepancies, observations, and performance results.
- Identify defects, anomalies, integration issues, and performance shortfalls and support corrective action efforts.
- Ensure traceability between requirements, test procedures, test results, and verification evidence.
- Support test environment setup, configuration control, instrumentation coordination, and data collection planning.
- Prepare formal test documentation and status updates for program management, engineering leadership, customers, and certification authorities, as applicable.
- Support regression testing, retesting, and validation of resolved deficiencies.
- Ensure test activities are conducted in accordance with applicable safety, quality, airworthiness, and regulatory standards.
THIS HYBRID POSITION REQUIRES 3 DAYS OF WORK IN THE OFFICE AND 2 DAYS REMOTE PER WEEK
Qualifications
- BS/BA and 5-7 years of test engineering and/or systems engineering experience (Related MPRA experience can be substituted for a degree).
- Secret Clearance
- Test and Integration experience on complex flight simulators
Pay Transparency Statement
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $110,000.00/Yr. - USD $140,000/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.
EEO Statement
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