Engineer, Senior - Data Acquisition and Analysis - PRTR

Engineer, Senior – Data Acquisition and Analysis (PRTR)

Location:

Fairfax, VA (Full Time)
Job Code: 2026:
Business Sector:
Facilities Management and Operations

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The Engineer, Senior at the Potomac River Test Range (PRTR) serves as a working leader and expert, providing technical guidance to meet requirements. They independently evaluate, select, adapt, and modify standard techniques to plan and conduct engineering assignments, leveraging extensive knowledge of engineering practices and policies to devise new problem‑solving approaches. They operate independently with general instructions and receive guidance on special problems or when requested.

• Applies engineering principles and practices to support the instrumentation planning for the RDT&E of weapons systems.
• Attends instrumentation, data collection and processing meetings where test program requirements are defined and assists in the development of pre‑ and post‑test accuracy statements.
• Evaluates instrumentation performance under varying environmental conditions and new or modified operating conditions or configurations.
• Designs strategies and plans instrumentation positioning that enable data acquisition efforts while projecting instrumentation from hazards created during laboratory and field tests.
• Provides Data Acquisition inputs to Test Plans, including specifying traceability of all data requirements to specific test objectives.
• Independently plans, schedules, conducts or coordinates detailed phases of engineering work through the selection and adaptation or modification of techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Analyzes complex features of the work and applies principles and practices of the discipline, or devises new approaches to problem solutions.
• Reviews all results from assigned tasks and determines if outputs are complete, correct, integrated with project objectives, and adequately documented.
• Independently prepares (or directs others) computation/analyses, specifications, and technical reports in the specific area of technical expertise.
• Performs planning and execution of test and evaluation programs involving integrated weapons systems, munitions, automotive systems, precision instrumentation systems, and unmanned vehicles.
• Plans, designs, coordinates, executes, monitors, evaluates, and reports test and evaluation of materiel, incorporating state‑of‑the‑art technology and requiring substantial deviation from established test procedures and/or development of new test capability or instrumentation systems.
• Performs fundamental research, feasibility, engineering design, or development of tests.
• Performs independently on projects having the characteristics described above.
• Attends meetings and conferences that relate to the assigned area of responsibility and assists in isolating and resolving controversial and novel issues regarding items being developed and tested.
• Informs government personnel about matters covered during meetings and information provided and received.
• Schedules tests and coordinates support requirements with the test scheduling office and supporting organizational elements.
• Oversees the conduct of assigned tests, personally observing test conduct as required.
• Exercises technical direction over engineering, technical test support, and other supporting personnel in actual conduct of test in the field or under simulated conditions.
• Monitors performance of the test item and adequacy of data collection, and assumes responsibility and authority for range, test course, and laboratory safety.
• Coordinates with others to assure all safety, security, environmental, and community concerns are adequately addressed.
• Reviews the data collected for completeness, accuracy, and validity.
• Analyzes test data in terms of serviceability, cost conditions where the item will be developed, etc., and prepares final test report outlining problem areas revealed during the test, making recommendations and conclusions regarding the suitability of the material being tested.
• Prepared intricate, detailed, and interpretative analysis of test results due to the uniqueness and complexity of material being tested.
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