Our client, a leading federal defense contractor has an immediate opening for a Senior Test Engineer to support the planning of technical approaches, resources, schedules, budgets and equipment required for the testing and evaluating of new systems, products and special devices.

Utilizing your expert knowledge and understanding of test engineering concepts and principles, you-ll prepare test and diagnostic programs, design test fixtures and equipment, and complete specifications and procedures throughout the engineering development lifecycle.

The initial contract is for 6-12 months with the potential to extend or convert based on job performance.

Required Skills

- Must be US Citizen due to government requirement
- Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret (active Secret is preferred at time of hire)
- Requires a Bachelor-s degree in Engineering, or a related Science, Technology or Mathematics field and 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience. -
- Expert knowledge and experience with object-oriented programming, system processes and scripting languages
- Openly contributes to the development of new theories and methods to enhance productivity and efficiency, solicits input, and optimizes solutions
- Ability and willingness to help anticipate and shape business opportunities
- Outstanding communication skills for frequent contact with managers, project teams across the company and external customers and vendors