BSD Software Tester

Job ID 2617579

Location Huntsville, AL, US

Date Posted 2026-10-05

Category Software

Subcategory SW Testing

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required Interim_Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Secret

Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

Description SAIC has an opening for a BSD Test Engineer in Huntsville, AL.

Responsibilities

Include

• Develop software test plans, conduct test case steps and report results.
• Submit software problem reports, and work with other members of the team to accomplish the development mission.
• Provide software test engineering support to the Patriot tactical software life cycle program at the Army's Systems Simulation, Software, and Integration facility (S3I) at Redstone Federal Arsenal.
• Review and verify BattleSpace Designer (BSD), BattleSpace Viewer (BSV), and Patriot Command Post documentation algorithms and requirements.
• Test BSD software to validate program requirements.
• Use various protocols to communicate Link 16 data to the BSD display.
• Perform verification and validation testing on all software requirements and software fixes. Review test procedures and reports related to BSD testing and Software Requirement Specifications (SRS).
• Validate results by testing over 40,000 software requirements in the program annually and submit Software Investigation Reports to developer for product enhancement.
• Attend team meetings to discuss status/problem reports discovered during testing and integration events.
• Submit problem reports to software developers based on independent testing.
• Report progress on problem resolution to management.
• Develop and test Air Defense, Defense Designs for Global Areas of Operation to validate software requirements using BattleSpace Designer, Interoperability Engineering System (IES) and Network, System. Integration & Test Environment (NSITE).
• Test software written in C/C++ and software on Linux.
• Support contractor and government testing of Patriot software at S3I.

Qualifications

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s and two (2) years or more related experience. An additional six (6) years of experience may be applied in lieu of a bachelors (per contract vehicle).

Clearance Requirements

• Must have an active Secret security clearance or have the ability to obtain one; U.S. citizenship required.

Required Experience/Skills

• Experience with Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking, routing, switching, and other basic network concepts.
• Experience testing or operating BSD or other military systems.
• Experienced military trainer.
• Experience testing software.
• Experience operating software on Linux.
• Prior experience working in a fast-paced Government program.

Desired Qualifications

• Prior experience working in a fast paced Government program.
• Experience testing or operating BSD or other military systems.
• Experienced military trainer.
• Experience testing software.
• Experience operating software on Linux.

Target salary range $60,001 - $100,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.