Field Test Liaison

Booz Allen Hamilton•Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Research and development (R&D) is the lifeblood of innovation and progress. Successfully transitioning R&D products from the controlled environment of the lab to dynamic field exercises is crucial for validating their real-world applicability and performance. This process helps our clients ensure that groundbreaking technologies are not only theoretically sound, but also practically viable, paving the way for their deployment on mission. As a Field Exercise Test Engineer, you will support a small team to perform the planning and execution of field test and mission exercises to evaluate Electronic Warfare (EW) and cyber R&D products. This role will support lab and field tests of EW and cyber software and hardware systems, including tasks such as the development of field or lab test plans, procedures, and reports, review of software and hardware to understand functionality, communication with client and operational staff to capture requirements or communicate test objectives, and design and construction of test environments to model real-world conditions and operational challenges. During an exercise, example tasks include field or exercise logistics, site surveys, site preparation, equipment setup, participant coordination, test procedure execution, and capture of test artifacts. You’ll have a daily focus on software and hardware tests, development of technical reports, and event preparation. This position is located in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

3+ years of experience with military operational planning
Experience with the spectrum management and frequency request process for EW training and operations
Experience writing test user stories or test objectives
Knowledge of radio communication protocols
Knowledge of Radio Frequency (RF) propagation, amplifiers, and antennas
Knowledge of UAS and CUAS operations such as TTPs and fielded solutions
Ability to coordinate with DoD entities, and collect upcoming or ongoing requirements from the force and translate that to the client
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor's degree in an Engineering field

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience supporting EW or cyber missions or development activities
Experience with military operational planning at the Brigade or Division level
Experience automating test execution of software and hardware subsystems
Experience developing EW or cyber scenarios, or Master Scenario Event Lists (MSELs) for DoD exercises
Experience managing field or exercise logistics
Experience with tactical communication networks
TS/SCI clearance

Responsibilities

Support a small team to perform the planning and execution of field test and mission exercises to evaluate Electronic Warfare (EW) and cyber R&D products.
Support lab and field tests of EW and cyber software and hardware systems.
Develop field or lab test plans, procedures, and reports.
Review software and hardware to understand functionality.
Communicate with client and operational staff to capture requirements or communicate test objectives.
Design and construct test environments to model real-world conditions and operational challenges.
Perform field or exercise logistics, site surveys, site preparation, equipment setup, participant coordination, test procedure execution, and capture of test artifacts during an exercise.
Focus daily on software and hardware tests, development of technical reports, and event preparation.