UAS Developmental Test Project Lead

Trinzic; Port Hueneme (CA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a UAS Developmental Test Project Officer to lead developmental test and evaluation activities for unmanned aerial systems supporting Naval Test Wing Atlantic. The role emphasizes test leadership, planning, and resource coordination across engineers, operators, and range personnel.

The candidate will coordinate test articles, ranges, instrumentation, airspace, and data requirements, guiding teams through planning, execution, and reporting while maintaining safety and mission

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline and relevant unmanned-systems experience; additional directly relevant military, technical, or test experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 10 years of experience
• Experience planning, coordinating, or leading complex test and evaluation, aviation, or unmanned-systems activities.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and the personnel, facilities, ranges, equipment, instrumentation, and other resources required to execute complex test or operational events.
• Demonstrated understanding of test planning, risk management, test execution, data collection and analysis, deficiency documentation, and technical reporting.
• Experience with UAS operations, testing, engineering, integration, or mission support.
• Demonstrated leadership, technical judgment, and ability to independently coordinate complex activities involving multiple organizations and stakeholders.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination, execution, analysis, and reporting of developmental test activities involving UAVs and associated robotic and autonomous systems.
• Serve as the primary integrator for assigned test efforts, ensuring availability and coordination of personnel, test articles, ranges, targets, instrumentation, equipment, airspace, communications, data systems, and other required resources.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of operators, engineers, analysts, technicians, range personnel, program representatives, and other stakeholders during test planning and execution.
• Develop and coordinate test plans, procedures, schedules, risk-management products, resource requirements, data requirements, technical documentation, and test readiness activities.
• Coordinate with Government leadership, program offices, range organizations, airspace authorities, and supporting organizations to identify and resolve technical, operational, scheduling, safety, and resource issues.
• Evaluate test results, document deficiencies and lessons learned, and support preparation of technical reports, briefings, and recommendations.
• Provide technical and test leadership to UAS operators and test specialists as the organization grows, and operate or support operation of UAS when appropriate based on qualifications and mission requirements.

Skills

Test planning

Team leadership

UAS operations

Risk management

System integration

Security clearance

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline

USNTPS graduate or equivalent military test school

Job description

KBR is seeking a UAS Developmental Test Project Officer to lead developmental test and evaluation activities for unmanned aerial systems supporting Naval Test Wing Atlantic. The role emphasizes test leadership, planning, and resource coordination across engineers, operators, and range personnel.

The candidate will coordinate test articles, ranges, instrumentation, airspace, and data requirements, guiding teams through planning, execution, and reporting while maintaining safety and mission