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About General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.
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Space Force - Test Engineer (Secret Clearance Required) joins the Development Integration Test team to perform system integration and verification, specifically focusing on ground-system testing. The role involves analyzing and breaking down requirements, developing test plans and procedure documents, executing tests, troubleshooting, and creating test automation scripts. You will participate in planning technical approaches, resources, schedules, budgets, and equipment for evaluating new systems, products, and special devices. You will design test fixtures and programs while completing specifications throughout the engineering development lifecycle. Required skills include proficiency in object-oriented programming, system processes, and scripting languages. Preferred experience includes satellite operations, ground operations systems, and Linux environments. The work involves solving complex technical challenges within the space domain to ensure the successful testing of advanced hardware and software components for mission success.
Analyze and break down complex system requirements into actionable test components.
Develop comprehensive test plans and detailed test procedure documents.
Execute tests and perform troubleshooting for integrated systems and ground-system testing.
Develop automation scripts to streamline the testing process.
Design test fixtures, equipment, and diagnostic programs throughout the engineering development lifecycle.
Plan technical approaches, resources, schedules, and budgets for evaluating new products and devices.
Integrate software into complex systems while ensuring compliance with technical specifications.
What we're looking for
U.S. citizenship is required.
Active Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related Science/Math field plus 2 years of experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 months of experience.
A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field plus 5 years of experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of experience.
Proficient knowledge and experience with object-oriented programming, system processes, and scripting languages.
Experience with system integration and verification, including ground-system testing (preferred).
Minimum of 7+ years of software integration expertise (preferred).
Minimum of 3+ years working with satellite operations and ground operations systems (preferred); minimum of 5+ years of recent Linux experience (preferred).
System Integration
Test Automation
Linux
Object-Oriented Programming
Scripting Languages
Satellite Operations
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Native
Blockchain
AR/VR
Quantum Physics
RF
Juniper
Cisco
BGP
OSPF
Multicast
AWS
VMware vSphere
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
NAS
SAN
Firewalls
Network Design
Vulnerability Scanning
DNS
Windows Server
Linux IDM
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Native
Object-Oriented Programming
Scripting Languages
Test Engineering
Integration and Test
Blockchain
AR/VR
Quantum Physics
RF