Test and Evaluation (T&E) Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Reliability & Performance Technologies ( R&P ); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliability & Performance Technologies (R&P) seeks a Test & Evaluation Subject Matter Expert to support the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Program Office in Washington, D.C. The role covers test planning, execution, analysis, and reporting for hypersonic weapons testing across surface ships and submarines.

The candidate should hold US citizenship, an active Secret clearance, and 15–20+ years of experience (or 15+ with a Master’s).

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Active Secret clearance and ability to sustain it.
• Bachelor's degree with 20+ years of professional experience, or Master's with 15+ years of professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the entire test cycle from planning, execution, analysis, and reporting to ensure tests are conducted effectively.
• Provide technical support for hardware testing, software testing, modeling and simulation, and flight-testing.
• Assist in developing the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) and related documentation, including verification and accreditation plans.
• Support testing of flight systems, platform systems, and integration testing to ensure components work together for the weapon system.
• Conduct government test events oversight and provide assessments and recommendations on test and modeling activities.
• Prepare studies, plans, and analysis to support government test and engineering efforts.

Skills

DoE concepts

Navy weapons experience

Flight dynamics knowledge

CFD/FEA experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Modeling & Simulation

TEMP development

Job description

R&P is seeking a Test and Evaluation (T&E) Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Program Office in Washington, D.C. The CPS Program is rapidly developing and fielding hypersonic weapons capability for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. We need a senior T&E SME ready to join a fast-paced and exciting work environment inside the Program’s Test and Evaluation Branch, progressing CPS capability in surface ships and submarines at pace. We are a mid-sized defense contractor providing Engineering, Logistics, Program Management and Technical Services to government clients.

• Support the entire test cycle from test planning, security, execution, analysis, and reporting to ensure tests are conducted effectively.
• Technical support for hardware testing, software testing, modeling and simulation, and flight-testing.
• Assist in the development of the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) and equivalent documents, modeling and simulation verification, validation and accreditation plans, systems requirements verification plans, safety packages, and test planning briefing packages.
• Support component testing for flight systems, platform systems and integration testing to ensure components work together for the weapon system.
• Support subsystem and system level testing, and the development and execution of capability validation plans, to include, reporting on the program's phase of development and status towards verifying achievement of Weapon System Requirements.
• Test engineering services to assist in the planning and execution of government test events, support the oversight of contractor developmental testing, and conduct assessments and provide recommendations regarding test and modeling activities.
• Prepare studies, plans, and analysis in support of government test and engineering efforts.
• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have an active Secret level clearance and ability to sustain one
• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 20 years of professional experience.

OR

• A master's degree in a relevant field and at least 15 years of professional experience

Preferred skills

• Ideal candidate will have an understanding of any, or some of the following Engineering Disciplines Electrical and Mechanical Design, Navigation, Guidance, and Control, Telemetry and Instrumentation, Flight Software, Re-entry Hardware, and Flight Termination Systems, Requirement Definition, Allocation, and Verification, Mechanical, Electrical, and Software Interfaces.
• Expert with the concepts and mathematics associated with a design of experiments (DoE). That ties directly to the events captured in a TEMP.
• Experience with any of the following Computational Fluid Dynamics especially for aerodynamic high-speed flows, Finite Element Analysis and solid mechanics, Fluid Structure Interaction, Flight dynamics and trajectory calculations (formulated in six degrees of freedom ("6DoF"), Ballistics, Penetration mechanics, Combustion and Thermodynamics.
• Navy weapons and engineering experience.
• Navy veterans encouraged to apply.

R&P Technologies provides equal opportunity for all persons and prohibits discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), veteran or marital status, or any other factor prohibited by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave, compensation, and training.

R&P maintains an affirmative action plan to establish fair access to employment opportunities and to create a work community that is an accurate reflection of the qualified workforce. Due to security clearance requirements, U.S. citizenship is required for most positions.

R&P offers a highly competitive compensation package that includes contributions towards health insurance, 401(k) matching, and other non-salary benefits. Exact salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.