Test Systems Technical Lead Engineer

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead responsible for overall program execution
• Communicate regularly with the Integrated Product Team Leader (IPTL) and Program Manager
• Establish and execute program milestones, ensuring alignment with scope, cost, and schedule
• Lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team
• Define program requirements in collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Develop and deliver presentations for gate reviews
• Participate in:
• Failure Review Boards (FRBs)
• Change Control Boards (CCBs), including approval of system changes
• Provide status updates and metrics to stakeholders
• Delegate tasks and provide guidance/training to team members
• Support development, integration, and deployment of test systems
• Travel up to 20% to support system development and delivery
• What You Will Learn
• System-level test setup and operations across development and production environments
• Collaboration across multi-disciplinary engineering teams in complex defense systems
• Qualifications - Required
• Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience (or 8+ years with an advanced degree)
• Experience with Test Systems Engineering or equivalent, including:
• Hardware and test software development
• Integration, verification, and validation (IV&V)
• Maintenance within production/manufacturing/test environments
• Experience with design, development, and/or integration of test equipment
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance (non-interim) required prior to start
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Key Strengths for Success
• Strong leadership and team coordination in engineering environments
• Ability to manage technical execution across complex programs
• Experience working across hardware/software boundaries in test systems
• Strong communication skills for technical briefings and stakeholder engagement

Benefits

Additional Information

MKS2 Technologies, LLC, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Instructional Design and Training, Software Engineering and IT Support Services to improve the security and well-being of our clients. Our commitment to excellence and our "Mission First" orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. We have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2. Overview - SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED We are seeking a Principal Test Systems Technical Lead Engineer to support a high-impact defense program focused on weapon system test environments . This role operates in a lab environment, working closely with system designers to develop, integrate, and deploy test systems that support tactical software development, system validation, and delivery of mission-critical capabilities. This is a technical leadership role , combining hands-on engineering with program execution, team leadership, and stakeholder coordination .

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