Test and Evaluation

ORBIS Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ORBIS Inc. is seeking a senior T&E professional to provide tests and evaluations across the Mission Systems Above Water Sensors and Lasers portfolio. You will lead coordination across numerous DT/OT groups, reviews, and planning activities, translating objectives into actionable test plans.

The role requires deep experience in Navy/DOD T&E policy, M&S VV&A, and cross-functional collaboration with government and industry teams. A U.S.

Qualifications

• Experience with Navy/DOD policy and guidance.
• Knowledge of M&S VV&A policy and guidance.
• System/subsystem test and evaluation expertise.
• Test planning, objective definition and post-test analysis.
• DT/OT planning, range coordination for land-based and at-sea testing.

Responsibilities

• Provide T&E support to all programs in the portfolio.
• Coordinate and participate in TPWGs, TEWGs, MRRs, MCPs, and related groups.
• Review test plans for accuracy and ensure alignment with TEMP objectives.
• Monitor and evaluate all phases of software testing (unit to acceptance).
• Support development of government test plans, data management, and test asset scheduling.
• Provide technical and program management support for DT/OT flight test events.
• Research and leverage M&S capabilities to improve T&E efficiency.
• Produce issue assessment reports and maintain TEMP changes.

Skills

DoD T&E experience

Security clearance

Systems test & evaluation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Job Description:

• Provide T&E support to all programs, current and future, in the PAE Mission Systems Above Water Sensors and Lasers portfolio.
• Coordinate and participate in DT/OT Test Planning Working Groups (TPWGs), Test and Evaluation Working Groups (TEWGs), Mission Readiness Reviews (MRRs), Mission Control Panels (MCPs), Test Evaluation, and Assessments Support Group (TEASG), Flight Test Target Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), Scenario Working Groups (SWGs), Test Event Reviews (TERs), and Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) Working Group meetings, and M&S reviews, M&S IPTs, M&S Testbed meetings, Threat M&S meetings, and M&S Workshops.
• Review test plans and procedures for accuracy, scenario completeness and test objective compliance. Perform evaluations of linkage of resulting scenarios back to TEMP objectives and thresholds, ensuring all objectives are accurately translated into test plan sections.
• Monitor and evaluate all phases of software testing, including: unit testing integration testing, system testing and acceptance testing.
• Provide technical and program management support for DT/OT flight test events.
• Support development of government test plans, development of data management/handling/analysis plans, scenario development, identification and scheduling of test assets, range coordination, evaluation of flight test target development, and target launch platform integration and assessments.
• Provide technical and program management support for electronic attack and electronic protection test efforts.
• Research test methods/processes within PAE Mission Systems and with other PAEs and DoW organizations to find opportunities for potential synergy to leverage assets.
• Review and assess current T&E and M&S capabilities to achieve published and assigned Test Objectives.
• Maintain a library of Capabilities and Limitations and all TEMP changes and updates. Collect, track, and support identification and resolution of TEMP issues. Produce and distribute issue assessment reports.
• Provide technical analyses, resource management, and services support in planning and conduct of developmental and operational tests. Support test processes outlined in the TEMP.
• Develop and maintain T&E and M&S planning schedules. Identify schedule problem areas and recommend solutions and provide status reports.
• Draft scheduling correspondence for review and approval, and process T&E requirements, including electronic submissions to, and monitoring of, fleet schedule bulletin boards.
• Coordinate, schedule, and support all test and M&S reviews. Review post-test data analyses and test reports, including quick-look reports. Evaluate test event data and identify test program issues and lessons learned. Participate in post-test event reviews.
• Review enterprise T&E and M&S documents and participate in enterprise T&E and M&S meetings.
• Prepare for and participate in preparation and staffing of T&E acquisition documentation.
• Generate, coordinate and provide technical and programmatic peer reviews of T&E and M&S products. Prepare T&E responses to T&E and M&S data calls.
• Research T&E and M&S policies and guidance documentation.
• Provide technical services and modeling and simulation expertise in the areas of interoperability, test and evaluation, and Modeling and Simulation. Assist in defining the use and verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A) requirements of various models, simulations, and doctrine to both Government and Industry developed models
• Provide technical and program management support for Task Planning Sheet and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) develop for various test events.
• Provide technical and program management support for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) development to support IWS 2 T&E and IWS System of Systems M&S development, instantiation and approval reviews.
• Liaison/coordinate/evolve digital MBSE SE products into digital M&S products for T&E implementation.
• Provide technical and program management support in the development of Cyber Security test strategies and approaches for acquisition programs. Assist in the definition of IA and Cyber testing requirements to meet program objectives.
  

Required Skills and Experience:

Required

• A)High school degree, or a GED, and twenty (20) years of relevant Surface Radars, Electronic Warfare, EO/IR, Decoys and/or Laser system or subsystem test and evaluation experience, OR
• B)Bachelor's degree and fifteen (15) years of relevant Surface Radars, Electronic Warfare, EO/IR, Decoys and/or Laser system or subsystem test and evaluation experience, OR
• C)Master's degree and ten (10) years of relevant Surface Radars, Electronic Warfare, EO/IR, Decoys and/or Laser system or subsystem test and evaluation experience.

Desired

• Demonstrated knowledge of Navy/DOD policy and guidance
• Demonstrated knowledge of M&S VV&A policy and guidance
• System/subsystem test and evaluation
• Test planning, test objective and test resource definition and post-test analysis
• DT/OT planning, range coordination and participation in land-based and at-sea testing
• Test plan and test procedure development and/or review
• Integration and testing with other elements
• Initial Navy operators training to support test objectives

• Must be U.S. citizen
• A secret security clearance