Senior Staff Lead Test Engineer

Role Overview

• Manage the execution of all Test & Evaluation tasks
• Support technical reviews such as System Requirements Review (SRR) and Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
• Maintain and update Test & Evaluation program process documentation
• Supports Program Management in new business pursuits to include: capture, SOW shaping, technology evaluations, authoring white papers, trade studies, process improvement, and bidding & proposals.
• Manage the baseline of new engineering projects to include labor & non-labor planning & earned value management (EVM)
• Responsible for the successful development and execution of test plans and procedures to support program.
• Perform resource planning in collaboration with Program and Enterprise.
• Thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments and collaborative/team settings across all levels.
• Perform CAM duties for T&E cost accounts.
• Support Proposal development for all activities.
• Coordinating with supporting EI&E and providing timely resource forecasts to ensure proper staffing is in place to execute the SOW(s)
• Managing cost, schedule, and technical performance across program SOW
• Lead a team of test engineers to in multiple work environments to drive efficiencies and testing with integration
• Resolve integrated technical or operational problems, and meet established schedules
• Tracking leading indicator metrics to detect and prevent issues
• Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Management
• Continually coordinate issues and solutions with the IPT and across IPTs
• Continually seek to improve our integration & test engineering efficiency
• Support the program office with process improvement, implementation, and opportunities.
• Lead the implementation of test automation utilizing industry standardized framework and tools
• Build and maintain a culture that empowers employees, establishes personal and team accountability, motivates team performance, encourages development, and supports innovation
• Conduct business travel up to 25% of the time​

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 14 years of relevant experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of relevant experience OR a PhD degree in a STEM discipline with 10 years of relevant experience
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver complex technical solutions, within cost and schedule constraints, across the test phase or various phases of the engineering lifecycle

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business