Senior Test Engineer (Defense)

Responsibilities:

• Evaluation of architecture, requirements, risks and opportunities, and processes for VV&T impacts.
• Definition of VV&T activities and associated VV&T products (e.g., strategies, plans, Requests for Change (RFC), procedures, checklists, RVTMs, briefings, etc.) for new and modified mission and service capabilities.
• Lead or support the execution of those VV&T activities (e.g., Test events, Transitions, Milestone Readiness Events).
• Prepare reports describing the results, risk assessment, discrepancy reporting, and lessons learned of those VV&T activities.
• Risk management, tracking and closure with Acquisition Offices and stakeholders.
• Facilitate technical meetings to coordinate and support VV&T activities and milestones.
• Provide technical consultation, briefings and recommendations to the customer and other stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• Requires BS 10-12, MS 8-10 or PhD 5-7
• Must possess and have the ability to maintain an active TS/SCI Clearance w/ Poly.
• Verification, Validation and Transition (VV&T) experience within overall customer domain.
• Strong business acumen: ability to relate professionally inside the work environment.
• Detailed knowledge of GEOINT, SIGINT, PROTECTION or COMM systems and overall space and ground architecture.
• Expertise in mission technical capabilities and system performance analysis and assessment.
• Experience with Mission Planning, Control or Processing functions in support of space and ground architecture.
• Experience writing test strategies, plans, procedures, and checklists.
• Experience executing tests, analyzing data, and summarizing results.
• Experience in system integration and transition approaches to accommodate the End-to-End GEOINT, SIGINT, PROTECTION or COMM lifecycle.
• Commitment to recognize, understand, respect, and operate effectively within various SETA, FFRDC, and Government lines of authority.

Desired Qualifications:

• Technical familiarity with one or more satellite domains: GEOINT, SIGINT, PROTECTION or COMM.
• Experience with VV&T from an acquisition, operations or systems engineering perspective.
• Experience with Satellite Systems VV&T activities.
• Experience with GEOINT, SIGINT, Space Ground Communications (Ground Terminals), ground systems and services, and/or mission operations.
• OCSMP Level 1, 2, or 3 certifications.

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