Test Planner & Evaluation Lead - DoD/OTAs

Dark Wolf Solutions, LLC; Sierra Vista (AZ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf Solutions, LLC seeks a Test Planner and Manager (TPM) to join our Test & Evaluation team. You will embed rigorous T&E requirements and milestone evidence into non-traditional acquisition pathways (CSOs, OTAs) across the full project lifecycle.

You will translate operational needs into structured test plans, define MOPs/MOEs, and coordinate with vendors, PMs, and service test organizations to deliver decision-ready evidence for accelerated fielding.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of directly relevant test planning and full lifecycle T&E experience within DoD or national security domains.
• Experience with non-traditional acquisition pathways (CSOs, OTAs) and governance frameworks.
• Strong engineering literacy in a relevant discipline.
• Deep working knowledge of military and federal regulatory processes (airworthiness, spectrum, safety, cyber certifications).
• Outstanding executive writing, briefing, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Ability to travel up to 30% to support range events, partner facilities, and vendor sites.
• US Citizenship and a Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end test strategies by translating operational needs and vendor capability claims into structured test plans.
• Embed T&E requirements, milestone evidence, and rapid iteration cadences into non-traditional acquisition pathways from pre-solicitation through post-test reporting.
• Guide projects through regulatory gating - including flight clearances, airworthiness, spectrum allocations, safety, and cybersecurity authorities.
• Act as a central integrator connecting commercial vendors, Government PMs, and Service test organizations to generate decision-ready evidence.
• Draft clear, technically sound test plans and deliver executive-level documentation to influence project decisions.

Skills

Test planning

Test management

Executive writing

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory knowledge

CSOs/OTAs governance

US Citizenship

Secret clearance

Modeling & Simulation

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Dark Wolf Solutions, LLC seeks a Test Planner and Manager (TPM) to join our Test & Evaluation team. You will embed rigorous T&E requirements and milestone evidence into non-traditional acquisition pathways (CSOs, OTAs) across the full project lifecycle.

You will translate operational needs into structured test plans, define MOPs/MOEs, and coordinate with vendors, PMs, and service test organizations to deliver decision-ready evidence for accelerated fielding.