Senior Test Engineer

Job ID: 2617984
Location: Indianapolis, IN, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-15
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Test Engineer
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_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a well-rounded Senior Test Engineer to lead test activities for a team of EEs, MEs, programmers and other project personnel involved in delivering concepts and products related to aircraft and other military systems. The candidate will directly support Government program(s) as a test engineer throughout the entire program lifecycle. This position will be onsite at our facility in Indianapolis, IN.
JOB DUTIES:

• The candidate will support test during all aspects of design and will test and debug circuit card assemblies, embedded systems and other hardware and software systems.
• Candidate will be expected to lead and advise other test personnel as well as other engineers.
• Candidate will work multiple projects and will develop test plans, procedures and reports.
• Candidate will work with test equipment architects to determine test strategies for products.
• Candidate will work with team on requirements allocation, will identify best method for verification of requirements, and will author analyses to document system compliance with customer requirements.
• Candidate will analyze test results, assist with fault analysis of electronic assemblies and SW constructs, and work with engineering team on corrective actions and potential product improvements.
• Candidate is expected to possess excellent communication skills to interface to multi-disciplinary design team as well as customers.

Qualifications
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND CLEARANCE:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering discipline and five (5) years or more experience, or master's degree and three (3) years or more experience
• Experience with requirement generation, management, allocation, and tracking
• Strong background with electronic power systems, communications protocols, RF systems, sensor systems, and other military electronic assemblies
• Background in troubleshooting embedded SW and electronic components on CCAs.
• Strong background in developmental and qualification testing of embedded systems, to include test planning, documentation, set up, and execution
• Strong background in product design review processes, to include preparation of review documentation and products, and presentation of material in a structured development environment (i.e. defense, medical, automotive, etc...)
• Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with Labview and test stands
• Experience with environmental and EMI/EMC testing of components and systems
• Experience with design and implementation of BIT in electronic systems
• Experience with military organizational, intermediate, depot and factory acceptance level test and test equipment
• Experience with military QA and Change Management requirements
• Experience with power systems, optical systems, RF systems, acoustic systems, communications protocols, and embedded systems and devices
• Experience with DoD weapons integration, aircraft systems and weapons control and delivery systems and associated test equipment
• Already possess military security clearance at the Secret or above level

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .