Senior Acquisitions Program Engineer
About The Position
Odyssey is hiring a Senior Acquisitions Program Engineer to support test planning, execution, analysis, and evaluation of systems at Eglin AFB in Niceville, Florida. The role helps ensure systems perform safely and are ready for operational use by supporting test plans, coordinating stakeholders, analyzing data, and informing acquisition decisions. The position is onsite and requires 10% travel. The engineer supports program Test and Evaluation Strategies, Test and Evaluation Master Plans, and related documentation; coordinates T&E activities across engineering teams, contractors, integrated product teams, and test organizations; and assists with planning and monitoring bench, ground, flight, and interoperability tests. During test events, the role provides technical support, captures and analyzes data, and reports results while ensuring adherence to Air Force and DoD test policies, safety standards, and configuration controls. The role also conducts technical reviews of system performance, prepares technical briefings (including classified materials when required), and identifies risks, performance gaps, and corrective actions through test-data analysis. It provides engineering input to acquisition documentation, milestone reviews, program health assessments, and stakeholder reports, coordinating with logistics, configuration management, cybersecurity, and program management teams. The engineer ensures plans, procedures, and reports satisfy applicable statutory, regulatory, and program-specific documentation requirements, and maintains traceability between work performed and applicable PWS task elements.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Secret clearance required.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline from an ABET-accredited program.
- 10 or more years of relevant experience.
Nice To Haves
- Top Secret/SCI eligible clearance.
- Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.
- 15 or more years of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
- Support the development, review, and updating of program Test and Evaluation Strategies (TES), Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), and related T&E documentation.
- Coordinate T&E activities across engineering teams, contractors, integrated product teams (IPTs), and test organizations.
- Assist in planning, scheduling, and monitoring bench tests, ground tests, flight tests, and interoperability tests.
- Provide onsite or remote technical support during test events, including data capture, analysis, and results reporting.
- Ensure test activities adhere to Air Force and DoD test policies, safety standards, and configuration controls.
- Conduct technical reviews and assessments of system performance during and after test events.
- Develop and deliver technical briefings, including classified materials when required.
- Analyze test data to identify risks, performance gaps, and recommended corrective actions.
- Provide engineering inputs to acquisition documentation, milestone reviews, program health assessments, and stakeholder reports.
- Coordinate with logistics, configuration management, cybersecurity, and program management teams so test results inform program decisions.
- Ensure test plans, procedures, and reports meet statutory, regulatory, and program-specific documentation requirements.
- Maintain traceability and documentation mapping between work performed and applicable PWS task elements, as shown in internal PWS mapping artifacts.
Benefits
- OdysseyCares philanthropic group provides direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
