Senior Test & Evaluation Specialist

Five Stones Research Corporation•Fort Huachuca, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Five Stones Research Corporation (5SRC) is seeking a Senior Test and Evaluation (T&E) Specialist to join its established and growing team. This full-time position is located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, requires U.S. citizenship and an active interim Department of Defense Secret clearance, and is contingent upon contract award. No travel is expected. The specialist tests Tactical Data Link (TDL) interfaces for message-set standards compliance and interoperability certification. The role uses applicable Military Standards (MIL-STD) and NATO Standardization Agreements (STANAGs) to update Master Test Procedures (MTPs) and support the execution, analysis, and reporting of standards-compliance and interoperability test events. Relevant standards include Joint Range Extension; Link 11; Link 16; Variable Message Format; Integrated Broadcast Service Common Message Format; Data Forwarding; Link 22; US Message Text Format; Cursor on Target; and the Standard Interface for Multiple Platform Link Evaluation.

Requirements

Meet one of the following education and experience combinations: a relevant technical master's degree; a bachelor's degree with at least 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of relevant experience. One year of experience may be substituted by 15 semester hours completed toward a master's degree.
Demonstrated experience executing TDL standards-conformance test events, including but not limited to MIL-STDs 6011, 6016, 6020, and 6022, from initial test planning through delivery of the final test report.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex software-developer-level issues clearly and concisely.
Familiarity with Department of War operations and environment, and comfort working with RF/IT systems and software.
Familiarity with and active use of the Microsoft Office suite.
Active interim DoD Secret clearance at minimum.
One of the following certifications: Security+, SecurityX, Certified Scrum Master, ITIL4/ITIL5, or CTEP.
U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Prior Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO) qualification.
Experience with Department of War acquisition developmental or operational testing.
Experience with test tools and operational systems such as JANETT, TIGER, ADSI, BOSS, NSITE, ATC-Gen, and Small Tactical Terminal (STT).
Attention to detail when creating, reviewing, and editing requirements, specifications, and recommendations related to proposed solutions.
Ability to collaborate effectively with senior management, cross-functional teams, internal and external customers, and end users.

Responsibilities

Review MIL-STD Interface Change Proposals (ICPs).
Update Master Test Procedures to incorporate previously approved ICP changes.
Research systems under test (SUT) data-link bit-level implementations and determine which MIL-STD functional areas require testing.
Develop standards-conformance test procedures using system implementations to evaluate system requirements.
Develop interoperability test procedures using the TDL MTP to evaluate information-exchange requirements derived from system Joint Interoperability Requirements or Net Ready Key Performance Parameters and traceability matrices.
Conduct standards-conformance and interoperability tests and perform post-test analysis using analysis tools, as required.
Write preliminary trouble reports using approved templates.
Prepare and deliver test reports using approved templates.