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# SW Test & Evaluation Engineer

- **Company:** DCS Corp
- **Location:** Dayton, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Object-Oriented Software Development, Cloud Services, Google Cloud, Reliability of Systems, Devsecops, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88287505/1

## About the Role

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship

Must have an active Secret (or higher) clearance

BS degree (or higher) in engineering/science + 8 years of relevant experience

Proven experience in system/software test & evaluation

Strong objectoriented programming experience

CI/CD pipeline automation with embedded security checks

Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Excellent written & verbal communication skills

Desired Skills:

AFRL system familiarity

Experience with sensing, tracking, or fusion algorithms

5+ years in SW/HW T&E

Cloud expertise (AWS, Azure, GCP)

DoD/IC tool knowledge

Advanced STEM degree preferred

Team leadership & mentoring capability

## Description

Join a mission-driven engineering team operating at the cutting edge of U.S. Defense, Aerospace, Human Factors, and Security innovation. As a SW Test & Evaluation Engineer, you'll help shape nextgeneration software and hardware capabilities supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). DCS is an employeeowned organization where bold ideas, technical rigor, and creative problemsolving fuel real-world impact.

This role places you right in the center of hightempo R&D efforts - working hands-on with advanced tools, multidisciplinary experts, and emerging technologies to evaluate, refine, and enhance systems critical to national security. If you love transforming complex technical challenges into validated, highperformance solutions, this is your arena.

Essential Job Functions:

You won't just test systems - you'll push them forward.

Evaluate cutting-edge software and hardware capabilities and explore their performance envelope in real research environments.

Research & prototype new performance-enhancing technologies to improve existing platforms.

Design and develop forwardleaning capabilities for AFRL programs that directly support DoD missions.

Guide development teams with technical direction that influences both near-term deliverables and long-term architecture.

Strengthen system reliability through DevSecOps updates, cybersecurity compliance, vulnerability scans, and ATO-supporting activities.

Document innovations and build user-ready manuals that help deploy new capabilities with clarity and confidence.

Collaborate across engineering teams, SMEs, and mission partners to co-create solutions that matter.

Your contributions will shape mission systems used by the Air Force - and improve how operators interact with and rely on emerging technologies.


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