System Integration Test Engineer – Mid Level

Position Summary

• Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding to solve complex testing problems.
• Prepares detailed specifications from which test software will be written.
• Designs, codes, tests, and debugs testing software and tools.
• Competent to work on most phases of the test program.
• Familiar with FAA-STD-026A NAS Software Development Standard, or equivalent.
• Moderately experienced with structured software development and modern software test tools and techniques.

Duties

• Perform testing in Physical and Virtual test labs to ensure the system, test procedure, and test inputs are prepared to execute with the customer present
• Execute procedures that verify the system is properly configured and operating in the NAS
• Coordinate activities, communication, and planning efforts with FAA and Leidos personnel
• Debug system level issues and provide detailed supporting data on identified issues
• Understand System Level Requirements and perform system interface checkouts
• Work with team lead to provide guidance to fellow test team members and ensure team goals are appropriately set to meet all program milestones
• Execute commands for remote support staff (Integrated Lab Engineering/Networking) and provide feedback to solve problems remotely
• Analyze identified issues in conjunction with System Engineering and Software in regard to developing solutions
• Learn system architecture, design, functions and capabilities to support the integration and test of the new capabilities and enhancements
• Collaborate with the TFDM system engineering team to develop test approaches for new and modified requirements
• Execute commands for remote support staff (ILE/Networking) and provide feedback to solve problems remotely
• Conduct Testing at Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCT) in operational site conditions with the FAA customer when required
• Perform formal test execution with the customer and quality assurance organizations
• Coordinate activities, communication, and planning efforts with FAA and Leidos personnel
• Understand XML data and ability to troubleshoot connection issues with network configurations, IP addresses, JMS queue configurations, etc.
• Demonstrate test execution to the FAA on a run for record to achieve customer acceptance of the content per release