Area Manager, Test & Evaluation

General Dynamics Land Systems; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare including medical, dental, vision

401k Match (6%)

Educational Assistance

9-80 Work Schedule

Onsite Cafeteria

Fitness Center

Outdoor fitness track

Job summary

An innovative leader in the defense sector is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to lead a dynamic team focused on environmental testing for military vehicles. This role involves overseeing a team of engineers, providing technical direction, and ensuring compliance with rigorous testing standards. You will play a crucial role in enhancing troop safety and effectiveness through cutting-edge engineering solutions. Join a forward-thinking company that values continuous improvement and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, educational assistance, and flexible work schedules. Your expertise will contribute to the development of next-generation combat vehicles, ensuring they meet the highest standards of performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience, including mentoring and coaching.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 25+ Test Engineers in environmental testing.
• Provide technical direction for all test activities.
• Develop and assess compliance with environmental requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Technical Communication

Multi-tasking

Problem Solving

Environmental Testing

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

Strain Gauges

Pressure Inducers

Accelerometers

Flow Meters

Load Cells

Job description

Location: Sterling Heights, MI, United States
Date Posted: Apr 25, 2025
Category: Engineering
Requisition ID: 13674
Career Level: Senior
Remote Work Options: On-Site
Clearance Type: Secret

General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.

What We Offer

Whether you are starting your career or an experienced professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is impactful and built for you.

• Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending.
• Competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
• 401k Match (6%).
• Educational Assistance.
• 9-80 Work Schedule (This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off).
• Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track.

Responsibilities to Anticipate for this role

• Staff and lead team of 25+ Test Engineers including Environmental Test Lab staff.
• Provide Technical direction to all environmental and instrumentation test activities.
• Influence and steer development of all vehicle, subsystem and component test plans/reports.
• Support and direct Environmental Test Lab maintenance and operation (Temp & Humidity, Shock & Vib, Sand & Dust, Multi-Axis Simulator, Hyd/Load Testing, Salt Fog/HALT, Acoustics, Custom Test Capabilities & Design).
• Test/data instrumentation, acquisition, reduction, reporting for Lab and full vehicle tests.
• Generate and assess environmental requirements compliance throughout the design and development cycle.
• Develop System Performance Specification (SPS) System Verification,test methods, system/subsystem VP&R, verification, test plans, final test reports.
• Develop solutions and recommendations to mitigate, reduce or eliminate Environmental issue from concept to design. Perform and prepare investigations/root cause corrective action of Environmental issues.
• Develop Qualification, First Article Test (FAT), Control and Obsolescence Test Plans and conduct testing and failure analysis.
• Vendor qualification witness/review/approval.
• Working knowledge of Test principles andtheoretical knowledge and application of Strain gages, pressure inducers, accelerometers, flow meters and load cells, shock & vibration testing.
• Working knowledge of MIL-SWTD 810G and ATPD 2404/A.
• Working knowledge of Field Test activities and processes at USG sites (APG, YPG, EPG, RTC, WSMR, etc.) and GDLS test sites (ETC, ARES).
• Knowledge of GDLS platforms (wheeled, tracked, specialty).

Qualifications Sought

• Currently hold/capable of acquiring a Secret clearance.
• Bachelors of Science in Engineering. Other related disciplines will be considered with relevant experience.
• Extensive leadership experience to include mentoring and coaching.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize competing needs and respond to short-fused assignments in a timely manner.
• Work independently as well as with a team.
• Occasional OT/weekend work and travel required.
• Work load planning for employees and tool/lab resources.
• Employee training, development, goal planning, performance evaluation and recognition (awards and advancements).
• Timecard management.
• ISO & IPS compliance.
• Develop proposal/bids in response to RFP/RFQ and walk-in requests; working knowledge of CLM tool.
• Ensure on-time delivery of high quality Environmental Test work products and artifacts.
• Working knowledge of EVMS and project scheduling.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across 65 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states, more information is available at www.gd.com.General Dynamics Land Systems, is a business unit of General Dynamics, and is an innovative leader of ground combat systems’ equipment and software for our clients. Our performance-driven team partners with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp and other militaries across the Globe to ensure that next generation ground combat vehicles are ready to protect our fighting men and women in uniform.General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package, site specific flexible work schedules, 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility, Employee Development Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement, On-site Amenities, and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems (“GDLS”) provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans..If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to [emailprotected] for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.