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Testing Engineer/Scientist

ID
2025-22229
Category
Engineering
Location : Location
US-VA-Dahlgren
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain
Secret
Minimum Clearance Required
Secret
Travel Requirement
Less than 10%

Overview

 Testing Engineer /Scientist (SSETS-2025-22229): 

 

Bowhead is seeking a  Testing Engineer /Scientist to work G/ATOR testing of system update releases supporting the Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department at Naval Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. In this role, you will ensure the readiness and reliability of critical Naval Surface Combat Systems by supporting certification efforts that align with mission requirements and defense standards.

Responsibilities

The Testing Engineer/Scientist will collaborate with engineering teams, program offices, and senior leadership to assess system capabilities, identify risks, and provide actionable recommendations to ensure our combat systems are mission ready. If you have a passion for supporting the warfighter through technical expertise and operational excellence, we invite you to bring your skills to our team.

 

Job duties include but are not limited in:

  • Provide system and engineering support for certifying current and future Naval Surface Combat Systems and associated elements.
  • Conduct Combat System certification assessments in alignment with Department of the Navy and Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) certification policies, evaluating mission effectiveness, capabilities, limitations, and associated deployment risks.
  • Offer recommendations to translate critical certification defects into operational risks, impacts, and actionable guidance.
  • Devleop write and anlyze test plans supporting G/ATOR programs
  • Collect, evaluate, and maintain artifacts as Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) to support certification processes.
  • Prepare certification-related documentation, including Certification Plans, Statements of Findings (SOFs), assessment and status reports, and authorization or certification letters for Combat Systems.
  • Compare test results to requirements and analyze reuslts and reccomond path forward
  • Plan, schedule, and manage authorization and deployment panel activities.
  • Engage with senior DoD/DoN personnel, providing clear communication and detailed briefings.
  • Recommend process improvements and tool enhancements to support a streamlined enterprise-wide certification approach.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, computer or electronics engineering. Other acceptable majors include mathematics, computer science or physics and 4 or more years of industry and/or DoD experience.
  • US citizenship and at minimum an active secret clearance
  • Navy Combat Systems engineering experience.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Hands-on experience in system testing, validation, and verification, with emphasis on hardware and software integration.
  • Experience in the development and execution of test plans, test procedures, and test reports for complex systems.
  • Experience with automated testing tools and data analysis tools (e.g., MATLAB and other modeling programs) for performance validation.
  • Strong organizational skills to handle multiple projects, timelines, and priorities.

Physical Demands:

  • Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds
  • Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
  • Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Must currently hold a security clearance at the Secret level.  US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

 

 

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Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening and/or random drug screen, and must follow UIC’s Non-DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program requirements. If the position requires, an applicant must pass a pre-employment criminal background history check. All post-secondary education listed on the applicant’s resume/application may be subject to verification.

Where driving may be required or where a rental car must be obtained for business travel purposes, applicants must have a valid driver license for this position and will be subject to verification. In addition, the applicant must pass an in-house, online, driving course to be authorized to drive for company purposes.

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