Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) Support Contractor

Trinzic; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking an experienced OT&E Support Contractor to provide on-site advisory and assistance services to testing teams. You will guide high-level process planning, execution support, and SME input to strengthen government capabilities across test programs.

Focus on DoW OT&E lifecycle—from requirements to final reports—ensuring robust design, execution, and clear reporting, with emphasis on platform assessments and risk definitions.

Qualifications

• Significant background executing Department of War operational tests (DoW OT&E).
• Deep understanding of the operational test lifecycle (requirements generation, design, execution, reporting).
• Strong analytical skills to assess test plans, capabilities, reports, and define limitations and risks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for generating requirements, reports, and advising government personnel.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level A&A support across test design, planning, execution and reporting.
• Support OA, IOT&E, and FOT&E for platforms such as T-38 Talon, TH-1H Iroquois, T-6 Texan, and T-7 Red Hawk.
• Assist in improving SAS processes and products through analysis and recommendations.
• Contribute to reviews and analyses of test planning, capabilities, execution and reporting.

Skills

Secret clearance

OT&E lifecycle

Analytical skills

Communication

Job description

Title: Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) Support Contractor

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Support Contractor to provide on-site Advisory and Assistance Services (A&A) to our testing teams. In this role, they will provide high-level process planning, execution support, and subject matter expertise to bolster government capabilities. The primary objective is to improve internal processes and products through non-decision-making A&A support across all phases of operational test programs.

Key Responsibilities

The contractor shall provide comprehensive A&A support to various aspects of test design, planning, execution, and reporting. Core duties include:

• Lifecycle Test Support: Assist on all phases of Department of War (DoW) operational test programs, from initial requirements creation and test design through to execution and final report generation. Ensure accurate requirements generation, robust test design, flawless test execution, and precise reporting.
• Platform-Specific Assessments: Directly support Operational Assessments (OA), Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E), and Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) specifically for the T-38 Talon, TH-1H Iroquois, T-6 Texan, and T-7 Red Hawk platforms.
• Process and Product Improvement: Provide support to meet the strategic goal of enhancing and streamlining internal Squadron/Organization (SAS) processes and products.
• Analysis and Review: Contribute to in-depth reviews and analysis regarding test planning, test capabilities, test execution, and test reporting for tests and assessments of varying sizes and complexities.
• System Capability Validation: Assist in ensuring that weapons system capabilities are determined to be suitable, effective, and mission-capable. Ensure that any limitations, shortfalls, or risks associated with a capability are clearly defined, documented, and understood by leadership.
• Team Collaboration: Provide high-level process guidance and share operational test expertise to support and elevate overall team capabilities and proficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Significant background and proven experience executing DOW Operational Tests.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Deep understanding of the operational test lifecycle (requirements generation, test design, execution, and reporting).
• Analytical Skills: Strong ability to analyze test plans, capabilities, and reports, with a keen eye for identifying and clearly defining system limitations and risks.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for generating requirements, contributing to final reports, and advising government personnel.
• Clearance: Secret

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous work operating in consulting, advisory, or A&A capacity within a DOW framework.
• Prior experience working in a test and evaluation organization such as U.S. Air Force Operational Test & Evaluation Center (AFOTEC), Air Force Test Center (AFTC), U.S. Navy Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR), Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA), or U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC).
• Previous involvement working directly with the T-38, TH-1H, T-6, and/or T-7 platforms is highly desirable.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.