Job Title: Systems Integration and Test EngineerJob DescriptionThis Systems Integration and Test Engineer role supports Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) development within the Integration and Test discipline in Grand Prairie. The engineer plans, implements, tests, documents, and maintains solutions for integrating and testing in-house developed and COTS/GOTS components, subsystems, and systems, while balancing technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Responsibilities
- Plan, implement, execute, and maintain integration and test solutions for in-house developed and COTS/GOTS components, elements, subsystems, and systems.
- Translate customer contractual needs and requirements into comprehensive system test solutions that align with technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
- Establish functional and technical specifications and standards for integrated systems and subsystems.
- Solve hardware and software interface problems and define input and output parameters to ensure proper integration of the entire system or subsystem.
- Review, evaluate, and derive requirements for testability to ensure systems and subsystems can be effectively tested.
- Develop and direct the preparation of detailed test plans, test procedures, and test execution schedules for complete systems and subsystems.
- Coordinate subsystem and system-level testing activities with program teams and other supporting organizations.
- Perform analysis of test results and prepare comprehensive subsystem and system-level evaluation reports to verify and validate system performance.
- Write discrepancy reports to document issues found during testing and track them through resolution.
- Perform integration regression testing to verify and validate fixes incorporated into software, components, subsystems, and systems.
- Support customer and key stakeholder reviews by providing advanced test plans, procedures, schedules, and test reports.
- Apply root cause failure analysis techniques to identify, analyze, and resolve issues discovered during electronic and system-level testing.
Essential Skills
- At least 6 years of experience in the design, integration, test, and verification/validation of electrical designs, including Design Verification Testing (DVT).
- Proven ability to develop advanced test plans, detailed test procedures, test execution schedules, and comprehensive test reports.
- At least 6 years of experience applying physics principles in the development and execution of test plans and electronic testing activities.
- Strong hands-on experience with electronic testing and DVT for complex electrical systems and subsystems.
- Demonstrated capability to perform root cause failure analysis for issues identified during testing.
- Experience reviewing, evaluating, and deriving requirements for testability of systems and subsystems.
- Ability to synthesize customer requirements into practical and effective system test solutions.
- Experience solving hardware/software interface problems and defining input/output parameters for integrated systems.
- Active Secret clearance.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience supporting integration and test efforts for complex defense or aerospace systems, particularly in an Integrated Air and Missile Defense environment.
- Background in preparing and presenting test documentation and reports for customer and key stakeholder reviews.
- Familiarity with COTS and GOTS components and their integration into larger system architectures.
- Experience coordinating test activities across multiple programs or organizations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills applied to system performance evaluation and discrepancy resolution.
- Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams in a structured integration and test discipline.
Work EnvironmentThis role supports Integrated Air and Missile Defense development within a structured Integration and Test discipline in Grand Prairie. The position operates on a 4/10A first-shift work schedule, providing four 10-hour workdays each week. The environment focuses on rigorous system integration and testing of in-house developed and COTS/GOTS components, with close collaboration across programs and organizations to ensure comprehensive subsystem and system-level verification and validation. Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Grand Prairie, TX. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $78.80 - $78.80/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Grand Prairie, TX. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 13, 2026. Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Grand Prairie,TX.About Actalent
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