Senior Principal Integration & Test Engineer

Position Title:Senior PrincipalIntegration & Test Engineer
Requisition ID: 1799
Position Location:Sterling VA
Position Reports To:Manager Space Electronics
Supervises Others:No

At Trident Systems we believe that strong engineering principles are fundamental to driving innovation and solving complex problems. We promote a culture characterized by rigorous engineering practices and a commitment to continuous improvement. This is achieved by leveraging our organizations collective expertise through collaborative development processes which include thorough design and peer reviews. We can deliver innovative high-performance solutions that meet our customers evolving requirements by integrating our specialized knowledge in aerospace electronic systems with appropriately scaled development methodologies.

We are a mission partner supporting DoD Intelligence Community and Civil space customers. We develop complex radiation effects mitigated designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

Position Summary

We are expanding our multidisciplinary engineering team and seeking a Senior Principal Integration & Test Engineer to lead the planning execution and continuous improvement of test activities for spacegrade electronics. This role is central to ensuring that our hardware meets mission requirements manufacturing quality standards and the stringent expectations of the aerospace industry.

The selected candidate will work closely with electrical software FPGA systems manufacturing and quality engineering teams to develop test strategies maintain and improve existing test systems integrate hardware and software and validate flight and non-flight electronics used in satellite and aerospace programs.

This selected candidate will play a key role in guiding integration verification qualification acceptance and production test activities across multidisciplinary engineering organizations. This individual will help establish test methodologies improve test infrastructure and processes coordinate integration efforts and contribute to the resolution of the complex system-level issues throughout the product lifecycle.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Test Planning & Strategy
  • Develop comprehensive test plans procedures verification matrices and acceptance criteria for space electronics.
  • Define test coverage and compliance pathways aligned with AS9100 and customer requirements.
  • Participate in design reviews to ensure testability and integration readiness.
  • Support integration and test planning activities across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • Support qualification acceptance and production readiness reviews.
• Test Execution & Reporting
  • Perform functional environmental and system-level testing of electronic assemblies and subsystems.
  • Document results with clarity and rigor including test reports discrepancy reports root-cause analyses and corrective action recommendations.
  • Support troubleshooting and failure analysis during integration and production.
  • Present technical findings and recommendations to engineering leadership customers and stakeholders.
• Test Equipment Design & Integration
  • Maintain improve and expand existing test fixtures harnesses automated test equipment (ATE) ground support equipment (GSE) and supporting software.
  • Evaluate existing test systems and identify opportunities to improve reliability maintainability automation throughput and test coverage.
  • Integrate hardware and software components into reliable repeatable engineering and production test environments.
  • Develop and maintain test automation using Python VISA or similar technologies.
  • Specify procure deploy and support laboratory and production test instrumentation including oscilloscopes DAQs power supplies electronic loads environmental test equipment and custom hardware.
  • Collaborate with manufacturing engineering to ensure test equipment is robust maintainable and compliant.
• Quality & Compliance
  • Ensure all test activities meet AS9100 configuration management and traceability requirements.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of test processes documentation and quality controls.
  • Support audits reviews and customer interactions related to test and verification.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Aerospace Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience in integration testing or verification of electronic systems.
• Hands-on experience with test equipment such as oscilloscopes power supplies logic analyzers and automated test systems.
• Familiarity with scripting or automation tools (e.g. Python LabVIEW MATLAB).
• Working knowledge of electronics fundamentals system integration and troubleshooting.
• Experience working in a regulated or highreliability environment (aerospace defense medical devices etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with space electronics radiationtolerant hardware or satellite subsystems.
• Knowledge of environmental testing (thermal vibration EMI/EMC).
• Experience developing automated test equipment (ATE) for production environments.
• Understanding of configuration management and requirements management tools.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 or similar quality management systems.

Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Benefits

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:

• Health benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic life with AD&D
  • Short term disability
  • Long term disability
  • Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D accident critical illness hospital and pet)
  • Spending accounts (HSA FSA and DCFSA)
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• 401(k) (including company match)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Leaves (Parental maternity and military)
• Annual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)

Trident Solutions is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process please contact.

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