Test and Verification Manager Job Galveston area,Texas USA,Engineering

Test and Verification Manager Company Overview:

Gulf Copper LLC, a subsidiary of Davie Defense, is a leading Marine Repair and New Construction company based in Galveston, Texas, with more than 75 years of ship repair and fabrication experience on the Gulf Coast. Gulf Copper’s primary business is the repair and refurbishment of marine vessels, ship construction, and fabrication for transportation, government, and oil and gas markets.

Benefits:

401k Retirement Plan
Section 125 Plan (Pre-Tax Health/Dental Insurance Premium Deduction)
Group Health & Dental Plan
Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
Life & Voluntary Life Insurance
Holiday & Vacation Pay
Employee Assistance Program

Position Overview and Purpose

The Test and Verification Manager for the Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) program is responsible for planning, managing, and executing all test and evaluation activities required to validate the performance, safety, and compliance of Arctic-capable vessels delivered under a government contract. This role ensures aligned, structured, and traceable testing across factory, integration, harbor, and sea-based trials, consistent with program requirements, applicable regulations, classification standards, and the operational needs of Arctic missions.

The Test and Verification Manager work closely with engineering, production, quality, logistics, cybersecurity, and program management teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This position is responsible for the following:
Other duties may be assigned.

Develop and maintain the ASC program’s Integrated Test Plan (ITP) to meet contract, SOW, and regulatory requirements.

Develop the ASC requirements verification test matrix (RVTM) to document verification of documented specification requirements.

Establish and manage the Master Test Schedule aligned with the integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and milestone-driven shipyard activities.

Interpret government specifications, technical requirements, and verification cross- reference matrices (VCM/RTMs) to create compliant test documentation.

Prepare and lead readiness reviews for Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Harbor Acceptance Test (HAT), Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT), and final trials.

Ensure all test activities comply with Class, Flag, USCG, IMO Polar Code, DHS/USCG mission standards, and applicable MIL-STDs or NAVSEA practices, as applicable.

Oversee day-to-day coordination of test events across ship systems including propulsion, power generation, auxiliary systems, HVAC/thermal systems, navigation, communications, sensors, and mission systems. Liaison with, and coordinate efforts with classification inspectors.

Lead test team during extreme-environment readiness checks, cold-weather operation tests, and Arctic-specific system performance verification.

Serve as the primary test interface to government stakeholders including COR, and program office representatives.

Ensure personnel and systems meet all safety, training, and authorization requirements before test execution.

Develop test procedures, test cards, checklists, agendas, and government-compliant CDRL deliverables.

Maintain configuration control over all test documents, ensuring alignment with engineering changes and quality standards.

Prepare detailed test reports, deficiency logs, test event summaries, and corrective action packages.

Support formal acceptance documentation, including:

Delivery Test Reports (DTR)
Test deficiency resolution.
Final acceptance packages
Certification and regulatory compliance documentation

Maintain and track deficiencies in accordance with government approved tools or program-defined systems.

Lead root cause analysis efforts and coordinate closely with engineering, quality, and production to drive corrective actions to closure.

Identify risk areas related to test execution, schedule impacts, environmental challenges, or technical performance; develop mitigation plans accordingly.

Work across engineering, production, C4 integration, quality; supply chain, logistics, and program management to ensure seamless test execution.

Participate in design reviews, technical working groups, change boards, and program reviews to ensure test and evaluation…