Senior Network Test and Evaluation Engineer

Job ID: 2614920

Location: San Diego, CA, US

Date Posted: 2026-07-27

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Specialty Engr

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Network Test and Evaluation Engineer to support the UxS STRATCAP program in San Diego, CA. The UxS STRATCAP program involves deployment of autonomous unmanned surface vessels (USV's) to demonstrate an enhanced warfighting capability to disrupt adversary activity in a given maritime region. The program seeks to develop an unmanned, remotely operated, and semi-autonomous USVs. The UxS STRATCAP program is managed by the Unmanned Maritime Systems (UMS) Program Office (PMS-406) within PEO Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), and is supported by NIWC Pacific, Code 564 who provides expertise to the program sponsor in the areas of hardware and software design, development, installation, test and evaluation of various unmanned and autonomous systems.

In this role, you will be working with UxS STRATCAP T&E IPT Lead and other staff in the execution of directed Test and Evaluation events, to include Computer Rack hardware tracking and configuration, computer software installation and configuration, Network configuration verification and validation, Test inspections of installed equipment.

Note: Candidate would need to be local to the San Diego area. This is a Hybrid role with majority of time spent onsite throughout the week. There will also be 15-20% travel to additional events/sites to work out of operations centers as well as sea trials on Navy Vessels.

JOB DUTIES:

• Hardware tracking and inventory control/management.
• Loading of programs on various platforms.
• Computer component driver installation and configuration.
• Development of written procedures or/and test procedures.
• Conducting or executing of tests following established procedures.
• Writing of reports.
• Testing support at Operations Center.
• Testing support on UxS vessels.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least five (5) years' experience working on and with complex networks knowledge of C4I Hardware to include: computers, network switches, network routers, computer racks and power systems (PDU, UPS, etc.).
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance after start.
• Organizational, time-management, and communication skills.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Active Secret Clearance preferred at start.
• Crypto hardware.
• Cross Domain Solution (CDS) hardware.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.


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