Senior Test & Evaluation Engineer with Security Clearance

Five Stones Research Corporation; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Five Stones Research Corporation in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer to lead planning, execution, and analysis of DT&E/OT&E activities within DoD programs. The role requires DoD Secret clearance and strong collaboration across PMOs to ensure objective evidence of performance and readiness.

The engineer will develop comprehensive test strategies, coordinate resources, and guide the TEMP/E&T as programs progress through milestones, ensuring synchronization with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a related field.
• Minimum of 17 years' relevant experience.
• US Citizenship required.
• DoD secret clearance preferred.
• Experience with Army/DoD development and testing organizations.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute DT&E/OT&E and related test events.
• Develop test strategies, plans, procedures, tests, and reports.
• Coordinate test resources, ranges, instrumentation, and data collection.
• Analyze results and provide senior PMO leadership with risk assessments and recommendations.
• Lead TEMP/E&T strategy development and maintenance.
• Ensure TEMP/E&T alignment with acquisition strategy, SPs, and cybersecurity.
• Prepare and coordinate T&E documentation for major acquisition reviews.
• Lead, facilitate, and manage the program's Test IPT.

Skills

Test & Evaluation planning

DT&E/OT&E execution

Risk assessment

System integration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a 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

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

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 business days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed. 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.