Test Engineer, Principal

Overview Test and Evaluation Manager (Principal)

LOCATION: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

JOB STATUS: Full-time

CLEARANCE: SECRET

TRAVEL: 10-25%

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Test and Evaluation Manager located at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH working with the Air Force Division.

Join the team supporting the F-15 program—one of the most operationally lethal and enduring fighter aircraft platforms in the world. As the workhorse of the U.S. Air Force, the F-15 has proven itself as the most lethal and reliable combat aircraft in service, with unmatched speed, agility, and payload capacity. Our program team consists of dedicated, mission-focused professionals who bring technical expertise, operational insight, and a commitment to excellence in support of this critical national defense capability.

Be part of a program that directly impacts air superiority, national defense, deterrence, and alliances across the world.

• Expert knowledge, experience and recognized ability to be considered an industry leader in their technical/professional field.
• Typically performs the following kinds of functions: initiates, oversees, and/or develops requirements from a project’s inception to conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs; provides strategic advice, technical guidance, and expertise to program and project staff; provides detailed analyses, evaluations, and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues; consults with client to define needs or problems;
  
  oversees studies; and leads surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.
• Have a minimum of ten (10) years of experience as a US military fighter/bomber, pilot, or weapons systems officer background and an understanding of 4th/5th generation fighter weapons systems integration operational employment and weapons capability and software development processes.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in test and evaluation/test management, to include software development, test planning, certification, and evaluation.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience supporting the requirements of the foreign partner through the FMS programs/policies.
• Possesses the ability to perform tasks and oversee the efforts of junior, journeyman, and senior contractor personnel within and across multiple technical/professional disciplines.
• 30 years of directly related experience with proper certifications, 20 years of which must be in the DoD, OR
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 25 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 15 years of which must be in the DoD, OR
• Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and at least 20 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 12 years of which must be in the DoD.

• Leadership experience in wide/varied operational and test organizations and fighter/bomber platforms; operational experience as a pilot or weapons system operator in a test environment; 4th generation fighter aircraft, systems, and subsystems familiarity; the ability to travel frequently for program reviews and/or site visits; and other airframe, system and sub-system Contractor, test range and laboratory, or customer locations as directed/required. Finish
• Ability to provide detailed analyses, evaluations, and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client‑specific or mission critical challenges/issues.
• Have a general understanding of current DoD and USAF‑specific acquisition regulations, guidelines, and processes.

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