Sr. Principal Systems Integration & Test Engineer

About Spara Technologies

Spara Technologies delivers advanced engineering, staffing, and mission-focused solutions across energy, cyber, air, land, sea, and space domains. We combine the right people, proven processes, and specialized expertise to deliver results—ready to execute today. Driven by our commitment to the warfighter, we place their mission and success at the heart of everything we do.

We are currently seeking a Senior Principal Systems Integration & Test Engineer to join our team supporting the integration and testing of cutting-edge missile hardware and software systems. This role offers the opportunity to work on critical defense technology while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to real-world national security outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform integration of new hardware components into existing missile test systems and support infrastructure.
• Lead the integration, checkout, and verification of newly developed missile systems, including both hardware and software elements.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to ensure smooth system-level integration and test execution.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers working on test systems and integration tasks.
• Troubleshoot complex integration issues and support root cause analysis and resolution.

Required Qualifications:

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or a related field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience ; or an advanced degree with at least 7 years of experience .
• Active and transferable U.S. government security clearance is required prior to start; U.S. citizenship is mandatory.
• Proven experience with electronic systems integration .
• Strong familiarity with test equipment and communication protocols such as 1553 and SpaceWire .
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex integration tasks and support multi-disciplinary engineering teams.