Senior Test Manager

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Test Manager to join our team. This is a full-time role at Peterson SFB, Colorado Springs, CO.  In this role you will be responsible for ensuring software and hardware developed by Government contractors meets the Government specifications and will operate within the weapons system without degradation to the system.  The Program Office supports and sustains 11 radar sites on a regular basis:
Space Mission only Radars across the world including three GEODSS (Maui, Diego, Socorro), Eglin (Florida), and C-band (Australia); one Missile Warning (MW) Radar in PARCS North Dakota; and five Space/Missile Defense (MD) and MW Upgraded Early Warning Radars (UEWRs), across North America and Europe, which provide early warning ballistic missile detection, acquisition, classification, and tracking of ballistic missile attack, 24-hours per day, 365 days per year.  

The radars are also capable of detecting, identifying, and tracking man-made objects in low-earth orbit.

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to:
Working with the customer/sub-contractors to ensure their test needs are met, mitigating risks, and providing SME support

Documenting test outcomes and performance

Developing test methodology, test plans and related documentation, and system diagrams

Using Design of Experiments methods to plan and conduct test programs

Devise new and innovative approaches to problems encountered during testing

Select and apply engineering techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate specific problem, data, or other features of the work which are broad in scope and complexity

Make recommendations on test outcomes and be prepared to back up those recommendations with facts

Scheduling required testing between sites and multiple programs and agencies

Scheduling required in lab testing between multiple programs and agencies

De-conflict testing conflicts between multiple releases, providing high quality analysis and recommendations to the program test lead Managing and executing Lab testing

Managing and executing formal Site testing

Evaluate the configuration, capability, and operational relevance of test environments and ensure they are properly available for the thorough testing of software releases (e.g. fault insertion/fault identification)
Independently prepare criteria, computation/analysis, specifications, cost estimates, test plans and technical reports

Troubleshoot errors/anomalies during test events

Provide detailed test status reporting and briefings to the customer and management level

Qualifications

Citizenship:
Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications:

Clearance:
Active DoD Secret Clearance, and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance

Education:

High School Diploma Years of

Experience:

15 years of directly related experience; to include 8 years of DoD experience. OR Bachelor's Degree in related field with 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline; to include 5 years of DoD experience

Technical

Skills:

Possesses the advanced knowledge, experience to be recognized as an expert in their technical/professional field.

Demonstrate advanced knowledge of their technical/professional discipline as well as possess a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply associated standards, procedures, and practices in their area of expertise.

Test management background with a proven history of success (8-10 years)
Experience writing, reviewing, and executing test plans

Knowledge of Specification based on Black Box, Structured based White Box, and/or experience-based testing techniques

Knowledge of the project life-cycle

Strong understanding of test management processes, design techniques, and best practice

Experience in designing and implementing test frameworks on large scale programs and enhancing existing test processes

Preferred Qualifications Clearance:
Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI

Education:

Master's or Doctorate Degree in a related field

Years of experience: 10 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline; to include 5 years of DoD experience

Additional Preferred

Skills:

Knowledgeable of Cheyenne Mountain an ITW/AA network

Knowledge of Ground Based Radar systems

Knowledge of Missile Warning and Missile Defense operations

Knowledge of Space Mission Operations Additional Information

Location:

Peterson Space Force Base  Colorado Springs, CO Travel: CONUS and OCONUS travel up to 25% may be required

Remote,…