Senior Systems Test Engineer

Arcfield is looking for a SENIOR SYSTEMS TESTING ENGINEER to join a skilled, highly respected and long-standing team supporting Integration, Testing, and Analysis for operational and emerging systems. This position requires an understanding of the Intelligence Community and customer domain, along with a strong focus on Systems Engineering processes in support of operational mission execution. The successful candidate could support product evaluations, trade studies, new product initializations, and/or algorithm assessments. Familiarity with current GEOINT systems and products will be useful to develop, assess, and execute test and verification methodologies. Activities may include, but are not limited to:

• Perform analysis and evaluations of operational capabilities
• Perform project management required for integrating, testing, evaluating systems
• Conduct baseline assessment of system performance to support mission initializations
• Evaluate algorithms to quantify the performance given its desired mission application
• Respond to anomalous mission behaviors to recommend possible causes and corrective actions

• Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• BS 8-10, MS 6-8, PhD 3-5
• Degree in Imaging Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or STEM field, or successful completion of an accredited U.S. military/government imagery analysis training program
• Experience working directly with or general knowledge of PAN, IR, MSI, RADAR, LIDAR, and FMV imagery and associated products, such as Full Spectrum GEOINT (FSG)
• Knowledge or experience in all facets of imagery exploitation, artifact/anomaly identification
• Experience in mission technical capabilities and system performance analysis and assessment
• Understanding of the systems engineering life cycle to include independent testing and data verification
• Independently determines and develops approach to solutions
• Proficient in oral and written communication skills
• Self-starter who requires minimum supervision
• Ability to assume a team lead role for the work group
• Demonstrated ability and success working in team environments.

Desired:

• Experience working in a DoD or IC operational environment
• Experience working on Product Initialization teams
• Understanding of Machine Learning and Neural Network algorithms
• Working knowledge of coding/scripting techniques (e.g. C, Python, Matlab, IDL)
• Working knowledge of various basic ELTs
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office tools, Confluence, JIRA