Test Engineer Senior Principal

Saic; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Principal Test Engineer to support the MDUSV program and related Test & Evaluation activities. The role requires local presence in San Diego and travel up to 15%.

The candidate will work with Government IPT Lead to develop and execute directed T&E events for autonomous systems on developmental surface vessels. A Secret clearance is required after start.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and 14+ years related experience.
• 5 years experience with Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV).
• 5 years coordinating and supporting at-sea test events.
• 5 years experience with vessel autonomy systems and operations.
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance after start.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate personnel and finances for multi-million-dollar programs.
• Lead autonomy development and integration to support unmanned operations.
• Oversee autonomous test, evaluation, data collection and reporting.
• Support NIWC program leadership briefings and reporting requirements.
• Conduct tests and ship riding as part of testing.

Skills

Autonomy development

Communication

Test execution & reporting

Program coordination

At-sea testing

Education

Bachelors in engineering

Tools

Vessel autonomy systems

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Principal Test Engineer to support Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vessel (MDUSV) and related Test and Evaluation activities in San Diego, CA. Must be local to area. Must be able to travel up to 15%.

The Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vessel (MDUSV) program involves deployment of autonomous unmanned surface vessels (USV’s) to demonstrate an enhanced warfighting capability to disrupt adversary activity in a given maritime region. This program seeks to advance unmanned autonomous USV war fighting capabilities while participating in high-visibility operations such as RIMPAC and Integrated Battle Problems. The MDUSV program is a multi-year effort managed by NIWC-PAC with PMS-406 as the Program Office and Unmanned Surface Vessel Development Squadron-1 (USVDIV1).

In this role, the candidate will be working with the Government IPT Lead and other support staff in the development and execution of directed Test and Evaluation events of Autonomous Systems and unmanned automation on developmental surface vessels. Support will also include supporting technology upgrades, In-Service Engineering to existing platforms, test/planning support to satisfy Program Office and Fleet demand signals.

JOB DUTIES:

• Skillset and knowledge coordinating personnel and finances for million-dollar programs.
• Skillset and knowledge to lead autonomy development and associated integration to support unmanned operations.
• Skillset and knowledge for leading or/and overseeing autonomous test, evaluation, demonstration, data collection, and reporting
• Communication skills to support NIWC program leadership briefings and reporting requirements.
• Conducting or executing of tests following established procedures
• Ship riding as part of testing

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in an engineering field and fourteen (14) years or more related experience.
• 5 years experience working with or on Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV)
• 5 years experience coordinating and supporting at-sea test events
• 5 years experience with vessel autonomy systems and operations
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance after start
• Organizational, time-management, and communication skills.

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.