Senior Test & Evaluation Analyst

Chaos1 Pty; New South Wales; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days of annual leave

Clearance sponsorship

Job summary

Chaos1 Pty is seeking a mission-first Senior Test & Evaluation Analyst to join the Test & Evaluation team within our Mission Operations business line. You will design and run test events end to end, from the customer's question through the measures to the reported result, working alongside end-users in operational environments and briefing findings to the problem owner.

This role offers ownership of test design, rapid data reduction, and the chance to set standards for analysts, with onsite at

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics or a related technical discipline.
• Over 4 years in test and evaluation, operational test or trials of Defence systems, including time running test events.
• Experience designing tests against critical operational issues, measures and confidence levels, and analysing the data that results.
• Hands-on experience executing test events in the lab, on the range and in the field, with the data capture and reporting that follows.
• Working proficiency in at least one of Python, MATLAB or R, and in reducing telemetry, video and log data against the measures.
• Fluency in Defence T&E documents including test plans, trial directives and test reports.
• Ability to brief findings clearly to operators, engineers and senior customers.
• Willingness to deploy to Defence sites and ranges for extended periods, including irregular hours in campaign windows.
• Australian citizenship and ability to obtain a NV1 security clearance.
• Ability to be onsite at Chaos1's XFACTORY, Sydney. The role is open to hybrid work.

Responsibilities

• Design test events from the customer's question. Derive critical operational issues, measures and confidence levels, and write the test plan that runs inside a campaign sprint, for the Test & Evaluation Manager's approval.
• Run the range floor for your event through serials, instrumentation, data capture and the daily log, with the analysts working alongside you.
• Reduce and analyse test data into findings inside days, and draft the report and the brief for the problem owner.
• Keep the traceability matrix live for your event from the customer's question through the measures to the result, and close deficiencies on the record.
• Apply Chaos1's rapid assessment and operational test methodologies, and write the changes to them after each event for the Test & Evaluation Manager
• Bring your event to test readiness with the flight operations and engineering teams, including configuration under test and data standards
• Represent the test team in customer working groups and at allied test activities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics or a related technical discipline

Over 4 years in test and evaluation, operational test or trials of Defence systems

Tools

Python

MATLAB

R

Job description

Chaos1 is an Australian defence company with a mission to forge a faster path to warfighter capability. Purpose-driven and mission-first, Chaos1 deploys the people, processes and technologies needed to tackle defence's toughest problems. In a world where time is short and the threats are real, Chaos1 is the catalyst that operates forward to rapidly field warfighter capability in months.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Test and Evaluation team at Chaos1 works across the full range of Defence emerging technologies with a focus on counter-uncrewed and autonomous systems. Its analysts and engineers deploy Chaos1's rapid assessment and operational test methodologies to generate decision-grade data under compressed timeframes, on Defence ranges and at allied activities.

ABOUT THE JOB

Chaos1 is seeking a mission-first Senior Test & Evaluation Analyst to join the Test & Evaluation team within our Mission Operations business line. Reporting to the Test & Evaluation Manager, you will design and run test events end to end, from the customer's question through the measures to the reported result. You can expect to work in operationally relevant environments alongside the end-user, and to brief the findings to the problem owner yourself.

This is an opportunity to own test design and the finding that follows it, and to set the standard for the analysts who produce it.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Design test events from the customer's question. You will derive critical operational issues, measures and confidence levels, and write the test plan that runs inside a campaign sprint, for the Test & Evaluation Manager's approval
• Run the range floor for your event through serials, instrumentation, data capture and the daily log, with the analysts working alongside you
• Reduce and analyse test data into findings inside days, and draft the report and the brief for the problem owner
• Keep the traceability matrix live for your event from the customer's question through the measures to the result, and close deficiencies on the record
• Apply Chaos1's rapid assessment and operational test methodologies, and write the changes to them after each event for the Test & Evaluation Manager
• Bring your event to test readiness with the flight operations and engineering teams, including configuration under test and data standards
• Represent the test team in customer working groups and at allied test activities

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics or a related technical discipline. Equivalent experience may substitute.
• Over 4 years in test and evaluation, operational test or trials of Defence systems, including time running test events
• Experience designing tests against critical operational issues, measures and confidence levels, and analysing the data that results
• Hands-on experience executing test events in the lab, on the range and in the field, with the data capture and reporting that follows
• Working proficiency in at least one of Python, MATLAB or R, and in reducing telemetry, video and log data against the measures
• Fluency in Defence T&E documents including test plans, trial directives and test reports
• Ability to brief findings clearly to operators, engineers and senior customers
• Willingness to deploy to Defence sites and ranges for extended periods, including irregular hours in campaign windows
• Australian citizenship and ability to obtain a NV1 security clearance
• Ability to be onsite at Chaos1's XFACTORY, Sydney. The role is open to hybrid work.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Time on UAS, counter-UAS or autonomy trials, including live-fire or electronic warfare events
• Experience with operational test of uncrewed, counter-uncrewed or autonomous systems
• Certified Test and Evaluation Professional or an equivalent T&E qualification
• Experience applying statistics, design of experiments or analytics to test design and data reduction
• Experience with tactical datalinks, RF and networked C2 systems in an operational environment
• Familiarity with Defence and CASA regulation of uncrewed aircraft trials
• Test experience in operational settings, remote or austere environments
• Experience mentoring or training analysts or assessors
• Master's degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical field
• A current NV1 security clearance or above

SALARY

A salary benchmarked against the Australian defence market, plus above-mandated superannuation and annual salary reviews. Where you sit depends on your experience and the breadth of your skills across the areas listed.

BENEFITS

• Superannuation above the mandated rate.
• 25 days of annual leave every year, a full week more than the standard four weeks.
• Clearance sponsorship. We sponsor your clearance and pay the vetting costs.
• Mobilised from the start. Your equipment, access and role brief are ready before you arrive, and you’ll be part of live work within your first fortnight.

DATA PRIVACY

Chaos1 handles your application under Australian privacy law and our applicant privacy notice. Offers are conditional on pre-employment screening, which may be run by a third-party provider and covers identity, right to work, qualifications and licences, references and a national police check. Clearance sponsorship runs through the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency and requires Australian citizenship. The role involves access to technology controlled under Australian export-control law and, on some programs, US ITAR and EAR, with access limited to authorised persons.