Test Capabilities Integration Engineer

Canvas Inc.•Holloman AFB, NM

About The Position

Canvas is seeking an engineer to provide advisory and assistance services to the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Plans and Programs, Test Capabilities Integration unit (AEDC/XPR-OL) at Holloman AFB, New Mexico. The role focuses on strategic planning and integration of future test requirements across 704 TG capabilities, identifying capability gaps, and developing and advocating solutions and capital investment projects. The engineer will support capability owners in developing strategic roadmaps and will help plan the transition of new test capabilities, modeling and simulation tools, and instrumentation into test assets. The position also provides engineering support to AEDC/TD, AEDC/XPE, and AEDC/CT as required. A bachelor’s degree is listed, with substitute experience allowed as described in the posting; however, the substitute experience details are not provided in the supplied text.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or substitute experience as described in the posting; the substitute experience details are not provided in the supplied text.
Three years of experience in research, technology, or test technique development activities.

Nice To Haves

Five years of experience in Test and Evaluation.
Familiarity with Department of Defense Strategy, Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (SPPBE) processes.

Responsibilities

Develop strategic plans that integrate future test requirements across 704 TG capabilities.
Develop technical requirements for strategic Long Range Kill Change capabilities.
Engage capability owners, asset managers, and program offices to maintain awareness of current and future test requirements, workload forecasts, and test facility health, and use that information to formulate strategic plans and guide facility funding.
Assist AEDC capability owners in preparing strategic roadmaps that communicate the future vision to AEDC leadership.
Identify test infrastructure capability gaps, formulate solutions, and advocate for capital investment projects to deliver test and evaluation capabilities that close the gaps.
Plan test capabilities, including concept development and technology needs; requirements validation; plans to close technical shortfalls; concept design analysis; cost estimation; and assessment of solution alternatives.
Serve as the primary interface to the Improvement and Modernization needs and solutions process, including TIPP and CTEIP, for Wing test-infrastructure capabilities.
Develop test capabilities requirements documents for transition from XPR-OL to the organization responsible for capital investment.
Develop strategies to transition new test capabilities, modeling and simulation tools, and instrumentation into test assets, and to program solutions through the Complex’s POM and Major Range and Test Facility Base programs.
Ensure technical plans are consistent with AEDC’s strategic plan and support the Complex’s strategic objectives.
Provide engineering support to AEDC/TD, AEDC/XPE, and AEDC/CT as required.