Senior Test Engineer
Lemont Furnace, PA, US, 15456
Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary Thales Defense & Security Inc., is a technical leader in the fields of sonar systems, sonar signal processing, acoustic training systems, and open architecture system and software integration. The venture focuses on emerging areas in the undersea warfare domain where the customer has identified mission-critical needs. For additional information about Advanced Acoustic Concepts, please visit our website at: http://www.aaccorp.com.
Title: Test Engineer III
Job Location: Lemont Furnace, PA (Uniontown area)
Position Summary: Responsible for leading a group of engineers on a technical activity and completion of activity on time and within budget. Design, develop, analyze, document, and support testing of products, systems, and subsystems. Use computer-aided engineering or other design/analysis software in the performance of assignments. Involved with the analysis, design, development, and implementation of new and/or existing systems/subsystems. May include architectural design, requirements engineering, or others. Determine system integration and test specifications. Support acquisition of hardware and software (or subcontractor services as needed).
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for leading a group of engineers on a technical activity and completion of activity on time and budget
- Design, develop, analyze, document, and support testing of products, systems, or subsystems
- Use computer-aided engineering or other design/analysis software in the performance of assignments
- Hands-on integration and troubleshooting of complex computer hardware and software systems
- Conduct cyber security assessments and implement remediation, as needed
- Review customer specifications and requirements, and under direction, develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable
- Provide budget, cost, and schedule estimate input for design assignments
- Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems, and services
- Drive the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
- Develop prototypes to retire key development risks
- Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required
- Participates in preparation of proposals
- Provide technical knowledge and assistance to other engineers and support personnel
- Lead and direct the work of others as assigned
- Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values, and culture of the organization
- Attend appropriate engineering, customer, or business meetings
- Lead less experienced engineers
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical/computer engineering and a minimum of 5 years of experience
- Fluency in technologies and application domain
- Must be able to obtain/maintain the appropriate level of government issued security clearance and/or access
- Experience with Redhat Linux, Microsoft Windows Operating Environments, Virtualization Management products from VM-Ware, etc.
- Ability to lead a technical group independently
Additional Desirable Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge:
- Experience with Cisco network configuration
Physical Requirements:
- Lifting up to 20 lbs. up to 25% of time
- Walking, up to 25% of time
- Climbing, Bending, Standing, Stooping up to 10% of time
- Sitting up to 75% of time
- Must be willing to travel up to 25% of time
AAC works on a 9/80 compressed schedule whereby employees work 80 hours in 2 weeks with every other Friday off.
Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC is committed to non-discrimination as applicable under federal and state laws. AAC is an E-Verify employer.
Nearest Major Market: Pittsburgh