Are you looking for a highly rewarding job with global impact This may be the position for you! Our corporate vision at Leidos is to be the global leader in the development and application of technology to solve our customers most demanding challenges. Thats where you come in.

We need a results-oriented Test Engineer to support the Nuclear Command Control and Communications (NC3) Enterprise Centers Performance and Testing Team at Fort Meade MD.

This isnt just any job. The NC3 Enterprise Center is the Department of Defenses lead organization for enterprise-level systems engineering and architecture for NC3. Our customer led by the Commander U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) applies subject matter expertise and best practices to translate mission and operational requirements into solutions and operational capabilities.

In this role you will test and evaluate critical high assurance communication systems. These test and evaluation activities ensure national leaders have assured communications in both peacetime and wartime. The position encompasses responsibilities including test tool configuration and operation developmental and operational test planning test execution test data analysis and report writing. You will work closely with our customers to develop and facilitate execution of detailed test plans.

This is your chance to be a part of a team performing important work. Working with our customer at Fort Meade youll have the opportunity to use your skills to help tackle some of the biggest challenges faced by our nations leaders. So what are you waiting for Join our team and become part of the solution apply today!

Test Engineer Primary Responsibilities:

• Working as part of a test team to accomplish technical assessments of high-assurance systems.
• Developing and executing test plans in collaboration with the government customer.
• Executing test events in both laboratory and operational environments.
• Utilizing a suite of hardware and software test and data analysis tools.
• Performing analysis of test data and documenting test results and recommendations.

Test Engineer Basic Qualifications:

• Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
• The successful applicant must possess a Masters Degree in Engineering or Computer Science or an educational equivalent.
• 10 years experience in the following:
  • Test and Evaluation of networked hardware and/or software.
  • Test planning and test procedure development and documentation.
  • Conducting test events.
  • Digital test data collection analysis and results documentation.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a dynamic environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to write test documentation and create and deliver presentations.
• Competency in Microsoft Office Suite applications (e.g. Word Excel and PowerPoint).
• Experience using collaboration tools (e.g. MS Teams).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with network data collection and testing tools and analysis techniques including:
  • Sniffing and packet capture using Wireshark.
  • Network traffic simulation/generation using standard tools such as wget iPerf ping etc.
  • Parsing and analysis of PCap files.
• Python programming and scripting skills.
• Understanding of/and experience with VOIP systems codecs and transmission standards.
• Knowledge of Nuclear Command Control and Communications (NC3) National Leadership Command Capability (NLCC) or Senior Leader Command Control and Communications System (SLC3S).
• Experience working with Nuclear C3 community stakeholders such as Air Force Navy NC3 Enterprise Center (NEC) USSTRATCOM USCYBERCOM the Joint Staff and OSD.

At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.

If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.

Original Posting:

At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.

If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.