Infrastructure Test Engineer (Eagle I)

Location: Pope Field, NC, US

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Position Summary

MAG Aerospace is staffing for a Senior Infrastructure Test Engineer to support United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Joint Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (AISR) and its mission partners in supporting combat forces ability to access immediate access to battlefield information.  

 

This position serves as a senior technical expert in designing, implementing, and optimizing hardware-centric Test and Evaluation (T&E) strategies for developmental prototype C2ISR systems across avionics, airborne, shipboard, and land-based platforms.

The position leads the end-to-end technical validation process for complex prototype hardware, including architectural analysis, physical design validation, and rigorous operational requirements verification.

 

This position is located at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, NC

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Support includes, but is not limited to:

• Serves as a lead technical expert in designing, implementing, and optimizing hardware-centric T&E strategies for developmental prototype C2ISR systems across all platforms.
• Leads the end-to-end technical validation process for complex prototype hardware, including architectural analysis, physical design validation, and rigorous operational requirements verification across avionics, shipboard, and land-based environments.
• Architects and oversees the creation of advanced hardware testing frameworks, integrating hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, model-based testing, and automated system validation tools for physical components.
• Drives detailed evaluations of hardware constraints, environmental tolerances, and physical performance capabilities across diverse technological environments to ensure mission readiness and compliance with C2ISR standards.
• Provides expert hardware T&E insights that drive continuous technological optimization and enhance mission readiness across the C2ISR enterprise by identifying systemic hardware issues and advocating for design improvements.
• Mentors junior and journeyman engineers on advanced hardware testing techniques, including performance, reliability, maintainability, safety (RAMS) testing, and environmental qualification of C2ISR prototypes.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Must have some experience with the following:

• Systems Integration Lab (SIL) environments replicating RGEP baselines
• Tri domain lab tools for IL4/IL5/IL6 enclaves with routing/VRF and crypto modules (FIPS 140 3, HAIPE)
• Hardware instrumentation and measurement systems (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, RF test sets)
• Avionics and SATCOM test benches
• Tactical relay kit (TRK) integration platforms
• Automated test equipment (ATE) for component validation
• Interoperability and regression testing dashboards
• Performance and load testing platforms for hardware throughput and latency
• Environmental and stress testing chambers (temperature, vibration, EMI/EMC)
• Configuration management databases with version control for hardware baselines
• Policy testing frameworks with golden test packs and version control
• Time synchronization utilities (PTP, GPSDO) for hardware correlation
• Test readiness review (TRR) packages with test matrix, golden data hashes, SLO compliance charts, and rollback procedures; operational test (OT) scenario validation tools for IOC/FOC milestones
• Documentation templates for hardware test plans, test reports, and lessons learned repositories.

 

Education:

• Must have ONE of the following degrees:BS Computer ScienceBS CybersecurityBS Data ScienceBS Information SystemsBS Information TechnologyBS Software Engineering

 

Certification:

• Must have at least ONE of the following certifications and complete additional DoD 8140 WRC 671, Element CS; Work Role:  System Testing and Evaluation Specialist, Proficiency Level: Intermediate training as required, to include DoD-approved IA baseline certification for ADP-III/IT-III based on the IAT level and CE/Operating System (OS) certificate within six months of the assignment:

  CEH

  CFR

  CompTIA Cloud+

  GIAC Security Essentials Certificate

  CompTIA PenTest+

  CompTIA Security+

  SSCP

Clearance:

• Must have a current TS/SCI 

 

Special Note

The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.

Benefits and Compensation

At MAG Aerospace, we value your contributions providing our employees with a robust Total Rewards package that supports your total well-being. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in MAG's Total Rewards programs. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits as well as paid leave, professional development, and tuition assistance. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our Total Rewards Program by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site: https://www.magaero.com/benefits/. Salary at MAG Aerospace is determined by various factors including but not limited to location, particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $105,000 to $122,000 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of MAG's total compensation package for employees.