Junior Engineer

at  Noblis

Responsibilities:
Noblis is seeking Test / Implementation Engineers to join our team, providing professional services to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This role supports the Air Traffic Systems and Surveillance Systems directorates within the FAA’s Program Management Organization. The Implementation / Test Engineer will apply an interdisciplinary engineering approach for test and implementation of hardware, software, data, network, or security solutions and system components that support the National Airspace System (NAS).
Implementation / Test Engineers will support a variety of programmatic and functional elements across automation, communications, navigation, and surveillance portfolios in sustainment or as they progress through the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) lifecycle.

EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Work experience that is not relevant to the labor category definition will not be considered in the “Years of Relevant Experience” calculation.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience in implementing and testing complex hardware, software, network, or data systems.
• Strong understanding of system design, development, and testing processes, including experience with the ISPD and TEMP.
• Familiarity with network architecture optimization, including the configuration of network devices (e.g., routers, switches, gateways).
• Familiarity with software development and testing, including requirements analysis, system integration, and debugging.
• Familiarity with data management, including metadata management, data standardization, and data architecture.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles, security testing, and documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

• Define and execute test and implementation procedures, troubleshoot issues, investigate problems, and develop appropriate solutions.
• Assist in the development of specifications, implementation strategies, and test documentation for engineering systems and equipment.
• Support concept development, trade-off studies, and system design, including subsystem-level design of electronic or mechanical devices.
• Devise and execute tests to evaluate, debug, and verify system equipment and components for conformance to specifications.
• Develop and adhere to the Implementation Strategy and Planning Document (ISPD) and Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Conduct Post Implementation Reviews (PIR) following system deployment, generating reports on performance and any exceptions.
• Use modeling and simulation tools to evaluate test results and improve system performance.
• Develop/execute test procedures and documenting Program Trouble Reports (PTRs) for system failures, anomalies, and requirement violations
• Set up and configure test environments including server, network, and storage configuration to test a given specification or interface requirements document

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience in implementing and testing complex hardware, software, network, or data systems.
• Strong understanding of system design, development, and testing processes, including experience with the ISPD and TEMP.
• Familiarity with network architecture optimization, including the configuration of network devices (e.g., routers, switches, gateways).
• Familiarity with software development and testing, including requirements analysis, system integration, and debugging.
• Familiarity with data management, including metadata management, data standardization, and data architecture.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles, security testing, and documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.