Field Support Officer - DoD Range & Test Specialist

BuddoBot Inc.; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf is seeking a Field Support Officer to join our Test & Evaluation team, serving as the on-site DoD range representative and validating non-traditional technologies against rigorous standards. This hybrid role requires strong independent judgment and operational risk management to bridge commercial innovation and military adoption.

This position requires up to 50% travel, US Citizenship and a Secret security clearance, and coordination of range operations, safety approvals, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of DoD/T&E test planning and management experience.
• On-site test execution and range logistics in DoD environments.
• Experience applying ORM and acting with Range Safety Officer authority.
• Knowledge of range protocols, flight clearances, spectrum authorizations and cyber clearances.
• Authoritative communication with range commanders, military units, and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily range operations and test logistics, coordinating instrumentation, targets, airspace and operator positioning.
• Manage on-site test events, serving as the primary government-affiliated contact for range control, crews, and vendor staff; enforce gating compliance.
• Maintain jump in execution: stop-work authority when safety limits are exceeded, resolve schedule shifts and resource dropouts, ensure defensible data.
• Interact with range commanders, military operators, commercial vendors and downstream partners to maintain smooth workflows.

Skills

Test planning

Test management

DoD/T&E experience

ORM frameworks

Range Safety Authority

Stakeholder communication

Security clearance

Job description

Dark Wolf is seeking a Field Support Officer to join our Test & Evaluation team, serving as the on-site DoD range representative and validating non-traditional technologies against rigorous standards. This hybrid role requires strong independent judgment and operational risk management to bridge commercial innovation and military adoption.

This position requires up to 50% travel, US Citizenship and a Secret security clearance, and coordination of range operations, safety approvals, and