Job Title: Space Protection Software Test Engineer
Posted by: SAIC on Jul 09, 2025
Location:
Chantilly , VAJob Description:
SAIC is seeking a Space Protection Software Test Engineer to join the Space and Intelligence Business Group providing systems engineering and technical advisory services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer in Chantilly, VA. The customer is developing the next generation of space and ground systems, architectures, and hardware and software solutions.
The Space Protection Software Test Engineer will serve as the subject matter expert (SME) and System Program Office (SPO) representative coordinating with the development contractor and stakeholders (including end user operators) for test verification of new protection capabilities prior to deployment into space operations. The Space Protection Software Test Engineer collaborates within a team of mission-related SMEs to coordinate requirements/mission validation testing (and sell-off) and transition to operations activities.
The Space Protection Software Test Engineer responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Oversee planning and execution of requirements verification testing.
Contractor lead for the planning and coordination efforts required to support designated enterprise System Test events.
Identify and report software testing discrepancies, assess their impacts, and make recommendations on potential workarounds and fixes to ensure requirement verification.
Participate in refinement of requirements, designs, and testing capabilities to meet user needs.
Assists the SPO in providing oversight of software development, implementation, deployment, and operation of ground processing systems providing space protection capabilities. Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's and nine or more; master's and seven or more; or PhD and four or more years of experience.
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly.
Experience with space software systems, either space or ground components.
Experience using industry standard testing principles for software testing and analysis.
Familiarity with space mission operations, preferably at NRO. Desired Qualifications:
Experience in Space Protection or other space domain awareness systems, activities, or operations.
Experience developing, testing, or fielding space systems.
Familiarity with Program/Project Management within the IC, preferably at NRO.
Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and tools (Confluence/Jira) to include participation in scrums, development of solution epics/features, and continuous integration/continuous deployment.
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