Test and Deficiency Reporting Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Colorado Springs, CO

8d•$86,800 - $198,000•Remote

About The Position

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact on national security space missions? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer focused engineering solution. If this sounds like you, come join Booz Allen Hamilton to work on the Space Force’s top priority space programs. As a system test and verification engineer on our team, you will work with Booz Allen colleagues and the U.S. Space Force to develop and deploy the next generation of resilient capabilities to deliver critical information to our warfighters to quickly win or even prevent future wars. Your client will trust you to develop test and evaluation strategies (TESs), test and evaluation master plans (TEMPs), system test and verification plans (STVPs), detailed test plans and reports, verification plans and reports, and deficiency reports. You will lead and support testing at the system of systems, system, segment, and element level. You will grow your skills by researching new requirements, technologies, and threats and using innovative test methodologies and tools to verify remote sensing systems to meet technical requirements and user needs. Join us. The world can't wait.

Requirements

7+ years of experience performing systems engineering, integration, testing and sustainment for space-related Major Defense Acquisition Programs
5+ years of experience supporting Government Developmental Test and Evaluation for space and ground systems
5+ years of experience working in a collaborative team environment developing test strategies, plans, reports, briefings, participation in test execution, verification or analysis, and sustainment activities
Experience using T.O. 00-35D-54 and managing databases to track system deficiencies and facilitate meetings to assess operational impacts, root causes, and mitigations to system deficiencies
Knowledge of systems engineering standards, including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2
Knowledge of Deficiency Reporting and the Deficiency process including Government Deficiency Review Board (GDRB) and Executive Deficiency Review Board (EDRB)
Ability to define, develop, maintain, and execute large scale system test plans and overarching test and evaluation strategy documents, including Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES), Test and Evaluation master Plans (TEMP), System Integration Test Plan (SITP), Enterprise Verification Plan (EVP), Verification Cross Reference Matrices (VCRM), and Requirements Verification Files (RVFs)
Ability to communicate effectively and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, Federally Funded Research and Developmental Centers (FFRDC), and associate contractor teammates to achieve program goals
Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Physics

Nice To Haves

Experience performing systems engineering, integration, and testing on space-based remote sensing systems
Experience with portfolio and program verification, interoperability, or certification
Experience with planning, executing, and reporting on Lead Developmental Test Organization or Operational Test Authority (OTA) Organizations
Experience with planning and executing program reviews throughout the lifecycle of the system
Experience with using Model-Based Systems Engineering approach to manage system definitions and technical baselines
Experience using the Joint Deficiency Reporting System (JDRS)
Knowledge of DoD 5000.01 and 5000.02
TS/SCI clearance
Master’s degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Physics
INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certifications, including ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP Certification

Responsibilities

Develop test and evaluation strategies (TESs), test and evaluation master plans (TEMPs), system test and verification plans (STVPs), detailed test plans and reports, verification plans and reports, and deficiency reports.
Lead and support testing at the system of systems, system, segment, and element level.
Research new requirements, technologies, and threats.
Use innovative test methodologies and tools to verify remote sensing systems to meet technical requirements and user needs.
Manage databases to track system deficiencies and facilitate meetings to assess operational impacts, root causes, and mitigations to system deficiencies.