Test and Evaluation (T&E) Engineer

R&P Technologies, LLC•Washington, DC, DC

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About The Position

R&P is seeking a mid-level Test and Evaluation (T&E) Engineer to support the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Program Office in Washington, D.C. The CPS Program is rapidly developing and fielding hypersonic weapons capability for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. The position is part of the Program’s Test and Evaluation Branch and supports the progression of CPS capability for surface ships and submarines. R&P is a mid-sized defense contractor providing engineering, logistics, program management, and technical services to government clients. The engineer supports the full test lifecycle, including planning, security, execution, analysis, and reporting. Work includes technical support for hardware and software testing, modeling and simulation, flight testing, component and integration testing, and subsystem- and system-level testing. The role also supports government test events, oversight of contractor developmental testing, assessments of test and modeling activities, and preparation of studies, plans, and analyses for government test and engineering efforts. The position requires U.S. citizenship, an active Secret clearance that the employee can sustain, and either a relevant bachelor’s degree with five years of professional engineering experience or a relevant master’s degree with at least two years of professional experience. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. The compensation package includes contributions toward health insurance, 401(k) matching, and other non-salary benefits.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must have an active Secret-level clearance and the ability to sustain it.
A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and five years of professional engineering experience, or a master’s degree in a relevant field and at least two years of professional experience.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of one or more engineering disciplines, including electrical and mechanical design, navigation, guidance and control, telemetry and instrumentation, flight software, re-entry hardware, flight termination systems, requirement definition, allocation and verification, or mechanical, electrical and software interfaces.
Familiarity with the concepts and mathematics associated with design of experiments (DoE), which ties to events captured in a TEMP.
Experience with computational fluid dynamics, especially aerodynamic high-speed flows; finite element analysis and solid mechanics; fluid structure interaction; flight dynamics and trajectory calculations formulated in six degrees of freedom (6DoF); ballistics; penetration mechanics; or combustion and thermodynamics.
Navy weapons and engineering experience.
Navy veterans are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Support the full test cycle, including test planning, security, execution, analysis, and reporting, to ensure tests are conducted effectively.
Provide technical support for hardware testing, software testing, modeling and simulation, and flight testing.
Assist with developing the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) and equivalent documents, modeling and simulation verification, validation and accreditation plans, systems requirements verification plans, safety packages, and test-planning briefing packages.
Support component testing for flight systems, platform systems, and integration testing to ensure components work together for the weapon system.
Support subsystem- and system-level testing and the development and execution of capability validation plans, including reporting on the program’s development phase and progress toward verifying achievement of Weapon System Requirements.
Provide test engineering services for planning and executing government test events, oversee contractor developmental testing, and conduct assessments and provide recommendations regarding test and modeling activities.
Prepare studies, plans, and analyses in support of government test and engineering efforts.