Field Test & Range Ops Lead — DoD, 50% Travel

BuddoBot Inc.; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf is seeking a Field Support Officer (FSO) to join our Test & Evaluation team. This on-site role acts as the critical government-affiliated representative on DoD ranges and vendor sites, ensuring non-traditional technologies meet defensible standards.

The position emphasizes independent judgment, operational risk management, and clear communication with range commanders and vendors. Hybrid setup with substantial travel in the Southwest region of the United States, and a salary range of

Qualifications

• 7+ years of directly relevant test planning, test management, and full lifecycle T&E experience within DoD or national security domains.
• Experience conducting on-site test execution, range logistics management, and field data collection within DoD test range environments.
• Experience applying ORM frameworks and acting with Range Safety Officer (RSO) authority, including enforcing compliance and exercising halt-event authority.
• Understanding of DoD range protocols, flight clearances, spectrum/emitter authorizations, airworthiness releases, and cyber security approvals.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily range operations and test logistics. Coordinate instrumentation, telemetry, targets, airspace, and operator positioning to ensure test plans are executed precisely as written.
• Manage day-to-day execution of test events on military ranges, acting as the primary government-affiliated point of contact for range control, ground crews, and vendor staff. Enforce gating compliance-including airworthiness, flight releases, spectrum/emitter authorizations, cyber clearances, and range safety approvals-using ORM frameworks.
• Hold active stop-work/halt-event authority when operating envelopes or safety limits are exceeded.
• Resolve range schedule shifts, resource dropouts, and unpredictable field conditions in real time, maintaining execution integrity so data remains defensible and credible.
• Act as the direct on-site representative interacting with range commanders, military operators, commercial tech vendors, and downstream Service partners to maintain smooth operational workflows.

Skills

Test planning

Test management

T&E experience

ORM frameworks

RSO authority

DoD range protocols

Communication

Travel up to 50%

Security clearance

US Citizenship

Job description

Dark Wolf is seeking a Field Support Officer (FSO) to join our Test & Evaluation team. This on-site role acts as the critical government-affiliated representative on DoD ranges and vendor sites, ensuring non-traditional technologies meet defensible standards.

The position emphasizes independent judgment, operational risk management, and clear communication with range commanders and vendors. Hybrid setup with substantial travel in the Southwest region of the United States, and a salary range of