ICBM Flight Test Engineer

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Location:

Hill Air Force Base (HAFB), Utah, U.S.A.

Salary: $80,100 - $133,700 per year.

• Assist mission thread leads in managing and coordinating testing roles and responsibilities within test planning teams (TPTs).
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary government and contractor team to plan, test, analyze, and report through multiple program acquisition phases.
• Decompose test requirements into test objectives, evaluation criteria, and required resources for system level tests and demonstrations.
• Support use of Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) applications and agile techniques in T&E of the weapon system.
• Support the development of test requirements and detailed integration test plans, test procedures, technical and safety review boards (TRB/SRBs), test readiness reviews (TRRs), and test assessment reports.
• Oversee qualification and acceptance testing activities occurring at VSFB for cables, destruct systems, and onboard telemetry systems.
• Support integration and advancement of government assessment tools through advocacy for technical approaches and development of specific tools to enable assessment.
• Author independent assessments of contractor test results.
• Assess test support and systems integration progress and trends of testing, identify problems and areas of concern for assigned systems.
• Maintain cognizance of all assigned Combined Test Force (CTF)/Test Team engineering activities.
• Participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Integrated Test Teams (ITTs) as appropriate.
• Provide technical support and advocate integrated approaches of engineering efforts and support of test activities for which existing guidelines may not be available or applicable.
• Serve as a test team participant in the development of overall plans such as the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), System Test Plan (STP), Developmental Test (DT) Report, recommendation for IOT&E readiness, and other technical documents.

• Familiarity with ICBM weapon systems and related subsystems/equipment, their projected use in the military, and methods of testing.
• Familiarity with test & evaluation planning and processes consistent with DoD acquisition directives and policies.
• Demonstrated expertise in flight test methodologies, test planning, and test conduct.
• Knowledge of Vandenberg range requirements (Range Safety, 576 FLTS, Frequency clearance, etc).
• Demonstrated record of experience and accomplishments that are exceptional and/or unique.
• Verbal and written communications are clear, concise, and at appropriate level.
• Utilize resources effectively to accomplish mission, including ability to work effectively alone, unsupervised, or within a group.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment while being able to prioritize work to balance multiple projects and deadlines.
• Focused adherence to safety and security requirements.
• Must be willing to travel up to 10%.

A Bachelor of Science degree. At least six years direct work experience or four years direct experience and an Associate’s degree can be substituted for a Bachelor degree.

Must have or be able to obtain a DoD security clearance at Top Secret.

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Software Development