Missile Warning Test Engineer (Secret clearance)

Vantor•El Segundo, CA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Vantor is seeking a Missile Warning Test Engineer with a Secret clearance to join their team. This role involves developing and rapidly deploying next-generation Missile Warning (MW), Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (TISR), and Environmental Monitoring (EM) capabilities for the U.S. Space Force. The engineer will test, analyze, evaluate, verify, and validate these systems, identifying areas for mitigation and developing advanced technology solutions. The position requires functional expertise, communication skills, attention to detail, and a contribution to the acquisition and development of space sensing capabilities. This is a mission-driven role focused on creating the future of Remote Sensing in the Space Force.

Requirements

U.S. Citizen
Active U.S. Government security clearance (Secret)
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or a technology field
10+ years of experience in test and evaluation, verification, or system integration on Major Defense Acquisition Programs, including complex space or ground software and hardware systems
5+ years of experience supporting Government developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) programs as part of the Lead Development Test Organization (LDTO)
Experience planning, executing, and reporting DT&E activities in support of certification of readiness to proceed to operational testing per AFI 99-103, including test procedures and artifacts IAW AFMAN 63-119
Ability to understand and decompose system requirements and interface specifications
Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, FFRDCs, prime development contractors, and test organizations, with knowledge of systems engineering standards including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2

Nice To Haves

Experience with LDTO leadership roles including coordination with operational test agencies, weapon system certification (ITW/AA), organizing Joint Reliability and Maintainability Evaluation Team (JRMET) meetings, and generating Deficiency Reports (DR) per AFI 99-103
Experience performing requirements decomposition and allocation from system-level to segment or subsystem-level test objectives, and developing test scenarios that exercise interface control documents (ICDs) and validate interface requirements
Experience with test data analysis techniques, including statistical analysis, anomaly identification, and performance assessment against requirements
Experience performing systems engineering, integration, and testing on Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) systems, missile warning systems, or space-based remote sensing systems, with direct experience on Next Gen OPIR, NGG, NGP, FORGE, RGS or related Space-Based IR Sensing programs such as SBIRS, SGEO, or SHEO
Experience supporting interoperability test and evaluation programs (including JITC Interoperability Certification Evaluation Plans and Reports), planning and coordinating integrated and combined test activities for major capability deliveries, and portfolio or program verification, validation, certification, and operational acceptance
Experience using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools (DOORS, MagicDraw) to manage system definitions, technical baselines, and requirements verification on Government classified networks, with experience using Digital Engineering (DE) models to trace requirements to verification activities
Experience conducting third-party Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) of software and database releases
Knowledge of DoD 5000 series such as 5000.01, 5000.02, 5000.89, 5000.98, or 5000.100, MIL-STD-3022, and DoDAF architecture framework
Master's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or related technical field
CTEP or INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certifications such as ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP Certification

Responsibilities

Test, analyze, evaluate, verify, and validate missile warning systems.
Identify areas requiring urgent mitigation.
Contribute to the acquisition and development of space sensing capabilities.
Plan, execute, and report developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) activities.
Execute tests, perform data analysis and reduction, and generate comprehensive test reports.
Develop and execute Test & Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs), System Test Plans (STPs), Requirement Verification Plans (RVPs), and Requirement Verification Reports (RVRs).
Conduct system of systems tests for space-to-ground or cross-segment integration.
Organize and facilitate Integrated Test Teams (ITT), Deficiency Review Boards (DRB), Materiel Improvement Project Review Boards (MIPRB), and technical interchange meetings.
Understand and decompose system requirements and interface specifications.
Allocate requirements to testable elements.
Define systems under test (SUT).
Develop test criteria and establish acceptance criteria and success metrics.
Conduct Test Readiness Reviews (TRR).
Communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, FFRDCs, prime development contractors, and test organizations.
Coordinate with operational test agencies.
Organize Joint Reliability and Maintainability Evaluation Team (JRMET) meetings.
Generate Deficiency Reports (DR) per AFI 99-103.
Perform requirements decomposition and allocation from system-level to segment or subsystem-level test objectives.
Develop test scenarios that exercise interface control documents (ICDs) and validate interface requirements.
Perform test data analysis techniques, including statistical analysis, anomaly identification, and performance assessment against requirements.
Perform systems engineering, integration, and testing on Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) systems, missile warning systems, or space-based remote sensing systems.
Support interoperability test and evaluation programs.
Plan and coordinate integrated and combined test activities for major capability deliveries.
Support portfolio or program verification, validation, certification, and operational acceptance.
Use Model-Based Systems Engineering tools (DOORS, MagicDraw) to manage system definitions, technical baselines, and requirements verification on Government classified networks.
Use Digital Engineering (DE) models to trace requirements to verification activities.
Conduct third-party Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) of software and database releases.