About This Role
This role as a Test and Evaluation (T&E) Engineer involves supporting all aspects of radar Ground and Missile flight test planning and execution, contributing directly to the success of the T&E Directorate of the Integrated Fires Mission Command (IFMC) Project Office. The position focuses on the PATRIOT Ground Support Equipment (PGSE) Test Program, including ongoing and long-range test planning activities, and suits a self-motivated individual with strong communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Develop test plans and objectives
- Develop test requirements
- Prepare and review test documentation
- Plan and coordinate test resources
- Schedule tests
- Collect and analyze data
- Prepare reports such as Quick-Look and final Test Reports
- Brief test report results
Requirements
- US citizenship
- 5+ years experience with Air and Missile Defense (AMD) systems such as PATRIOT, IBCS, & LTAMDS
- Experience supporting or leading radar ground and missile flight test missions
- BS degree or work experience supporting AMD systems
- Secret clearance, or the ability to obtain one
- Ability to travel up to 8 weeks per year (typical duration is no more than 2 weeks at a time)
Nice to have:
- BS Engineering degree
- Experience supporting or leading PATRIOT Radar ground and missile flight test missions
- Experienced with System of System test operations
- Experience working on (applicable to ground and/or flight tests):
- Test plan designs
- Test resource requirements
- Test scenarios
- Performance analysis
- Production qualification testing
- Requirements testing
- Post-mission test analysis and reporting
- Experience developing and briefing technical material to a broad audience in meetings such as Working Groups (WGs), Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Technical Interchange Meetings, Peer Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, Program Management Reviews, etc.
- Working knowledge of the DoW Army Acquisition process & Test and Evaluation
- Proficient with Microsoft Office products
- Experienced working the DoW Army acquisition process / guidance for testing
- Assist with and perform test research, development, and other customer-directed assignments in conformance with technical design, engineering, and customer specifications
- Experience leading IPTs and WGs
- Experience developing and briefing technical material to senior leadership / stakeholders
- Experience working within the Joint Analysis Test (JAT) team environment
- Experience developing test plans and other supporting technical documentation
- Experience interpreting test objectives from system requirements
- Familiarity working within the Test Event Management Team (TEMT) construct
- Analyzes system architecture and component and subassembly test plans to eliminate unnecessary redundancy and align capabilities across multiple programs and/or agencies
- Supports design, interpretation, and analysis of technical solutions to complex discipline-specific T&E tasks
- Familiar with radar modeling and simulations
About the Company
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