Job Description
Job Description
- Conduct comprehensive verification and validation testing of the latest UMCS (Unmanned Mission Control System) software loads supporting the MQ-25 Stingray program.
- Execute structured test procedures on Ground Control Stations (GCS) within a lab environment to ensure functionality, stability, and performance compliance.
- Develop, review, and update detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on system requirements and software change documentation.
- Perform regression testing on new software builds to identify unintended impacts to existing capabilities.
- Document test results, discrepancies, and anomalies with clarity and traceability to requirements.
- Troubleshoot software and system integration issues in coordination with software developers, systems engineers, and cybersecurity personnel.
- Support software load verification prior to operational use, ensuring configuration control and baseline integrity.
- Operate within a classified laboratory environment at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, maintaining strict adherence to security protocols and handling procedures.
- Participate in technical reviews, readiness reviews, and configuration control boards as required.
- Prepare for and actively participate in Joint System Verification Testing (JSVT), including pre-test coordination, lab configuration validation, execution support, real-time anomaly documentation, and post-test data analysis to ensure software readiness and requirement verification.
- Conduct integration and functional testing using the Mission System Trainer (MST) Prototype in conjunction with the Multidomain Control Station (MDCX) to validate mission workflows, operator interfaces, and system interoperability within a representative operational environment.
- Ensure compliance with DoD testing standards, program documentation requirements, and quality assurance processes.
- Maintain familiarity with ground control station hardware interfaces, network configurations, and system architecture.
- Support continuous improvement of test methodologies, automation opportunities, and lab processes.