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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Test Engineer - **Company:** Applied Research Solutions - **Location:** Bedford, MA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $170,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Data Link, Computer Networks, Link 16, Network Architecture, Satcom, Systems Integration, Test Data, Test Management, Strategies of Testing, Computer Networking Systems, Hardware Infrastructure - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3367792976&tx=IT9386THI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen Minimum Required Qualifications: Clearance: Active Top-Secret clearance and SCI eligibility Education: Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, Engineering Management, Electrical Engineering (RF), or a related discipline Years of Experience: 12 years of experience, 5 of which must be in the DoD Test Management Experience: * Experience leading integration, verification, validation, and acceptance testing for networked systems. * Ability to own test strategy, planning, execution, reporting, and overall test procedures. * Ability to develop test strategies, master test plans, detailed test procedures, test objectives, schedules, and resource requirements. * Ability to lead personnel and coordinate activities across engineering, program management, operators, customers, and external organizations. Tactical Communications Expertise: * Strong understanding of tactical communications architectures and their operational employment. * Working knowledge of RF communications, line-of-sight (LOS), beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS), SATCOM, tactical radios, mesh network radios, and waveforms. * Ability to understand the relationship between tactical communications systems, data links, gateways, and mission systems. Tactical Data Link/Tactical Data Network Knowledge * Working knowledge of tactical data links/networks and their operational use. * Understanding of Link 16, JREAP, VMF, SADL or other relevant TDL technologies. * Ability to understand interoperability issues across multiple systems. System-of-Systems Integration * Experience integrating and testing multiple systems, networks, communication systems, gateways, simulators, mission systems, and external interfaces. Laboratory management * Understanding of lab infrastructure, communications equipment, test equipment, network architecture, and software/hardware configurations. * Ability to maintain lab readiness and support multiple concurrent test activities if necessary. Technical Troubleshooting and Test Data Analysis * Sufficient technical depth to understand test failures. * Ability to analyze network/system behavior, logs, test data, and other available evidence. * Ability to distinguish between communications, network, configuration, interface, software, hardware, and application-related issues. * Ability to analyze and communicate test results, anomalies, limitations, discrepancies, and overall conclusions. Leadership and Communication * Strong technical communication skills, including the ability to brief senior leadership on test status, readiness, risks, failures, and recommendations. * Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with engineering, programs, customer and outside organizations. All positions at Applied Research Solutions are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check. ## Description Duties include, but are not limited to: * Develop, Plan, and Implement strategies to analyze and develop test results for complex system activities. * Prepare, maintain, update and review the full range of test plans and test-related (T&E Strategies, requirements and objectives) procedures. * Prepare Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs), and monitor and review test events, analyses and reports. * Review and analyze design documentation including engineering drawings and specifications and apply engineering techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate a specific problem, data or other features of the work which are broader in scope and complexity. * Provide T&E segments of acquisition documentation including specification and performance requirement compliance. * Support certification test activities (the collection of test data during rapid development and operational test events). * Manage and support training required to execute test activities and mentor other test managers. * Manage and support the execution of test cases, evaluations, and demonstrations. * Review and analyze engineering performance, technical analysis reports, engineering performance predictions, measure of effectiveness, measure of suitability and trade-off studies. * Other duties as required/requested by the Government., The expected annual salary range: $150k - $170k. Salary is dependent upon the role and associated responsibilities, candidate's experience, and qualifications to include education/training, and key skills. This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities. This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). 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