Senior Test & Evaluation Engineer — Airborne ISR & AI/ML

FedWriters, Inc.; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Job summary

FedWriters, Inc. in Tampa, FL seeks a Senior Test & Evaluation Engineer to lead lab operations for a DoD program, designing and executing hands-on test events for airborne ISR, autonomy, AI/ML, and comms systems.

You will mentor engineers, develop test strategies, analyze data, and present executive briefings on results, risks, and recommendations; on-site schedule Mon–Fri with travel to field tests.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Minimum 10 years of test and evaluation experience on DoD/SOF airborne systems.
• Expertise developing test plans, procedures, and reports for complex electronics and software systems.
• In-depth knowledge of airborne ISR sensors, tactical data links, and related mission systems.
• Proficiency with MATLAB, Keysight, Wireshark.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of test engineers.
• Direct lab operations: resources, equipment scheduling, maintenance, and procurement.
• Develop test strategies, plans, and procedures for airborne ISR, strike, and communication systems.
• Serve as lead technical authority on test methods for autonomy, AI/ML, and data fusion engines.
• Work directly with program leadership and government counterparts to define test requirements.
• Analyze test data, verify performance against requirements, and direct troubleshooting.
• Deliver formal test reports and executive briefings with results, risks, and recommendations.

Skills

DoD/SOF test experience

Lab supervision

Test strategy development

Data analysis

Airborne systems

Tools

MATLAB

Keysight

Wireshark

Job description

FedWriters, Inc. in Tampa, FL seeks a Senior Test & Evaluation Engineer to lead lab operations for a DoD program, designing and executing hands-on test events for airborne ISR, autonomy, AI/ML, and comms systems.

You will mentor engineers, develop test strategies, analyze data, and present executive briefings on results, risks, and recommendations; on-site schedule Mon–Fri with travel to field tests.