Test and Evaluation Manager, Senior

Diaconia; The Prairies at Wright Field (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Diaconia, a DoD-focused organization, seeks a seasoned Test & Evaluation professional to support design, planning, execution, analysis and reporting across T&E programs for aeronautical systems. The role covers evaluation criteria development, contractor proposal assessment, and post-award documentation actions.

The position requires DoD experience, a Secret/Top-Secret eligible clearance, and the ability to interact with program offices and external test organizations to ensure program

Qualifications

• MA/MS degree with 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline, five of which must be in the DoD, or BA/BS with 15 years, five of which must be in the DoD, or Twenty years of directly related experience, eight of which must be in the DoD.
• Must have a Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Review, develop, and update program documentation for Test and Evaluation management requirements across the full contract lifecycle.
• Provide advisory role for program source selections on test and evaluation requirements.
• Assist in project meetings, reviews, and test-related activities with dtOS/ DOT&E and other agencies.
• Evaluate levels of effort and resources to develop executable T&E programs.
• Assist scheduling resources to support project objectives.
• Contribute to major program reviews, inspections, and test plan working groups.

Skills

Secret clearance

DOE/DoD experience

Education

MA/MS degree

BA/BS degree

Twenty years of directly related experience

Job description

Full-time

General Summary

The candidate must Apply knowledge of DoD test and evaluation processes to assist in the designing, planning, execution, analysis and reporting phases of test and evaluation programs (including any applicable FAA certifications and procedures) to assess the performance of aeronautical systems, subsystems, and equipment, as they progress through the various acquisition phases and milestones.

Responsibilities

• Review/develop/update applicable program documentation for Test and Evaluation (T&E) management-relevant requirements across the full spectrum of actions required to award weapon system-related contracts to including but not limited to pre-award documentation, development of evaluation criteria, evaluation of contractor proposals, and post-award documentation actions.
• Perform an advisory role, as required, for program source selections on all test and evaluation management related requirements.
• Assist in project team meetings, working groups, and reviews, as needed.
• Provide assistance to any integrated test team activities including interaction with higher level test organizations such as OSD/Director Of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E), as needed.
• Evaluate the levels of effort, resources, and integration required to develop executable T&E programs and execute the T&E plan.
• Assist in scheduling and securing required test resources in support of project/program office objectives.
• Assist with major program reviews, inspections, and conferences and test plan working group meetings, executive independent reviews, program evaluations, integrated test teams, test readiness reviews, other test-related program events as well as major milestone events.
• Assist in the development and/or maintenance of test plans and procedures, test and evaluation management plans, acquisition strategies, and planning documents.
• Assist in the coordination of ATP for the delivered items and associated plans as well as testing requirements with program office customers, weapon system contractors, and other agencies with standardization and/or oversight requirements for test programs.
• Perform research activities to define minimum test requirements, definition of task scope, and selection of alternatives. The Contractor shall analyze test strategies to interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate assignments for projects concerned with unique or potentially controversial test requirements having a major effect on the programs.
• Recommend any on-site test facility improvement to Government officials.
• Provide potential solutions for program test problems, issues or concerns.
• Determine the capability and availability of major DoD and civilian test resources and facilities to include planning and organizing the flight and ground testing of an aircraft, subsystems, or components involving weapon system contractors, other USAF or Allied test organizations, and DoD agencies.
• Prepare, maintain, update, and review the full range of test plans and test-related documentation including but not limited to T&E strategies, test reports, requirements and objectives, for adequacy, specification/performance requirement compliance, conformity with mandatory guidance, and provide recommendations as necessary for improvement.
• Perform and prepare tradeoff studies and make recommendations on alternative test strategies and approaches to senior leadership.
• Perform material solution analyses leading up to design reviews.
• Produce or assist in the development of draft documentation and presentation materials as requested or necessitated by programmatic limits based on cost, schedule, and performance.
• Provide personnel who possess extensive experience in technical documentation.
• Evaluate unmanned aerial target schematics, parts, and drawings to ensure compliance with military and commercial standards.
• The Contractor shall be able to use ETIMS/Comprehensive Integrated TO Management System (CITOMS) as needed to support workload requirements.
• Review, analyze, and resolve equipment interface problems.
• Assist in the determination and definition of aircraft configuration requirements.
• Expertise shall be used to support the CCB for aircraft modifications.
• Review, analyze, and identify potential updates to TCTOs, drawings, Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), Illustrated Parts Breakdowns (IPBs), and other applicable aerial target technical data.
• Experience in conducting engineering studies; developing test procedures, repair capabilities, and maintenance or inspection requirements; and analyzing data from the REMIS and Integrated Maintenance Data System (IMDS).
• Provide technical, programmatic, and logistical historical context information and data so that
• comprehensive engineering and management decisions can be made in a timely manner.
• Provide data collection assistance and evaluate the data sufficiency.
• Assess data collection methodology, instrumentation and procedures, format data to facilitate computer processing and analysis, and perform first and second generation data reduction.
• Perform data analysis using Modeling and Simulation (M&S) techniques, models, computer simulations, or other tools/methods as necessary.
• Recommend and assess test data requirements necessary to meet program test objectives within program cost and schedule constraints.
• Use the analysis results to recommend changes in testing techniques, procedures, and/or to identify potential areas for further investigation.
• Review/develop/update applicable program documentation for Test and Evaluation (T&E) management-relevant requirements across the full spectrum of actions required to award weapon system-related contracts to including but not limited to pre-award documentation, development of evaluation criteria, evaluation of contractor proposals, and post-award documentation actions.

Required Qualifications

• MA/MS degree, and twelve years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, five (5) years of which must be in the DoD -OR-
• BA/BS degree, and fifteen years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) of which must be in the DoD -OR-
• Twenty years of directly related experience, eight (8) of which must be in the DoD.
• Must have a Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Secret
• Experience with early-stage acquisition and Milestone B entry

$90,000-$100, 000 Depending on Experience