Senior Test and Evaluation Specialist

Strategic Sight Consulting; Maryland; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Sight Consulting is seeking a Senior Test & Evaluation Specialist to support OPTEVFOR and VX-1. You will lead test planning, M&S, data analysis, and reporting for US Naval systems. This role requires TS/SCI eligibility and extensive T&E experience across planning, execution, and evaluation.

You will develop TEMP comments, design integrated tests, and coordinate with Navy labs, agencies, and contractors to ensure mission success. Strong communication and technical writing are essential.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship with Top Secret/TS/SCI eligibility as required.
• 4 of the last 6 years of direct T&E experience including IEF, TEMP, or related work.
• Experience developing M&S accreditation packages and letters.
• Strong DoD knowledge: DoD 5000, OPNAVINST 5000, SECNAVINST 5000.

Responsibilities

• Develop COIs, test designs, and data collection plans for testing.
• Research and advise on evaluating operational effectiveness and suitability.
• Comment TEMP and TEMP Part IV inputs; document planning in MBTES.
• Design tests and plans for integrated/operational testing and data collection.
• Support M&S accreditation activities with stakeholders and contractors.
• Create M&S approaches to manage test risk and support testing.
• Attend reviews, brief participants, observe tests, and report findings.
• Reduce data and apply statistics to assess effectiveness and suitability.
• Prepare blue/gold sheets, briefs, and draft reports in OPTEVFOR/VX-1 formats.
• Clearly communicate results and implications to sponsors and decision makers.

Skills

Security clearance

Analytical thinking

Technical writing

Leadership

MS Office

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MBTES

OPTEVFOR/ VX-1 formats

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Project)

Job description

Join our team at Strategic Sight Consulting LLC for an opportunity as a Senior Test and Evaluation (T&E) Specialist supporting OPTEVFOR and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron ONE (VX-1). This role provides senior-level technical and analytical support across test planning, operational test and tactics design, Modeling and Simulation (M&S), test execution, data analysis, and reporting for U.S. Naval systems.

Responsibilities

• Support development of Critical Operational Issues (COIs), mission-based test design frameworks, test plans, and data collection plans for integrated and operational testing.
• Conduct background research and provide analytical support and recommendations for evaluating operational effectiveness and suitability.
• Draft Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) comments and TEMP Part IV inputs and document planning information in MBTES or other approved tools.
• Design and plan integrated test, operational test, and tactics exercise operations, including test matrices, procedures, data collection, reduction, reconstruction, and resource requirements.
• Support M&S accreditation activities, including liaison with model proponents, IV&V agents, developing agencies, Navy laboratories, operational commands, other Government agencies, and hardware/software contractors.
• Develop M&S approaches that supplement developmental and operational testing and support effective management of test risk.
• Attend program review meetings, brief test and exercise participants, observe test events, collect data, and prepare technical reports.
• Perform data reduction and analysis to verify data validity and apply appropriate statistical techniques to assess operational effectiveness and suitability.
• Support development of Blue/Gold sheets, technical briefs, and draft test or tactics evaluation reports in OPTEVFOR/VX-1 formats.
• Communicate analytical results, limitations, and operational implications clearly to sponsoring activities and decision makers.

Requirements

• United States citizenship.
• Minimum Top Secret security clearance. Specific task orders may require Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) eligibility; personnel must be eligible for the clearance required to begin performance at task award.
• Extensive T&E experience during at least 4 of the last 6 years, including experience such as Integrated Evaluation Framework (IEF) development, test plan development, test execution, test analysis and reporting, and M&S supporting developmental or operational testing.
• Experience developing M&S Accreditation Packages and Accreditation Letters.
• Proficient experience in analysis methodologies.
• Working knowledge of the DoD 5000 series, OPNAVINST 5000.42 series, and SECNAVINST 5000 series.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in technical writing.
• Demonstrated ability to lead effectively and communicate operational-analysis results to sponsoring activities and decision makers.
• Ability to meet additional task-order-specific qualifications, including data collection and analysis methodologies and tools applicable to the assigned SUT.

Desired Qualifications

• Direct experience supporting OPTEVFOR, VX-1, or comparable Naval aviation developmental or operational testing.
• Experience with mission-based test design, MBTES, and OPTEVFOR/VX-1 test-reporting products.
• Experience integrating quantitative analysis with operational observations, maintenance evidence, and other mission-relevant test data.

About Us

Strategic Sight Consulting is a business and technology consulting agency providing valuable product and business development strategies for early-stage entrepreneurs and government agencies. Our mission is to understand our client's goals and develop a strategic roadmap that aligns with their vision and passion. We guide entrepreneurs through the product development life cycle for marketplace success and partner with federal organizations to help build their technical vision and global operations. Strategic Sight Consulting was founded on the core principle of being your dedicated and trusted service provider.