Test Manager SME

HII's Mission Technologies division•Dayton, OH
•$129,366 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

HII – Mission Technologies is seeking a Test Manager Subject Matter Expert for a highly classified position at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The role supports program test and evaluation efforts and requires an active TS/SCI clearance and at least three years of experience in an SAP environment within the last five years. The SME labor category also requires at least 20 years of relevant work experience with the DoD, other government agencies, or DoD contractors. The position develops and implements program test strategies aligned with the portfolio strategy; manages test planning, execution, and reporting; maintains program office test documentation; coordinates test planning and interactions with supporting organizations; advises on test engineering; and supports senior-level program reviews and milestone events. It also applies digital transformation and model-based systems engineering to verification and validation activities.

Requirements

  • At least 20 years of relevant work experience with the DoD, other government agencies, or DoD contractors.
  • MS/MA or higher in a STEM discipline; alternatively, a BS/BA in a STEM discipline and an MS/MA or higher, or equivalent professional degree, in any discipline.
  • At least three years of experience in an SAP environment within the last five years.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Generate and implement a test strategy for all programs that is aligned with the portfolio test strategy.
  • Manage and execute program test activities, including planning, execution, and reporting of test projects, on behalf of the program office.
  • Update and manage program office test documentation, including test plans, test priorities, test schedules, test memorandums, and test reports.
  • Assist in coordinating test planning working groups, logistical requirements, program office delegations, technical interchanges, and day-to-day interactions between the program office and supporting test, intelligence, and technology organizations.
  • Identify and document test infrastructure requirements on behalf of the chief of test, and provide test infrastructure recommendations to ensure optimal test resources are available.
  • Apply systems engineering, test engineering, and test operations expertise to projects and program challenges, and advise project leads and project engineers on test engineering matters.
  • Apply principles of digital transformation and model-based systems engineering to verification and validation activities.
  • Support the program director at executive levels within the government and other contractor organizations, including major program reviews, inspections, conferences, program evaluations, and major milestone events.
  • Manage interactions and cultivate relationships between the program office, supporting government offices, other contractors, and higher headquarters mid- to upper-level staff.
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