Senior Test and Evaluation Specialist

Strategic Sight Consulting; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Sight Consulting seeks a Senior Test and Evaluation (T&E) Specialist to provide senior-level technical and analytical support across test planning, M&S, teting design, execution, data analysis and reporting for U.S. Naval systems.

You will develop test frameworks, plans, and data collection strategies, while coordinating with Navy labs and contractors. Strong writing and communication skills are essential for delivering clear technical briefings and reports.

Qualifications

• US citizenship is required.
• Minimum Top Secret clearance; TS/SCI eligibility may be required.
• Extensive T&E experience in the last 6 years (IEF development, plan execution, analysis).
• Experience developing M&S accreditation packages and letters.
• Proficiency with DoD 5000/SECNAVINST/MONITORING series.
• Strong written communication and data-reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development of COIs, test design frameworks, test plans, and data collection plans.
• Conduct research and provide analytical support for evaluating operational effectiveness and suitability.
• Draft TEMP comments and TEMP Part IV inputs; document planning info in approved tools.
• Design integrated test and tactics exercise operations, including matrices and procedures.
• Support M&S accreditation activities and liaise with relevant agencies and contractors.
• Develop M&S approaches to supplement testing and manage test risk.
• Attend program reviews, brief participants, observe tests, collect data, and prepare technical reports.
• Perform data reduction and apply statistical techniques to assess operational effectiveness and suitability.
• Develop BLUE/GOLD sheets, briefs, and draft test/tactics reports in OPTEVFOR/VX-1 formats.
• Communicate results, limitations, and implications clearly to sponsors.

Skills

Data analysis

Technical writing

Leadership

Communication

Project coordination

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

MS 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.