Mid-level Test Engineer

Visium Resources - Overland Park, KS

Full-time - Mid Level

Overland Park, KS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Mid-level Test Engineer will join the Radar Test Engineering Team in Overland Park, Kansas, focusing on the development and testing of a next-generation secondary radar system for the FAA. This role involves guiding technical aspects of system testing, defining test approaches, and validating system requirements through formal testing processes. The engineer will also support system integration and conduct on-site tests, ensuring the radar system meets customer specifications.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for working on all phases of the test program, including planning, test approach and test success criteria development, test procedure development, test dry-runs, test conduct and test report development
• Responsible for mapping requirements into Test Phases, Test Events, Test Methods, Test Procedures and Test Cases
• Responsible for formulating and defining effective test approaches and success criteria through research and fact-finding to solve complex testing problems
• Responsible for system integration, debug (both hardware and software) and root cause analysis throughout the design, test and deployment phases
• Responsible for conducting formal on-site development tests in the presence of the FAA and other witnesses
• May be required to conduct formal on-site development tests regression in the presence of the FAA and other witnesses
• Responsible for performing data analysis on data collected at various stages of test
• Participation in developing Test Design Review Material in accordance with requirement test approaches
• May be required to participate in field test activities, primarily equipment tuning and optimization

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering or appropriate engineering field
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant system engineering and/or test engineering experience in Communications, Navigation, Surveillance or Air Traffic Management
• Understanding and/or experience of execution of a Formal Test process/program
• Experience with creation, definition, analysis, integration and maintenance of system requirements
• Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions
• Experience developing verbal and written communications and presentations

Nice-to-haves

• Prior experience working with and/or deploying surveillance systems such as Primary Radar, Secondary Radar, ADS-B, and Multilateration systems
• Prior experience working with surveillance data structures
• Prior test experience in US Government contracts in either a prime contractor or sub-contractor organization
• Understanding of air traffic management systems and operations
• Working with cross-functional teams (systems engineering, modeling and analysis, program management, product development, etc.) to complete test campaigns
• Familiar with ASTERIX standards
• Ability to stay cool under pressure
• Capable of influencing team members from multiple disciplines

Benefits

• Opportunity for contract-to-hire
• Potential for extension of contract
• Supportive work environment with regular client engagement