What are the responsibilities and job description for the Test Engineer position at Augustine Consulting, Inc.?
Augustine Consulting, Inc. is a Woman-Owned Small Business professional services provider of engineering and technical services to the United States Government. We seek an experienced, self-starting Test Engineer to serve a tour Systems Integration Lab supporting the Department of Defense.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Test Engineer will have opportunities to interface with senior level customers, warfighters, and leadership while performing the following functions:
- Plan and manage assignments, progress, and evaluate results.
- Conduct integration and test activities of application software on multiple platforms that include System Drivers, Android devices, Windows, and Linux machines..
- Develop detailed Software Test Plans and prepare Test Reports.
- Participate in software design and development meetings.
- Analyze and identify system level integration issues, and resolve issues and dependencies in a team environment.
- Conduct detailed interaction and follow through actions with development teams for issues and requirements
- Conduct testing on software builds and report functionality and interface issues.
- Understand Apps and functionality of Apps as a complete system.
- Perform initial troubleshooting and classification/characterization of defect findings, then enabling software development teams to investigate/fix further.
- Ensure software builds represent military tactics, techniques, and procedures.
- Evaluate test data, assess risks, and develop test result summaries for leadership briefings, Suitability Statements and Milestone Decisions.
- Ensure all Government test planning documents are uploaded to the appropriate databases.
- Interface with customers, vendors, and various stakeholders to identify and resolve problems that cause failures.
- Provides feedback on test trends, returns and vendor performance.
A Test Engineer who fits our team is:
- Dynamic: contributes energy and enthusiasm to our daily tasks, to the team’s interactions, and to the Company’s mission.
- Thorough: possesses an unparalleled work ethic; produces complete, even polished products; persistent; mission-focused; asks “Why?” as often as necessary to get to the root of the matter.
- Mature: respects others’ opinions, beliefs, and culture; listens to ideas, shares thoughts, and works independently and together to contribute insights to the company’s leaders.
- Forthright: speaks with conviction; argues based on understanding, respectfully.
- Inquisitive: seeks deeper explanations of how systems work, not the surface-level description of the actors involved; goes beyond “stick-fetching” to connect the unconnected.
- Timely: shows up, ready to think, prepared to get on with the day’s assignments; contributes analytical insights that meet time-sensitive, reasonable requests.
- Honest: knows what’s right, what’s legal, what’s appropriate; conducts himself/herself accordingly.
Required Qualifications:
- Possess either a High School diploma and 14 years' experience, an Associate's Degree and 12 years' experience, or a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years' experience.
- Lab and hands-on Debugging Exposure.
- Ability to support occasional travel.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with one or more of the following development tools/environments is desired: Android SDK, .NET SDK, OpenGL, FFMPEG, and SQLite.
- Domain experience in geospatial systems (i.e., moving map display), geo-positioning devices, advanced GPS technology, tactical networking, and/or mission planning solutions desired.
- Experience with mobile applications, Android OS, and Windows preferred.
- Knowledge and experience with Mission Command and Control Software to include Nett Warrior, ATAK, WinTAK, Mounted Computing Environment, Command Post Computing Environment, Blue Force Tracker, GPS, Geospatial, Military communications.
- Strong team player with ability to collaborate, adapt, and contribute in a highly dynamic environment.
Augustine Consulting, Inc. offers a robust benefits package which includes:
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Group Life and Voluntary Life Insurance plans
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition and Professional Development Reimbursement Program
Pay Band Information:
$70,600 - $150,000
The ACI pay band for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of a specific compensation. Factors that influence the pay offered to a specific candidate for this position include, but are not limited to, federal and state laws; federal government contract labor categories and contract wage rates; relevant prior work experience; a candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors; geographic location; education; and certifications.
Augustine Consulting, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
Salary : $70,600 - $150,000
