System Test Engineer Lead Sapphire

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience in systems integration and test, and leading complex, multi-discipline test teams or test organizations.
• 5+ years of experience in developing and executing system-level test plans, procedures, and campaigns across lab, HIL, and flight environments.
• 5+ years of experience with test automation and scripting in at least one language/toolset (e.g., Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Tcl).
• 5+ years of experience applying requirements-based verification and maintain requirement-to-test traceability using tools such as DOORS, Polarion, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience with configuration management, anomaly/defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TeamCenter), and test data management.
• 5+ years of experience performing root-cause analysis and driving corrective actions across organizational boundaries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience briefing senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• 5+ years of experience in program-level planning, scheduling, and resource management skills.
• Level 5: Bachelors and 14 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, or related technical discipline.
• Prior experience with Boeing or other major aerospace/defense program test leadership, ideally on reconnaissance, space, or ISR programs.
• Knowledge of and experience supporting certification/compliance processes relevant to defense systems (DO-178C, DO-254, MIL?STD?882 for safety, RMF for cybersecurity).
• Experience with RF and sensor integration, networking, distributed systems, SATCOM, or EW domains relevant to the Sapphire mission set.
• Hands-on experience (5+ years) with software integration, embedded/real-time software testing, telemetry and data analysis; familiarity with flight-test support processes.
• Ability and strong desire to mentor and coach junior level test engineers
• Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines for embedded systems and related toolchains (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.).
• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools and workflows (e.g., SysML, Cameo, MagicDraw).
• Prior leadership experience in high-tempo flight test programs and hands-on flight test instrumentation/telemetry teams.
• Active TS/SCI or prior experience working with compartmented programs and handling classified test artifacts.
• Demonstrated success in negotiation and coordination with multiple subcontractors and industry partners.
• Professional certifications: INCOSE CSEP/ASEP, PMP, or equivalent.