Title:  Specialist, Integration/Test Engineering

Job Title: Specialist, Integration/Test Engineering

Job Code: 41500

Job Location: Greenville, Texas On-site

Job Schedule: 4/10 Regular: Every Friday Off, 2nd Shift 

Job Desciption:

Responsible for performing the integration and/or test of all components, ensuring electrical and physical compatibility to meet program technical, schedule and cost objectives. In support of system design activities, responsible for test and/or integration of COTS-based electromechanical systems from the system design phase through development, documentation, installation and commissioning of the completed system. Integration responsibilities may include design, develop and implement integration plans for procedures for hardware, software, and facilities. Responsible for the physical and electrical compatibility of functional interfaces and first article product integration, ensuring seamless interface between the design and production of systems. Testing responsibilities may include analyzes requirements for testability issues. Develops and implements both hardware and software system level test programs, plans, specifications, procedures and customer acceptance.

Essential Functions:

• Subsystem pre-operational checks in accordance with applicable engineering documentation
• Configures/prepares LRUs and subsystem components for single and multi-thread interface and operation
• Accomplishment of subsystem and system level Ground Test Plans
• Insertion loss testing of RF harness assemblies per released engineering and technical specifications
• System and subsystem troubleshooting to component level
• Identifies subsystem LRU failures and takes appropriate troubleshooting actions to repair, replace, and retest when necessary
• Identifies hardware, software, and firmware anomalies and recommends repair/corrective actions via several enterprise software applications
• Supports EMI/Tempest testing of various airborne subsystems
• Supports software and hardware development integration activities
• Aircraft pre-flight activities to ensure system and subsystem flight readiness
• Uses several types of test equipment to perform various subsystem and system level troubleshooting and test functions:

Local Area Network (LAN) Test Devices

Network Analyze

Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR

 Digital Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Frequency Counter

Function Generator/AWGs

Signal Generator

Spectrum Analyzer

Power/Watt Meter

Fiber Optic Test Devices

• Employs several COTS and organic software applications to complete test activities
• May be required to perform in-flight duty as observer on several airborne platforms
• May be responsible for the preparation and/or review of engineering documents
• Advises and assists in effecting design changes to improve operational capability, equipment efficiency, and reduce cost of operation
• Frequent technical interface with various functional organizations, as well as local and offsite customers

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
• Must be familiar with the use of industry standard test equipment and COTS hardware.
• Candidate must be computer literate to include the use of Windows based programs and COTS software applications.
• Candidate must hold an active or interim Secret Security clearance to start.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security clearance with SCI is required.
• Candidates shall possess thorough analytical and troubleshooting skills and be able to communicate well via verbal or written means.
• Position will require flexibility with regard to assigned work schedules/shifts and requires maintenance of qualification for FAA Class III flight physical/duties in support of organizational objectives.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Strong applicable est environment experience.
• Experience with RC135 platforms
• Strong work ethic; maintaining a sense of urgency to ensure obligations are met.
• Position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI DOD Security Clearance.

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