Lockheed Martin

Test Engineer

Lockheed Martin Herndon, VA

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We need engineers with lessons they’ve gained over the course of successes and failures. We need people that know how to get things done. We need people that know how to inspire and lead. This job is in a new, growing, well-organized program. We incorporate many of the latest technologies and practices of industry, evaluating and adopting them as possible. Meetings over an hour are very rare and we keep work life-balance in check (because we plan to avoid heroics).

Summary Of Key Duties For This Position

We're looking for early career engineers who are motivated and want that next step

  • You will be working engineering efforts using Agile methods, processes, and practices
  • You will provide support for factory integration, capability/feature development, and mission preparation and system definition.

Stormbreaker Operations team is seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer to direct all phases of verification, testing and installation of software changes and hardware component changes to a large, complex information system.

Lead projects pertaining to software testing and transition, and ensure that schedules, activities, requirements and resources are properly coordinated.

The Test Director is expected to perform work under general direction. The selected candidate is also expected to meet technical results, quality and schedule objectives for assigned tasks as well as thoroughly understand and apply technical principles and concepts solving moderately complex problems with minimal assistance.

Other responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

  • Participation in test status meetings and review boards
  • Authoring Problem Reports
  • Test plan development
  • Coordination with end users
  • Enterprise verification and test procedure management (i.e. development, release and maintenance).

Other Common Test Director Activities Include

  • Coordinate and conduct segment level and multi-segment testing
  • Define test requirements and system transition procedures
  • Conduct external segment interface verification
  • Develop, write and issue test documents
  • Coordinate and schedule system resources to support testing
  • Conduct test and operational demo planning
  • Chair or participate in Test Status Meetings
  • Support integration and plan of future deliveries and systems
  • Support system anomalies as required
  • Participate in engineering review boards
  • Coordinate and support off-hours testing for associated projects

This is a level 2, early to mid career role where successful Applicants will:

  • Typically possess a minimum of 2 years of professional experience having received a Bachelors Degree from an accredited college/university in a related discipline, or additional experience/combined education in lieu of degree

Selected candidate must have a TS/SCI w/ poly security clearance prior to start.
  • Seniority level

    Entry level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Engineering and Information Technology
  • Industries

    Defense and Space Manufacturing

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