Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer (Springfield, VA) - Paladin Consulting, Inc

Paladin Consulting is currently hiring a Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer to join our team working onsite at our client's office located in Springfield, VA.

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Job Title: Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer
Work Location: Springfield, VA
Duration: Long-term contract with option to hire

Job Description:
We are seeking a Senior Systems Integration & Test Engineer to join our Engineering team in Springfield, Virginia for the role of Operations & Maintenance (O&M) team member. The O&M team activities include supporting the daily execution of activities on a complex satellite ground system, supporting internal and external stakeholder maintenance activities, supporting bi-weekly operational software deliveries and performing on-site E2 triage and support during business hours with after-hours on-call expectations.

Responsibilities :

• Provide regular updates to the on-site SETA team via a daily status page and in-person engagements
• Support weekly SETA and team lead technical tag-ups
• Support Change Management Board meetings as needed
• Provide technical SME support as an on-site E2 Systems Integration & Test Engineer
• Work in a classified lab on site
• Work in an Agile program environment

Skills & Qualifications :

• Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant systems integration and test experience or 5 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree in (STEM)
• Experience working on-site in a badgeless environment with multiple stakeholders
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving software system execution problems
• Experience with systems engineering principles and activities
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI with Poly security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Desired Skills:

• Experience working in a Satellite Ground System development or operations environment
• Experience with ground station and satellite domains (such as terrestrial data networking, command and telemetry, launch operations, flight dynamics, mission planning, on-orbit operations)
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
• Test Automation experience (Cucumber, Gherkin, home-grown)
• Experience with Java, C++, or Python
• Experience with Linux operating system

For more information or to view other opportunities, visit us at www.paladininc.com.

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