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Test Engineer

SAIC

Crane, INJob$60–100K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$60–100K/yr
Location
Crane, IN
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

SAIC seeks a Test Engineer to support its team at Crane NSWC in Crane, Indiana. The role develops and sustains test program sets and automated test capabilities for complex digital, RF, and electronic warfare systems. Work includes creating test routines and vectors, integrating assemblies with automated test equipment, supporting test benches, and maintaining test systems. Candidates need an electrical or computer engineering background and experience in testing and validation.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Test Program DevelopmentTest MethodologiesTest EquipmentNI LabVIEWHigh-Speed Digital TestingRF TestingDigital PrinciplesRF PrinciplesAutomated Test SystemsCC++C#L200TestStandLASARLabWindowsATLASVisual BasicCommunication ProtocolsPCIeEthernetDDR

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Related Field2 Years Electronics Engineering ExperienceUS CitizenshipAbility to Obtain Secret ClearanceMaster's in Relevant Engineering DisciplineCertified LabVIEW Developer or Architect

Full job description

Description

SAIC is looking for a Test Engineer to work with our team at Crane NSWC in Crane, IN. This position requires a candidate with a background in electronics engineering and a proven track record in designing, developing, and executing end-to-end tests for complex, high-speed digital and RF systems. The ideal candidate will possess an understanding of test methodologies and hands-on experience with a wide range of test equipment and processes, including:

  • Developing test code routines, Interface Test Adapters (ITAs), Operational Test Program Hardware, and all associated documentation.

  • Developing each Test Program Set (TPS) as a screen-only or fault detection test in accordance with established requirements.

  • Creating stimulus and response test vectors to achieve fault detection ratings using Logic Automated Stimulus and Response (LASAR) simulation software.

  • Designing hardware and software interface devices to integrate Weapons Replaceable Assemblies (WRAs) and/or Shop Replaceable Assemblies (SRAs) with Automated Test Equipment (ATE).

  • Developing operator instructions for each electronic Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) and delivering them in electronic media format."

  • Provide life cycle sustainment support to existing TPSs, including corrections, modifications, and enhancements required to repair and maintain airborne or surface electronic systems and modules.

Support EW test systems including:

  • CASS.

  • Spectrum 9100.

  • EW Common Test Bench.

  • EW Custom Test Bench.

  • Any other test benches requiring support.

  • Develop, modify, and update electronic test, troubleshooting, diagnostic, and environmental screening capability for EW systems, subsystems, equipment, and components.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 2 years of experience in an electronics engineering role, with a focus on testing and validation.

  • US Citizen.

  • Ability to obtain Secret Security Clearance. New hire can start with interim secret clearance.

  • Experience programming in NI LabVIEW.

  • Experience with high-speed digital and RF test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators).

  • Strong understanding of digital and RF principles.

  • Demonstrated experience in designing and running automated test systems and Software.

  • Programming Languages: C, C++, C#, L200,

  • Test Executives: TestStand.

  • Simulation Software: LASAR.

  • Additional Software: Lab Windows.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.

  • Experience with other programming languages such as ATLAS, LabVIEW, Visual Basic.

  • Familiarity with various communication protocols (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, DDR).

  • Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD) or Certified LabVIEW Architect (CLA).

  • Additional Software: Lab Windows.

Target salary range: $60,001 - $100,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618353

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

How this job compares

Set against the 3,107 open Test Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$60–100K/yr
  • Indiana median$80–120K/yr30 salary ranges
  • US median$104–162K/yr2,071 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $80K, is 20% below the Indiana median midpoint ($100K) — in the lowest quarter of Test Engineer salary ranges in Indiana.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 43 open Test Engineer jobs in Indiana and 3,107 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Indiana
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Test Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,613 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,704 of the 3,107 open Test Engineer jobs (55%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 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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