Senior Test and Evaluation Manager

Wright Patterson AFB, OH
5435 Hemlock St
Dayton, OH 45433, USA

ARS has an immediate opening for a Senior Test and Evaluation Manager who will be primarily responsible for supporting AFLCMC/RSO at Wright Patterson AFB, OH.

RSO’s mission is to advance the SECAF’s direction and leverage mature, new, and emerging technology to reduce sustainment costs and improve readiness. The RSO will play a role in sustainment analogous to a research laboratory in development. Its customer base—the logistics and sustainment enterprise—should come to view RSO as their center of excellence for identifying, maturing, and transitioning technologies with traceable and measurable readiness impacts, cost reductions, and ease of use.

Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is respected as a world-class provider of technically integrated solutions as we deliver premier talent and technology across our focused markets for unparalleled, continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS recognizes that without our career-driven, loyal professionals, we would not be able to deliver state-of-the-art results for our mission partners. We firmly believe that prioritizing our employees is of the utmost importance.

We provide a culture where our employees are challenged to meet their career goals and aspirations, while still obtaining a work/life balance. ARS employees are motivated through our industry competitive benefits package, our awards and recognition program, and personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers.

• Advise the Chief of Test/Deputy Chief of Test on all T&E activities.
• Assist in developing/documenting T&E strategy that integrates policy, program requirements, cost & resource estimates, evaluation framework, and T&E schedule to accomplish program goals.
• Coordinate the planning, management, and oversight of DT&E activities and maintain oversight of Contractor and Participating Test Organization T&E activities supporting the program.
• Advise the PM on test issues, and help the PM make technically informed, objective decisions about system contractor DT&E results.
• Be responsible for issues regarding prime T&E, such as identifying test scope and resource requirements; planning and conducting DT&E; supporting OT and OT readiness; planning, coordinating, and supporting TIMs, FTRWG, and TPWG; and planning, writing, and coordinating test documents such as TEMPs.
• Use automated or manual testing procedures to assess the functionality of applications while ensuring meets quality standards according to client requirements or company policies.
• Provide support for planning, coordination, and execution of the ITT and the Contractor shall obtain and provide status of T&E projects to senior leadership as required.
• Provide support for strategic test resource planning, to include, but not limited to, developmental and OT resources for known and potential future test programs.
• Assist in execution of the Test Resource Planning Council (TRPC) process and coordinate and support the documentation of TRPC decisions.
• Provide advisory, documentation, and coordination assistance for the development of responses to higher headquarters inquiries, public affairs requests, and inputs to annual reports such as OSD annual reports.
• Train and mentor other organization test managers in testing techniques, policies, and procedures and work within required IPTs to develop that supports stated requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Secret clearance or ability to obtain a secret clearance.
• Master’s degree and ten years of experience or
• Bachelor’s degree and twelve additional years of experience may be substituted.
• Fifteen years of directly related field experience.
• Have experience in identifying and developing mitigation for T&E risk factors.
• Be able to translate requirements to support T&E planning efforts.
• Be familiar with all T&E policies, practices, procedures.
• Have experience in T&E management (e.g., T&E IPT, Integrated Test Team, etc.).
• Have experience in writing/translating test documents such as TEMP, developmental test plans, and OT…