Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer Systems - Integration & Test

About Caribou Thunder

Caribou Thunder, LLC is a Woman Owned, HUBZone Certified, Native American Owned, SBA and SDB Certified global engineering services company, incorporated in 2006.

Caribou Thunder is a Global Service Provider supporting a wide variety of DoD, Space, and Intelligence programs with consistent growth since inception to over 100 associates and $10M in annual sales with solid performance in 35 states across the U.

S. and 22 countries around the world. Caribou Thunder, LLC is an established Defense contractor with nearly 20 years of experience delivering engineering services worldwide.

We offer industry leading salaries, flexible work life balance, full range of benefits (career development and mentoring, PTO, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401k match).

Caribou Thunder, LLC offers meaningful career opportunities within a true team-based environment, where each and every employee matters, contributing to a higher goal supporting National Security programs.

Caribou Thunder, LLC is committed to hiring and maintaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

United States citizenship is a requirement for all positions.

Principal / Sr. Principal Engineer Systems - Integration & Test

Caribou Thunder

Location : Boulder, CO

Requisition# : MS10015

Date Posted : 5 / 7 / 2024

Salary : $80k - $200k

Security Clearance : Active Top Secret with the ability to obtain TS / SCI

Education : Bachelor’s degree (STEM)

Experience : 5 - 9 years of experience

3 - 5 years with a master’s degree)

Position Summary

Caribou Thunder is seeking a highly skilled Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to support the Integration & Test team working on BOA / ESL program.

This role will include software site integration, execute test activities, software Installation, system functional checkout, document writing, produce test reports, hardware & software integration support, system / sub-system troubleshooting, and perform formal requirement verification & validation.

Complete Description

This position involves significant teamwork, communication, and coordination with a variety of engineering disciplines and customer representatives.

Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to complete tasks with little direction and oversight. They will be an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and customers.

The responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Support formal requirement verification and validation.
• Perform and support software installation / Integration efforts.
• Document, test and debug software.
• Collaborate with software developers in an Agile environment.
• Perform regression testing and post patch testing.
• Analyze system capabilities to identify and write software bugs using JIRA.
• Support Test Events as needed.
• Communicate regularly with program management, customers, and engineering management.
• Generate and update applicable documentation (i.e. Test Procedures, Event Plans, etc.)
• Provide problem resolution and improvement recommendations with strong time management skills.

Minimum Requirements

Principal Systems Engineer :

Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience, a master’s degree with 3 years of experience or a Ph.D. with 0 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields;

an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

• Technical writing skills for generating analysis and reports
• Experience with MS Office suite of tools (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• A current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance is required to start and the ability to acquire a Top Secret security clearance
• Security + or DOD Directive 8570 compliant (or ability to obtain one within 6 months)
• Experienced in troubleshooting and resolving complex HW / SW integration problems.

Senior Principal Systems Engineer :

Bachelor’s degree with 9 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 7 years of experience or a Ph.D. with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields;

an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

• Technical writing skills for generating analysis and reports.
• Experience with MS Office suite of tools (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• A current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance is required to start and the ability to acquire a Top Secret security clearance
• Security + or DOD Directive 8570 compliant (or ability to obtain one within 6 months)
• Experienced in troubleshooting and resolving complex HW / SW integration problems.

Preferred Requirements

• Technical Lead / deputy lead experience
• DoD Top Secret / SCI / Poly highly desired
• A DoD 8570 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA) highly desired
• Experience or related experience in Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) systems
• Working knowledge of DOORS, CAMEO, Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
• Experience with formal requirement verification and composition
• Experience with test procedure development for verification of requirements
• Experience creating test plans and procedures
• Agile development experience a plus
• Experience with the Agile software development lifecycle
• Experience using Red Hat Linux and Windows operating systems

The pay range for this role is :

80,000 - 200,000 USD per year(Boulder, CO)

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