Test Engineer – Integration, Test, and Documentation

Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, US

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Overview

CIS Secure is seeking a Test Engineer – Integration, Test, and Documentation to join our team supporting the REACT program at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland.

 

The Test Engineer will support the integration, verification, and delivery of advanced technical systems for critical national security missions. This role coordinates across hardware, software, firmware, and test teams to ensure complex systems are properly integrated, tested, documented, and ready for use.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Support system integration activities and develop and coordinate test plans.
• Track requirements, technical issues, integration dependencies, risks, and corrective actions through resolution.
• Support system-level verification and validation activities.
• Work closely with engineering teams to maintain technical documentation and capture system configurations and interfaces.
• Develop user-facing materials, including operating procedures and user manuals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Experience supporting systems engineering, system integration, or technical test activities for complex hardware/software systems.
• Experience developing and managing integration plans, test plans, test procedures, and verification activities.
• Ability to coordinate technical work across software, hardware, firmware, and other engineering disciplines.
• Experience documenting system architecture, interfaces, configurations, requirements, and test results.
• Experience tracking technical issues, integration dependencies, risks, and corrective actions through resolution.
• Strong technical writing skills with experience developing clear engineering and operational documentation.
• Ability to translate engineering information into user manuals, operating procedures, installation guides, or training materials.
• Familiarity with requirements management, configuration management, and verification/validation processes.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience supporting UAS, robotics, embedded systems, communications, sensor systems, or other integrated technical platforms.
• Experience managing hardware/software integration in laboratory, prototype, or rapid-development environments.
• Familiarity with requirements traceability and systems engineering tools such as DOORS, Jira, Confluence, Cameo, or similar.
• Experience planning and executing system-level acceptance, functional, regression, or field testing.
• Experience developing interface control documents, system specifications, test reports, and release documentation.
• Familiarity with configuration baselines, version control, change management, and release processes.
• Experience working directly with end users to capture feedback and improve system usability and documentation.
• Familiarity with MBSE or SysML is beneficial but not required.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

CLEARANCE:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.

OPERATING HOURS AND EXPECTATIONS:

• This position anticipates standard operating hours, with flexibility as required to support program and mission requirements.
• This position is based at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland.

TRAVEL:

• No regular travel is anticipated for this position.

Benefits

WHAT WE OFFER:

 

At CIS Secure, we believe in promoting fair and transparent pay practices. We are committed to disclosing the compensation range for transparency and to set clear expectations for all applicants for this posting. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base salary for the advertised job, promotion, or transfer opportunity. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. The actual salary offered may vary based on various factors including but not limited to relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, education, geographic location, as well as internal equity, and alignment to market data.PAY RANGE: The anticipated base salary range for this position is $135,000 - $155,000 annually.

 

Benefits:

• 401(k) with company matching
• Dental insurance
• Medical insurance
• Health Savings Account option
• Flexible Spending
• Vision insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Ancillary offerings (Hospital Indemnity, Accident, Critical Illness, Pet Insurance)
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday pay

 

CIS Secure and it's associated companies, Intrepid Solutions and Darkblade Systems, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.