Test Engineer I (For Summer 2025 Interns Only)

Sierra Nevada Corporation • Hagerstown, MD

136d • $64,853 - $89,173

About The Position

Do you have an eye for detail and enjoy working with amazing products and tools? Join us in championing and protecting explorers and heroes! As a Test Engineer at SNC, you will be using your skills and expertise to simulate, test, certify and improve cutting edge products and services. These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems. You'll develop complex test plans and procedures for a variety of systems to ensure the verification and validation of all product requirements. You will also be involved with the execution of the tests using top industry tools. As a cross functional engineer, you'll test system and component level new products and develop new test processes throughout the product lifecycle. The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains - air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Requirements

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering or other related discipline.
• Typically 0-2 or more years of experience.
• Conceptual knowledge of engineering principles and practices.
• Familiarity working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.
• Knowledge of requirements management, system design, and systems integration.
• Exposure to planning, conducting and documenting Verification and Validation (V&V) activities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with various testing equipment, standards, and methodologies to include manual and automated testing.
• Ability to prepare complex and professional test plans, test procedures, and test reports.
• Familiarity with Product and Quality Assurance principles.
• Experience in generation and disposition of product non-conformances.
• Experience performing certification testing for various certification organizations (i.e. FAA, NASA, DoD).
• Ability to read schematics, use service manuals, follow test procedures, and use logical trouble shooting techniques.
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.

Responsibilities

• Simulate, test, certify and improve cutting edge products and services.
• Develop complex test plans and procedures for a variety of systems.
• Ensure the verification and validation of all product requirements.
• Execute tests using top industry tools.
• Test system and component level new products.
• Develop new test processes throughout the product lifecycle.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%.
• Life insurance.
• 3 weeks paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree