EXPANSIA · 15 hours ago
E01-L03 Mission Planning Test Engineer IV
EXPANSIA is a service-disabled veteran-owned company that empowers organizations to be mission ready now with data, people, and ecosystems. They are seeking an operational tester with pilot/military experience to evaluate mission planning software and provide support to developers and program managers.
Business DevelopmentBusiness Information SystemsInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Planning, executing and reporting on evaluation activities, and providing findings and recommendations back to developers and program managers
Developing and coordinating operationally relevant test strategies and mission threads for Mission Planning environments
Conducting end-to-end evaluations of mission planning systems. Activities include technical document development and review, hardware/software configuration management and control, system installation (workstation environment and networked/domain environments), operationally focused test execution and deficiency reporting and analysis
Working directly with software developers, program management and operational user community to identify mission planning software functional, usability and performance deficiencies and to provide recommendations for improvement
Developing and maintaining evaluation procedures
Qualification
Required
Secret clearance with ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
BS degree or equivalent and 8 – 12 years relevant experience including USAF/USN operational flying experience
Expertise in unit level, wing level or AOC level mission planning
Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with customer representatives, domain experts, and other systems engineers in the development of complex software systems
Knowledge of force-level Command & Control data (Air Tasking Orders/Airspace Coordination Orders (ATO/ACO))
Familiarization with Geographic Intelligence (GEOINT) data and operational data sets
Preferred
Previous mission planning user experience is highly desired
Experience with fighter/bomber capabilities (sensor planning, weapons planning, threat planning)
Strong knowledge of MS Windows environments
Knowledge of Crypto-key handling and use for weapons planning
Knowledge of software testing concepts
Knowledge of Virtual Machine environments and their use
Knowledge of Database Management Systems setup and use
Knowledge of software and systems engineering processes for the software development life cycle
Benefits
Health and wellness programs
Income protection
Paid leave
Retirement and savings
Company
EXPANSIA
EXPANSIA is a leader in business strategy design, development and execution, and technology integration for defense organizations.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
Washington Technology
2025-10-11
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