
Test Engineer
Rockville, MD · HybridFull-time$97–165K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
BAE Systems seeks a Test Engineer to support testing for a U.S. Navy weapon system. The role develops test requirements, plans, procedures, and evaluation techniques; supports on-site system-level testing and analysis; and helps resolve test anomalies. Candidates need a relevant degree and experience or qualifying SSBN SWS experience in lieu of a degree. The posting prefers relevant technical experience, domain knowledge, and an active security clearance.
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Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking a Test Engineer to support our work as a prime contractor on a high-profile U.S. Navy weapon system. Accuracy, integrity, subject matter expertise, and the ability to work well independently and with others are important traits we expect the successful candidate to possess and demonstrate.
This position is responsible for:
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Understanding system interfaces and developing test requirements, test plans, test procedures, and evaluation techniques to support system integration and requirements verification
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Understanding interface design documents and derivingtest tolerances and test methodologies
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Supporting on-site System-Level Testing, data collection, data analysis, and documentation
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Tracking and solving test anomalies and preparing associated test analysis reports
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Support the development and testing of analysis software used during on-site System-Level Testing
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Working collaboratively in a team setting with other engineering team members
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and the U.S. Navy s (USN s) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Strategic Systems Programs (SSP)
Our organization has supported the USN s PAE SSP continually since the command s inception in the 1950s. PAE SSP developed the first sea-based, underwater-launched Strategic Weapons System (SWS), a defense system that is critical to our national security. PAE SSP has maintained and upgraded the sea-based SWS for more than six decades, and we have been there every step of the way: it is the ultimate stealthy weapons system, and is one leg of the U.S. nuclear triad. Containing over 70% of our nation s nuclear arsenal, its importance to maintaining world peace cannot be overstated. Development of the Columbia-class submarinethe most advanced nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed submarine ever designedand the D5LE2 system are underway, and rollout will begin within the next decade. The USN projects this system to be operational through 2084, meaning the program will have a total life span of more than 120 years. This is a truly unique program, and the BAE Systems employees who support it understand that they re part of an important legacy.
As a decades-long sole-source partner on multiple contracts on behalf of our customer, our program has remarkable stability and is concurrently experiencing significant growth. These factors combine to provide ample opportunity for professional growth and development for capable and talented individuals on our team.
BAE Systems, Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, which provides some of the world's most advanced, technology-led defense, aerospace, and security solutions. As one of the top ten defense contractors, we employ a skilled workforce of around 100,000 people in more than 40 countries. We develop, engineer, manufacture, and support products and systems to protect national security and keep people safe.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Typical education and related/relevant work experience required: Bachelor s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering, or other related science, engineering or technical degree and at least four years of related/relevant work experience OR at least eight years of SSBN SWS experience in lieu of a degree.
Additional skills/experience required:
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Ability to work and communicate well with management, customers, and their contractors including ability to provide clear and concise presentation/demonstration of advanced technical concepts
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Demonstrated time management and organizational skills with the ability to interpret and follow requirements.
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Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
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Excellent interpersonal skills used when interfacing, coordinating, and negotiating with colleagues, and customers
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Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment and make sound decisions while complying with policies, procedures, appropriate principles and applicable state and federal laws and regulations
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Good planning, time management, and organization skills
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
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6 8 years of relevant professional experience
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Active DoD SECRET security clearance
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Current D-5 TRIDENT SWS Technical / Operational Knowledge
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SSBN Missile Technician or Navigation Electronics Technical with TRIDENT II SWS/SWSSS deployed experience
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Experience with DOORS software
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Working knowledge of the Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) organization
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Experience working within the SSP Test Program
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Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or Digital Engineering (DE) experience
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Knowledge of CAD/CAM/3D Modeling
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $97008 - $164914
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
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How this job compares
Set against the 3,137 open Test Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$97–165K/yr
- Maryland median$97–167K/yr106 salary ranges
- US median$104–162K/yr2,109 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $131K, is 4% below the Maryland median midpoint ($136K) — in the middle half of Test Engineer salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 123 open Test Engineer jobs in Maryland and 3,137 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Test Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,623 postings).
- Education
- 1,672 of the 3,137 open Test Engineer jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 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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