Test Engineer - 2

Job Title: Test Engineer - 2 Location: Schriever Space Force Base, in Colorado Springs, CO Crossflow Technologies, Inc. is looking for a Test Engineer - 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located on-site at Schriever Space Force Base, in Colorado Springs, CO. Position Overview: The qualified applicant will become part of the Specialized Warfighter Development Contract (SWDC) on the Threat Products and Services Agile Release Train (ART). The TPS ART offers opportunities to support the U.S. Missile Defense Agency through the development of Modeling and Simulation applications used in warfighter training and exercises, concept evaluation, developmental engineering, testing and verification, and assessment. The selected Test Engineer - 2 will support the Threat Products and Services product line of the DE Task Order SWDC. Will also support the development of modeling and simulation of threat software. This includes designing, testing, analyzing, benchmarking, validation and verification, documenting, and integrating simulation products for the organization. Primary Responsibilities: * Testing new capabilities, documenting new features, and analyzing simulation performance. * Develop, document, and execute test cases, test scripts, and test plans to validate software functionality, performance, and compliance with requirements and acceptance criteria. * Supporting agile software team within the context of a larger team * Support the development of simulation and software architecture * Researching technical details related to various missile defense systems to better support software development and testing * Execute and support system integration testing, regression testing, performance testing, and end-to-end testing for software solutions. * Contribute to sprint planning by estimating testing tasks and working collaboratively with the team to ensure on-time delivery of quality deliverables. * Work closely with systems engineers, software developers, and product owners to align on test objectives and outcomes. * Provide hands-on training sessions for end-users to ensure proper understanding and utilization of the software. * Identify opportunities to enhance test strategies, tools, and processes to improve team performance and software quality. * Act as an advocate for quality within the development process, promoting best practices for testing and validation. * The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels. Basic Qualifications: * Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 2 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 0-2 years of related work experience * Ability and willingness to travel 10% of the time to support business needs. * Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government (DoD) Department of Defense issued Secret Security clearance at the time of application which is required to start. * Ability to adapt to ambiguity, take initiative, and effectively work both independently and collaboratively within a team-oriented environment * Strong, written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills to collaborate effectively with technical teams and customer personnel * Familiarity with Agile software development practices * Understanding of software development and Linux platform * Proficiency in at least one programming/scripting language (e.g., Python, Java, or JavaScript). * Experience in Developing / executing test plans, Test Cases, Test Reports, Performance metrics and all the other basic Test Engineering functions. * Demonstrated experience verifying and validating system and software requirements, ensuring traceability and creating detailed test artifacts (e.g., test plans, test cases, and test reports). * Proficient in developing and executing test plans, test cases, test reports, and analyzing performance metrics. Preferred Qualifications: * Experience with Systems Engineering V-lifecycle processes, including requirements decomposition, verification, and validation to ensure compliance at both system and software levels. * Proficiency in developing and maintaining requirements traceability matrices and aligning test plans, cases, and reports with system-level verification objectives. * Experience or knowledge of Bash, Git, Docker / Podman, Testing REST APIs and * Experience interacting with SQL databases * Experience in agile software development methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) * Experience with large code base M&S systems using an optimistic and/or conservative discrete event simulation platform * Knowledge or experience in several of the following: missile defense domain knowledge, command and control, and modeling and simulation development * Experience with Atlassian tools such as JIRA, confluence * Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts * Familiarity with DevOps principles / software * Experience in Jenkins, Github, Bitbucket, SonarQube, CAMEO, C# / , Curl commands, Automated API testing * Microservices architecture understanding. * Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and integrating tests into the delivery process. * Familiarity with API protocols and tools (e.g., JSON, REST, gRPC, Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI). * Understanding of HTTP/HTTPS protocols, authentication mechanisms (OAuth, JWT). Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Crossflow ensures that employment decisions and personnel actions are administered fairly, equitably, and in compliance with the federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing EEO and personnel management. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Why Crossflow? Crossflow Technologies is proud to offer such wonderful benefits and perks to our employees; however, we feel the biggest perk is our company culture. We harbor a culture that extends down to the individual level by hiring people who understand and embrace our company values. Values like fervently protecting work-life balance and celebrating the achievements of others. To help guide and shape this environment, we strive to solicit feedback as frequently as possible through direct conversations and anonymous input. We take great pride in the fact that we've won the Best Places to Work award for the past four years - particularly when paired with having made the Inc. 5000 list for growth the same four years. To us, this demonstrates our ability to effectively scale our culture showing that Crossflow has been and continues to be, a place that people want to be. Benefit-Eligible Employee Perks: EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION COVERAGE Crossflow is pleased to offer employees with exceptional single and family options for health, dental, and vision coverage. Payments are taken from the first two paychecks of each month. At a glance, * Health coverage choices (including an HSA) ranging from $0.00 to $146.40; * Dental coverage ranges from $4.00 to $15.00; and * Vision coverage ranges from $4.33 to $11.41. CROSSFLOW KUDOS SPOT BONUS PROGRAM We created a unique performance bonus program called Crossflow Kudos. Throughout the year, employees are nominated by other employees, company leads, and even individuals outside of Crossflow to receive additional compensation and personal recognition for their positive work. There are six broad categories in which employees can earn Kudos awards. 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN & COMPANY MATCHING Crossflow uses Principal as our 401(k) plan sponsor. Employees can choose payroll deduction and fund investing options. Payroll deductions will begin the month following your enrollment. Crossflow matches 100% of the first 3% of compensation, plus 50% of the next 2% of compensation. HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Crossflow offers education assistance to benefit-eligible employees for degree programs at their director's discretion. Crossflow feels that a well-rounded education, even outside of an employee's current role, can enhance an employee's skillset and increase the company's value. GENEROUS PTO ACCRUAL & FLEXIBLE LEAVE POLICY Crossflow currently grants 11 federally observed paid holidays. In addition to these holidays, Crossflow offers a minimum of 2 weeks of paid time off (PTO) to all full-time employees. Employees may utilize PTO for any reason (sickness, vacation, personal day, etc.) and can carry over a maximum of 120 hours from year to year. Many employees are authorized to work additional hours within a normal, forty-hour pay period. This approval is included in the employee's offer letter for employment. These extra hours may be banked for compensatory (comp) time off. PAID PARENTAL & BEREAVEMENT LEAVE To help our employees be present with family during major life events, Crossflow provides additional PTO. We offer varying types of paid Parental Leave to aid birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents transition into parenthood. Crossflow also recognizes the importance of supporting employees who endure a death in their family by providing up to 5 days of paid Bereavement Leave a year. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING We support employees who seek out personal or professional growth opportunities through a myriad of enabling programs to further equip themselves. Professional Development includes, but is not limited to, training courses, certificate programs, memberships to industry groups, and materials. EMPLOYEE DRIVEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT We create as many opportunities as possible for employees to meet and build community. We offer monthly team bonding activities, allowing team members to assemble on a different level than at work. In addition to these gatherings, in 2021 we established Crossflow Cares, an employee-owned and operated charitable organization focused on awarding grants and providing volunteers to local non-profits. Furthermore, Crossflow Technologies is committed to serving the public by investing a large portion of our net income in the greater Huntsville/Madison County area. MENTORSHIP PROGRAM & MORALE LUNCHES The most successful people in the world always have a terrific team behind them, and Crossflow chooses to be the team behind the people, cheering our employees on to meaningful successes. Our Mentorship Program involves strategically pairing a protégé with a mentor who understands an employee's career aspirations and provides coaching towards that goal. A less structured version of this is our Morale Lunch program. We committed a portion of our budget to support our leads to meet with their team members over lunch and facilitate quality catch up sessions. The morale lunches have become a great tool for maintaining open communication and gaining insightful feedback.

Created: 2026-04-02