NATO BMD Test Engineer

Leidos is looking for a Mid-Test engineer to support the Integration and Test (I&T) team within our international team in The Hague, Netherlands, in support of the NATO Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Systems Engineering & Integration and Test (SEIT) contract. 

This effort supports the execution of BMD C2 system test verification activities, exercises, and integration test bed operations.  The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Engineering Lead as required to lead and perform project test and exercise related activities. Candidate will be expected to participate and support the execution of tests and exercise of varying scope and complexity, as determined by the Engineering Lead and approved by the NATO customer. Supporting efforts may include maintaining project schedules, estimating test efforts, working with systems engineering tools, and interfacing with customers, users, product developers, and other stakeholders.

The above activities involve generation of documentation in UK English, as well as communicating with programme office personnel, stakeholders, and National Representatives in conferences and meetings in UK English. Travel is expected to be about 20%. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting the Engineering Lead as required to lead and perform project test and exercise related activities.

• Participate and support the execution of tests and exercise of varying scope and complexity, as determined by the Engineering Lead and approved by the NATO customer.

• Supporting efforts may include maintaining project schedules, estimating test efforts, working with systems engineering tools, and interfacing with customers, users, product developers, and other stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications:

• Candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering/technical discipline from an accredited college, and 8 years’ experience in systems engineering and integration; or a Masters and 5 years’ experience.

• Must have a current active NATO Secret level security clearance.

• High ability in speaking, writing, and understanding English is essential.  All on-site work will be conducted in English.  All personnel working on-site shall have a minimum required level of English language of SLP2222 as defined in NATO STANAG 6001.

• Demonstrates initiative and a strong work ethic, works well within an engineering team, mission oriented, and takes personal pride in work.

• Understanding and familiarity of the BMD domain

• Experience in communication requirements verification such as JREAP, DIS, HLA as examples

• Ability to perform detailed analysis using a variety of tools

• Experience with allocating requirements to test, development of test plans, test cases, architectures and test procedures

• Experience with performing tests and collecting test results

• Experience with performing analysis of test results

• Experience in communicating readiness statuses and briefing post mission results to Customers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the NATO BMD architecture and test activities

• Experience in the configuration of operational networks within the BMD and/or IAMD domain

• Experience in verifying requirements on an operational architecture/domain

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Original Posting:

Pay Range:

Pay Range $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.