Mission-Critical Test Engineer I (TS/SCI)

Wyetech, LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 71,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SEP IRA

PTO 200 hrs

Medical plan options

Vision & Dental

Life & AD&D

Disability insurance

Identity theft protection

Referral bonus up to 10k

Mobility among Wyetech contracts

Clothing allowance

Job summary

Wyetech, LLC seeks a detail-oriented Test Engineer to support T&E activities for government systems. The role involves planning, executing, analyzing, and documenting tests, with heavy collaboration among systems engineers, government stakeholders, and test teams.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in engineering, statistics, test planning, data collection, and documentation, with ability to operate in complex environments and ensure readiness and compliance.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Experience supporting test and evaluation activities for programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Experience analyzing system requirements, operational concepts, acquisition plans, and technical documentation to develop test objectives and evaluation procedures.
• Experience supporting the development, execution, and documentation of test plans, test procedures, and evaluation activities.
• Experience collecting, organizing, analyzing, and reporting technical or operational performance data.
• Knowledge of test and evaluation methodologies, including inspection, demonstration, analysis, simulation, surveys, and physical testing.
• Understanding of system performance requirements, operational effectiveness, suitability, and evaluation metrics.
• Experience applying statistical analysis or quantitative evaluation techniques to assess performance data and identify trends or variations.
• Familiarity with Modeling and Simulation (M&S) principles and their application to system evaluation and testing.
• Experience identifying performance risks, evaluating testability, and supporting risk-based test planning.
• Experience supporting test readiness activities, including test preparation, equipment coordination, participant readiness, and procedural validation.
• Understanding of data management, configuration management, and discrepancy reporting processes.
• Experience preparing technical documentation, test reports, evaluation summaries, and status briefings.
• Ability to coordinate with systems engineering teams, test organizations, technical stakeholders, and government representatives.
• Strong analytical, organizational, technical writing, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary engineering and test teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system requirements, CONOPS, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to establish test objectives, evaluation criteria, and testing methodologies.
• Develop and support comprehensive test and evaluation plans, procedures, schedules, and performance assessment strategies.
• Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability, criticality, and relevance to mission objectives.
• Prioritize test and evaluation objectives based on system requirements, operational needs, performance risks, and program milestones.
• Review acquisition strategies and development schedules to ensure test activities align with program decision points and government evaluation requirements.
• Coordinate with systems engineering personnel to review functional analyses, system descriptions, technical parameters, interface dependencies, and performance requirements.
• Evaluate operational environments, mission scenarios, and system priorities to identify appropriate testing conditions and evaluation scenarios.
• Analyze technical and operational performance risks to inform risk-based test planning and evaluation priorities.
• Participate in Test and Evaluation Working-level Integrated Product Teams (WIPTs) and Integrated Test Teams to coordinate test planning, evaluation activities, and technical requirements.
• Develop evaluation frameworks that establish performance metrics, operational scenarios, requirements traceability, testing timelines, and analysis objectives.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

Test planning

Test execution

Data analysis

Documentation

Risk-based planning

Collaboration

Statistical analysis

Job description

Wyetech, LLC seeks a detail-oriented Test Engineer to support T&E activities for government systems. The role involves planning, executing, analyzing, and documenting tests, with heavy collaboration among systems engineers, government stakeholders, and test teams.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in engineering, statistics, test planning, data collection, and documentation, with ability to operate in complex environments and ensure readiness and compliance.