Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Position Description:

Provide Test Engineering support for an Army Project Office at Redstone Arsenal. This role functions within the Project Office’s Test Directorate in direct support of the Government Test Team and will work with government civilians, military personnel, and contractors. The Senior Test Engineer will play a critical role in test execution and test documentation, to include developing test plans, designing test procedures, executing tests, and maintaining thorough documentation in accordance with applicable government standards. Candidate must be professional, self-motivated, and possess good communication and team working skills to participate in multiple test support activities with team member Subject Matter Experts.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Plan and execute tests for a      complex and advanced Air and Missile Defense system for the US Army
• Participate in Test activities including      SIL, HWIL, Distributed Ground Testing, System Qualification Testing, and      Field Testing with a team consisting of personnel from multiple projects,      agencies, and labs 
• Generate pre-test documentation      to include test plans, test requirements, test procedures, and test case      matrices, as well as post-test support to include resolution of test      incident reports and generation of post-test reports
• Organize and participate in      weekly Test Planning meetings; prepare test presentations
• Support major meetings with      Program Stakeholders such as T&E WIPTs
• Travel to DOD Test Ranges to      support various test operations and missions
• Support weekly reporting      efforts: team weekly activities      reports, weekly SITREPs to management, test calendar, asset status, and      EXSUMs for major test activities

  Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizen
• Must possess and maintain a US      Secret security clearance

· Master’s degree in STEM or related field or BS with equivalent experience

  Required Skills / Experience:

· Minimum of 10 years engineering experience with focus on defense systems and test engineering experience with government-related projects

• Overcoming gaps, risks, and      challenges to demonstrate and mature emerging technologies
• This work will occur as part of a      Test Execution Team; therefore, the candidate must be able to work in a high-paced      team environment consisting of government and prime contractor personnel      from multiple projects, agencies, and labs including external agency      stakeholders such as ATEC and OSD
• Thorough knowledge and understanding      of DoD test and integration of complex defense systems
• Proficiency with DoD current Test      regulations, policies, and procedures
• Excellent collaboration and      communication abilities
• Great organizational and time      management skills
• Ability to coach, teach and      mentor junior Test Engineers

Preferred Skills / Experience:

• Knowledge of      Air and Missile Defense Command and Control concepts and operations 
• Strong desire to contribute to overall      team success
• Excellent written and oral communication      skills
• Familiarity with government acquisition      processes
• High degree of proficiency in MS Office      Suite
• Understanding of agile methodology      testing 

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