Senior Test & Evaluation Engineer, Public Relations

PE Systems, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PE Systems, Inc. at Wright Patterson AFB, OH, seeks a Test & Evaluation Engineering Support, Senior, to lead engineering management across AFLCMC programs and collaborate with external agencies to ensure uninterrupted operations.

This role focuses on OSS&E support, system architecture reviews, ECP/RFV assessments, and lifecycle planning, with a Secret clearance required and frequent coordination with IPTs.

Qualifications

• MA/MS or BA/BS with extensive related experience in defense engineering.
• U.S. security clearance at Secret level required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio).

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering management and coordinate with AFLCMC and external agencies (facilities, security, IT, foreign disclosure/travel, PA, test orgs, building managers) to ensure uninterrupted daily operations.
• Support acquisition, development, and sustainment of weapon systems, subsystems, and support equipment across programs.
• Provide OSS&E support to Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) with emphasis on OSS&E.
• Review Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), RFVs, and maintain accurate system configuration baselines.
• Participate in technology insertion activities, Configuration Control Boards (CCBs), and technical and programmatic reviews.
• Conduct and support failure analyses and develop cost-effective solutions to improve reliability, maintainability, and availability.
• Support full weapon system lifecycle activities including analysis of alternatives, investment strategies, design, manufacturing, sustainment, and end-of-life processes.
• Apply DoD, Air Force, and standard engineering principles to improve manufacturing, operations, remanufacture, demilitarization, and oversight activities.
• Translate user and operational needs into validated system and subsystem requirements and support requirements and technology development.
• Develop, review, and analyze system architectures, design baselines, interoperability requirements, proposals, specifications, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Support IPTs, TIMs, design reviews, audits, IPRs, and other technical meetings.
• Assist in system design reviews, mission analysis, developmental planning, and definition of missions and operating conditions.
• Analyze regulatory, policy-driven, and design changes for feasibility, compatibility, configuration integrity, and technical impact.
• Develop and evaluate Integrated Master Plans (IMP), Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), SE Detailed Schedules (SEDS), and engineering cost estimates.
• Support systems integration activities for acquisition, development, verification, and validation of systems and equipment.
• Conduct engineering performance, cost, lifecycle, maintainability, supportability, reliability, risk, and schedule trade studies.
• Interface with all levels of management, support engineering boards and committees, and help resolve technical issues and implement decisions.
• Evaluate and analyze program data items and documentation including specifications, drawings, plans, reports, SOWs, and life-cycle cost estimates.
• Prepare, review, and assess key engineering, safety, programmatic, risk, test, and acquisition documents; support briefings and program status reporting.
• Provide test and evaluation technical support, including planning, execution, analysis, reporting, documentation review, system software testing, and compliance with performance and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

OSS&E knowledge

Regulatory and DoD processes

Education

MA/MS Degree

BA/BS Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

PE Systems, Inc. at Wright Patterson AFB, OH, seeks a Test & Evaluation Engineering Support, Senior, to lead engineering management across AFLCMC programs and collaborate with external agencies to ensure uninterrupted operations.

This role focuses on OSS&E support, system architecture reviews, ECP/RFV assessments, and lifecycle planning, with a Secret clearance required and frequent coordination with IPTs.