System Engineering Integration & Testing Engineer
Chantilly, Virginia
Overview
General Atomics pioneers technologies with the potential to change the world. Behind a talented global team of engineers, GA delivers safe, sustainable, and economical solutions to meet growing global demands. Our Engineers have an opportunity to work on first of a kind product lines within an incredible, dynamic environment.
Engineering positions typically require a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience. Candidates from mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering backgrounds must know the fundamentals of engineering system developments, requirements, testing, and integration before getting to the final stages of customer interface and project management.
Schedule: Full-Time Salary
Job Level: Entry-Level (0-2 years)
Travel: 0 - 25
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Job Summary
General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-I3), an affiliate of General Atomics, delivers advanced software solutions and information engineering services to government and commercial clients. We develop situational awareness tools that fuse data from land, sea, air, and cyber domains using cutting-edge machine learning and analytics. These solutions enable users to understand object behavior and context in real time through intuitive web-based applications.
GA-I3 is seeking System Engineering Integration & Testing (SEIT) Engineers to join our growing federal team. This role blends systems engineering with hands-on integration and testing of software and data-intensive systems for national and tactical situational awareness applications.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Gather, analyze, and decompose system requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications.
- Learn, deploy, and support GA-I3’s Optix and related tracking systems.
- Ensure compliance with DoD and IC standards for software assurance and systems engineering best practices.
- Document system designs, testing strategies, and integration processes.
- Manage configuration and version control across integrated components using tools like Git, Jira, and Confluence.
- Simulate and replicate behavior of external systems for robust test environments.
- Develop scripts/utilities to support integration, test automation, and data validation.
- Create and execute test plans and procedures, including regression, interface, performance, and system-level testing.
- Participate in system integration activities and validate component interoperability.
- Collaborate with software, data, and test teams to ensure end-to-end system functionality and data integrity.
- Define and maintain system and software interfaces, including Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
- Develop system architectures and designs through Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and processes.
We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.
Job Qualifications:
- Typically requires a bachelors or masters degree in computer science, information systems or related discipline and two or more years progressive software development experience with a bachelors degree. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain, and maintain, a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility. Additionally, you must also be willing to take and pass a CI polygraph.
- Proficiency in one or more programming/scripting languages: Python, Java, C++, Bash, Matlab.
- Knowledge of software/system engineering lifecycles, Agile methodologies, and version control (Git).
PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with integration and system-level testing, including test plan creation, execution, and documentation.
- Understanding of secure system integration in classified or tactical environments.
- Familiarity with Kalman filtering and state estimation techniques.
- Experience with Linux Command Line Interface (CLI), containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud deployments (AWS preferred).
- Exposure to object tracking systems and geospatial data.
- Experience working with DoD or Intelligence Community systems.
- Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and SysML diagramming (e.g., Cameo).
Salary:$73,700 - $128,780
Benefits
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Healthcare
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Pension, 401(k)/Retirement Plans
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Competitive Pay
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Multiple product lines means a variety of work
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Paid Time Off

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