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Test and Evaluation Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

San Diego, CAFull-time$62–141K/yrPosted 4 days agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$62–141K/yr
Location
San Diego, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, required

Job overview

The Test and Evaluation Engineer supports a multidisciplinary product team evaluating Department of Navy software and systems. The role plans and conducts engineering test activities, translates product objectives and requirements into measurable tests, and documents evidence for technical decisions and government acceptance. It also automates continuous security and performance testing, monitors system health, and communicates defects to development teams in a SAFe Agile delivery environment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Engineering Test and Evaluation, requiredSystems Integration, requiredVerification and Validation, requiredHardware Testing, requiredSystems Engineering, requiredTest Procedure Development, requiredTest Data Analysis, requiredTest Results Documentation, requiredDeficiency Tracking, requiredFederal Technical Programs, nice to haveSAFe Agile, nice to haveAgile Product Delivery, nice to haveIntegrated Product Teams, nice to haveDevSecOps, nice to haveProduct Data Management, nice to haveConfiguration Management, nice to haveRequirements Management, nice to haveDefect Tracking, nice to haveAgile Workflow Tools, nice to haveElectronic Systems Testing, nice to haveElectrical Systems Testing, nice to haveMechanical Systems Testing, nice to haveCommunications Systems Testing, nice to haveSoftware-Enabled Systems Testing, nice to haveIntegrated Systems Testing, nice to haveCable Fabrication, nice to haveAssembly Inspection, nice to haveFirst-Article Inspection, nice to haveFunctional Testing, nice to haveProduction Quality Assurance, nice to have

Qualifications

3+ Years Test and Evaluation Experience, requiredTS/SCI Clearance, requiredBachelor's in Engineering, Computer Science, or Physical Science or 8+ Years Experience, requiredSystems Engineering Certification, nice to haveTest and Evaluation Certification, nice to haveAgile Certification, nice to haveSAFe Certification, nice to haveQuality Assurance Certification, nice to haveConfiguration Management Certification, nice to haveProject Management Certification, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Test and Evaluation EngineerThe Opportunity: When a user tries new software, they expect it to be intuitive and run smoothly. Functionality, reliability, and user experience are key to successful software development and that means rigorous testing. That’s why we need you, an experienced Test and Evaluation Engineer who knows how to thoroughly test software and work with developers to make sure our team releases the best software possible.

As a Test and Evaluation Engineer, you’ll use your experience to work with testers, developers, and engineers to evaluate software developed for the Department of Navy. You’ll create a test plan with test cases based on user stories. Using automated and manual processes, you’ll generate data and implement the test cases to observe how the software performs, then document the results and communicate defects to the development team so they can start improving the tool.

You’ll automate continuous security and performance testing and monitor the health of a Navy system. This is an opportunity to supercharge your skills by writing the code to test. You’ll also broaden your experience in large scale systems while sharing your testing experience with your team. Work with us as we develop software solutions to secure our defense networks.

As a Test and Evaluation Engineer, you'll serve as a member of a multidisciplinary product team responsible for planning, conducting, documenting, and improving engineering test and evaluation activities for assigned products, systems, subsystems, support equipment, hardware assemblies, and associated technical documentation. You will work directly for the Product Owner within a SAFe Agile delivery environment. You'll convert product objectives, user needs, system requirements, and acceptance criteria into measurable test activities and objective evidence that supports technical decisions, product increments, configuration-control decisions, and government acceptance. The position integrates engineering, test, logistics, configuration management, fabrication, documentation, and stakeholder inputs to ensure delivered capabilities are technically sound, traceable to approved requirements, supportable, and ready for operational use.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

  • 3+ years of experience supporting engineering test and evaluation, systems integration, verification and validation, hardware testing, or systems engineering
  • Experience developing or executing test procedures, collecting and analyzing test data, documenting test results, and tracking deficiencies through resolution
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Physical Science, or 8+ years of experience as a test and evaluation engineer in lieu of a degree

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience supporting Department of War, Navy, warfare center, acquisition-program, research-and-development, or comparable federal technical programs
  • Experience in a SAFe Agile, Agile product-delivery, integrated product team, or DevSecOps environment
  • Experience using product data management, configuration management, requirements management, defect tracking, or Agile workflow tools
  • Experience testing electronic, electrical, mechanical, communications, software-enabled, or integrated hardware or software systems
  • Experience with cable fabrication, assembly inspection, first-article inspection, functional testing, or production-quality assurance
  • Systems Engineering, Test and Evaluation, Agile, SAFe, Quality Assurance, Configuration Management, or Project Management Certification

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $61,900.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 11,868 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$62–141K/yr
  • California median$145–213K/yr1,785 salary ranges
  • US median$115–190K/yr8,798 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $101K, is 43% below the California median midpoint ($178K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,087 open Systems Engineer jobs in California and 11,868 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,801 postings).
Education
4,398 of the 11,868 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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