Job description

*This Hybrid position is located in Egg Harbor Township and will require the successful candidate to commute to Egg Harbor in order to perform onsite work multiple days per week.

**This position requires the successful candidate to pass a background investigation to obtain a Public Trust Clearance. In order to obtain this, the successful candidate will have to demonstrate that they have maintained full time residence in the United States for the past three (3) consecutive years.

SUMMARY

The FAA's NextGen Weather Processor (NWP) transforms meteorological weather information, including forecast model data, into aviation-specific weather information. These enhanced capabilities produce greater situational awareness relative to the location, movement, and severity of convective weather. Improved weather information, provided by NWP, allows air traffic control specialists to manage air traffic more efficiently around hazardous weather areas.

The Sr. Test Engineer will work independently to provide expertise in software requirements analysis, design, design reviews, development, software testing, integration, installation, and maintenance of computer systems.

The successful candidate will be a highly responsible, team-oriented individual with a strong work ethic and a self-starter. Ability to act independently to research and resolve problems. Excellent interpersonal skills; able to rapidly develop positive customer and team relationships and possess communication skills, including the ability to develop analytical documents.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Provide 2nd level engineering support for the NWP
• Support system development/testing/integration/deployment/field support activities for NWP systems
• Review and comment on system engineering documents; system requirement documents; system testing documents, system maintenance planning documents
• Attend system design reviews; technical interchange meetings; any other meetings as requested to support program and team
• Possess a technical understanding of systems; databases; networking; computing environments; virtualization
• Develop and manage system engineering artifacts; system requirements artifacts; system testing artifacts; required product baseline artifacts.
• Able to support software applications in Linux and Windows environments
• Participate in system test and key site test activities as a tester
• Able to troubleshoot networking, hardware, and Operating System (OS) issues

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Experience in performing system testing including issue documentation, troubleshooting, test procedure creation, and test report generation.
• Proficient technical writing and oral communication skills
• Working knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 Networking
• Knowledge of UNIX/LINUX skills and Shell Scripting
• Knowledge of hardware diagnostics
• Proficient technical writing and oral communication skills
• Familiar with PostgreSQL.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Interprets and analyzes complex information systems data to develop technical documentation, system diagrams
• Experience in software and Operating System (OS) testing
• Working knowledge of Java, JavaScript, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Python, and/or C++
• Knowledge of Red Hat Automation Platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux IdM, Red Hat Satellite, Docker, Podman, Rancher, Kubernetes, Angular, Open Layers, Zabbix, and/or Source Code Management (SCM)

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or another technical field with at least thirty (30) semester hours in Computer Science, Math, or Statistics and a minimum of five (5) years of related experience.

Or

A Master's Degree in Computer Science or another technical field with at least thirty (30) semester hours in Computer Science, Math, or Statistics and a minimum of three (3) years of related experience.

LOCATION

Work will be conducted in a hybrid environment, splitting time between a remote working location and the William J. Hughes Technical Center in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. Some travel may be required.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Yearly pay

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Egg Harbor Township, NJ: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• System testing: 5 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Egg Harbor Township, NJ

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