
Systems Test Engineer
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Job overview
This Systems Test Engineer supports both Systems Engineering and Test Engineering for mission-critical federal communication systems. The role focuses on system-level testing across hardware, software, networking, and telecommunications, taking technical requirements through testing and verification. The engineer writes and executes formal test procedures, troubleshoots integrated systems, documents findings, and supports integration, customer acceptance, and deployment testing.
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Job Description
Hybrid Systems Engineering / Test Engineering role supporting mission-critical federal communication systems. This person will work across both the Systems and Test teams, with a focus on system-level hardware, software, networking, and telecommunications testing. The role reports into the Test organization but will also support Systems Engineering activities. Looking for someone who understands how integrated systems work and can take technical requirements through testing and verification.
Day-to-Day
- Support both the Systems Engineering and Test Engineering teams.
- Review system requirements and determine how they should be tested and verified.
- Work at a system level across hardware, software, networking, and communications components.
- Write and execute formal test procedures.
- Perform hands-on testing, dry runs, and formal system testing.
- Troubleshoot system, network, hardware, and software issues.
- Support system integration and verification activities.
- Verify systems meet technical and customer requirements.
- Document defects, test results, and technical findings.
- Work with Systems Engineers and Test Engineers to resolve issues identified during testing.
- Support production/customer acceptance and system deployment testing as needed.
Skills and Requirements
- 3–5+ years of Systems Engineering, Systems Test, Integration & Test, or similar experience
- Strong networking background
- System-level testing across hardware and software
- Experience writing and executing test procedures
- Ability to review and analyze requirements and determine test scope
- Hands-on troubleshooting and testing experience
- Experience working with integrated systems rather than software-only testing
- Strong technical documentation and communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, or related field, or equivalent applicable experience
- Telecommunications / communications systems
- VoIP
- Federal program experience
- Mission-critical systems
- Wireshark
- Oscilloscopes
- Multimeters
- Linux
- HP servers
- JIRA / JAMA
- Hardware testing
- Formal verification testing
- Production or customer acceptance testing
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 11,391 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Maryland median$120–198K/yr583 salary ranges
- US median$60–70/hr345 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 716 open Systems Engineer jobs in Maryland and 11,391 across the US. 5% 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 3 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,401 postings).
- Education
- 4,237 of the 11,391 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 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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