Senior Test & Evaluation Systems Engineer

Strategic Insight, Ltd.•Washington, DC

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

F&A Technologies LLC is seeking a Senior Test & Evaluation Engineer to provide engineering support to engineers and subject matter experts on the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Program for the Department of the Navy. The position is based in Washington, DC, near Navy Yard, and is hybrid, with onsite work and occasional telework each week. The engineer will provide strategic support to the engineering team and leadership across disciplines including mechanical, electrical, systems, information systems, navigation, flight software, industrial, re-entry hardware, and flight termination systems. The role supports the full test cycle, including planning, security, execution, analysis, and reporting. Work includes supporting hardware and software testing, modeling and simulation, flight testing, component, integration, subsystem, and system-level testing, capability validation plans, government test events, and oversight of contractor developmental testing. The engineer will prepare studies, plans, analyses, assessments, recommendations, and monthly scientific and technical reports, study-service reports, and revisions to government documents. The candidate should understand acquisition program offices, the acquisition lifecycle, system engineering technical reviews, the System Engineering V, TEMP/MTS, integrated evaluative frameworks, configuration management, and the roles of test and evaluation organizations and field activities. The description also calls for familiarity with interactions among program-office codes, financial management processes, OPTEVFOR, DOT&E, NSWCs, NAWCs, FFRDCs, UARCs, and National Labs. Missile-program experience and participation in test planning, data analysis, and modeling and simulation VV&A are noted as relevant experience. The role requires an active Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, relevant engineering experience and education, proficiency with Microsoft Office, strong communication and critical-thinking skills, and willingness to travel up to 25% within CONUS.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and five years of professional or internship engineering experience, or a master’s degree in a relevant field and at least three years of professional experience.
Active Secret-level clearance.
U.S. citizenship.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Test and Evaluation engineering experience.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong critical-thinking skills, including analyzing information, identifying biases, evaluating evidence, and tolerating ambiguity.
Ability to travel up to 25% within CONUS.
Ability to prioritize tasks and complete multiple tasks on or ahead of schedule.
Problem-solving, teamwork, self-motivation, and ability to communicate succinctly with different audiences.

Nice To Haves

DAWIA, INCOSE, or similar certification, or progress toward certification.
Understanding of electrical and mechanical design; navigation, guidance, and control; telemetry and instrumentation; flight software; re-entry hardware; flight termination systems; requirements definition, allocation, and verification; or mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces.
Navy weapons and engineering experience.
Knowledge of acquisition program offices, acquisition lifecycles, the System Engineering V, SETR, TEMP/MTS, integrated evaluative frameworks, and configuration management.
Experience interacting with OPTEVFOR and DOT&E beyond email.
Experience with the VV&A process for modeling and simulation.
Experience writing or reviewing test plans and participating in a data analysis working group.
Experience working on a missile program.
Knowledge of field activities such as NSWCs and NAWCs, their support to program offices and funding, and the roles of FFRDCs, UARCs, and National Labs.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic engineering support to the CPS engineering team and leadership.
Support hardware testing, software testing, modeling and simulation, and flight testing.
Support the test cycle from planning and security through execution, analysis, and reporting.
Support component testing for flight systems and platform systems, as well as integration testing.
Support subsystem and system-level testing and development and execution of capability validation plans.
Report on the program’s phase of development and status toward verifying achievement of weapon system requirements.
Plan and execute government test events and support oversight of contractor developmental testing.
Conduct assessments and provide recommendations regarding test and modeling activities.
Prepare studies, plans, and analyses supporting government test and engineering efforts.
Deliver monthly scientific and technical reports, study-service technical reports, and revisions to existing government documents.