Senior Test Engineer - CONTINGENT - 26-031 - Hybrid

AUSGAR Technologies Inc•San Diego, CA

8d•$150,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a growing Department of Defense Contractor, AUSGAR Technologies has an exciting NEW opportunity for a Senior Test Engineer to join our team of smart and innovative technical team members in the Old Town area of San Diego. Support mission-critical U.S. Navy communications and navigation programs involving the design, integration, testing, deployment and sustainment of complex defense systems. Seeking a Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer to support the U.S. Navy’s PMW/A-170 Program Office. The successful candidate will lead and support the planning, coordination, execution, analysis and documentation of test and evaluation activities for within the assigned division. The Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer will work with government program managers, systems engineers, operational users, test organizations, laboratories, platform integration teams and industry partners to verify system requirements and evaluate operational performance. The position requires extensive experience developing test strategies, preparing test documentation, managing test events, analyzing technical data, identifying deficiencies and communicating results to technical and program leadership. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition and test processes, complex hardware and software systems and the challenges associated with delivering reliable capabilities in contested, denied or degraded operational environments.

Requirements

Active Secret clearance required.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics or a related technical field from an accredited college/university and 8+ years of relevant engineering experience supporting complex Department of War (DoW) systems and 4+ years of developmental or operational test and evaluation experience.
Experience developing test plans, procedures, reports, performance measures and requirements-traceability products.
Strong knowledge of Department of War acquisition, systems engineering, verification, validation, configuration-management and risk-management processes.
Employ strong written and verbal communication skills to advise various levels of technology stakeholders, program initiatives and accrediting authorities on security requirements and cybersecurity trends and solutions, to include risk assessments and mitigations
Must be able to work independently and be a self-starter.
An essential qualification for this position is successfully obtaining a security clearance issued by the Federal Government, which may require successful completion of a background check.

Nice To Haves

Certificated Test and Evaluation Professional – CTEP
DAWIA Test and Evaluation Practitioner Certification
Experience supporting PMW/A-170, PEO C4I, NAVWAR, NAVAIR, NIWC or other Navy acquisition programs.
Experience with GPS, GNSS, inertial navigation, precision timing, assured PNT, anti-jam technologies or alternative navigation systems.
Experience testing systems in contested, degraded, jammed, spoofed or GPS-denied environments.
Familiarity with DOORS, Jira, Confluence, MATLAB, Python or similar engineering and test tools.
Expected travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the development and execution of integrated test and evaluation strategies for communications and navigation systems, subsystems, software, equipment and platform integration.
Support the program’s Assistant Program Managers, Lead Engineers, Test IPT and coordinate Test & Evaluation (T&E) efforts.
Plan, coordinate and support Developmental Test and Evaluation, Operational Test and Evaluation, interoperability testing, integration testing, shock and vibration testing, cybersecurity testing, certification testing and regression testing.
Develop, review and maintain Test and Evaluation Master Plans, test strategies, test plans, test procedures, test readiness review materials, test reports and other technical documentation.
Coordinate with other agencies including, Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR), Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC), OPNAV resource sponsors, PAE T&E Directors, fleet representatives, laboratories, warfare centers, platform program offices and external stakeholders as required.
Support the technical lead during laboratory, land-based, platform, flight, shipboard and operational test events, as applicable.
Develop data collection plans and support quantitative and qualitative analysis and identify, document and track test deficiencies, anomalies and risks.
Lead the development of required testing deliverables, including test plans, test procedures, test reports, and Test Readiness Review (TRR) artifacts and support Systems Engineering Technical Reviews and other reviews as required.