Senior Test & Evaluation Engineer

All Aviation Jobs; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Matching

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) seeks a Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer to lead DT&E/OT&E planning and execution in Huntsville, AL. The role focuses on designing comprehensive test strategies and coordinating resources, with DoD security clearance and US citizenship required.

The candidate will develop and maintain TEMP/TE strategy documents, review test results, and provide senior leadership with risk assessments and corrective actions for complex defense programs.

Qualifications

• Test & Evaluation planning experience for complex programs.
• US Citizenship required.
• Minimum DoD Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E) and Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E).
• Lead and support planning, coordination, execution, analysis, and reporting of test events.
• Develop test strategies and documentation to verify system requirements and performance.

Skills

Test & Evaluation planning

DT&E/OT&E

Test planning

Test results analysis

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in related field

Job description

Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer

Position Overview Type:

Full-Time

Location:

Huntsville, AL

Travel:

Some expected

Clearance:

Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance

Work Authorization:

U.S. Citizenship required

Summary/Objective

Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) is seeking energetic candidates to join our established and growing Huntsville-headquartered team.

Essential Functions

• Test & Evaluation Planning and Execution
• Lead and support the planning, coordination, execution, analysis, and reporting of Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E), Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E), integrated testing, and other program test events
• Develop comprehensive test strategies that provide objective evidence that system requirements, performance objectives, operational capabilities, and suitability requirements have been achieved
• Develop and review test plans, test procedures, test reports, test matrices, entrance/exit criteria, deficiency reports, and other T&E documentation
• Coordinate test resources including test ranges, instrumentation, threat representations, test assets, simulations, hardware/software configurations, data collection requirements, and test personnel
• Analyze test results and provide senior PMO leadership with assessments of system performance, technical risk, deficiencies, and recommendations for corrective actions
• Lead the development, staffing, coordination, and maintenance of the program's Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) and/or applicable T&E strategy documentation
• Ensure the TEMP/T&E strategy remains synchronized with the acquisition strategy, systems engineering plan, program schedule, requirements baseline, cybersecurity strategy, and other program documentation
• Update the TEMP/T&E strategy as the program progresses through acquisition milestones, design reviews, test events, configuration changes, and fielding decisions
• Prepare and coordinate T&E documentation required to support major acquisition reviews and decision points
• Lead, facilitate, and manage the program's Test Integrated Product Team (Test IPT)
• Identify T&E risks, schedule conflicts, resource constraints, and technical issues early and develop mitigation strategies
• Brief Test IPT status, significant test findings, risks, deficiencies, and recommendations to senior program leadership and acquisition decision authorities
• Provide senior T&E expertise throughout the DoD 5000 acquisition framework and Adaptive Acquisition Framework, including T&E applicable pathway activities, acquisition decision points, technical reviews, and milestone decisions
• Support T&E preparation for acquisition and technical reviews including Systems Requirements Reviews (SRR), System Functional Reviews (SFR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Production Readiness Reviews (PRR), and other program decision forums
• Advise program leadership regarding the T&E implications of acquisition strategy, schedule changes, requirements changes, engineering changes, software releases, and identified system deficiencies

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 17 years’ relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing complex developmental, operational, integrated, or system-level test programs
• Requires experience and the ability to perform detailed and complex calculations plus knowledge of practices/principles necessary to assess advanced systems concepts, assess specifications, and perform system integration
• US Citizenship required
• Minimum of DoD Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a related field
• Previous experience supporting an Army Program Executive Office (PEO), Project Management Office (PMO), or Product Management Office
• Experience working directly with Army or DoD developmental and operational test organizations
• Experience supporting major weapon systems, missile/air defense systems, aviation systems, sensors, command-and-control systems, or other complex hardware/software-intensive systems
• DAWIA/Back-to-Basics T&E, Engineering & Technical Management, Program Management, or equivalent acquisition training/certification

What We Offer:

• 401(k) Matching
• Company Events
• Dental Insurance
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Performance Incentives
• Student Loan Repayment
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vision Insurance

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Required Experience

• Requires experience and the ability to perform detailed and complex calculations plus knowledge of practices/principles necessary to assess advanced systems concepts, assess specifications, and perform system integration
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing complex developmental, operational, integrated, or system-level test programs
• Minimum of 17 years’ relevant work experience

Education

Required

• High School or better

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• Secret Clearance

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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