Fire Test Manager; On-Site

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Full Time Stafford, VA, US

6 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $85,000.00 To $ Annually

• Survivability assessments – Provide evaluations of vehicle, crew, and troop survivability, including ballistic protection and ground vehicle countermeasure systems across PM AAA programs.
• System functionality verification – Support verification of system performance, vulnerability reduction measures, and overall system vulnerability characterization.
• Battlefield Damage Assessment and Repair (BDAR) assessments— Provide evaluations of repairability and recoverability of the vehicle and determine whether any expedient action/repairs would be effective at restoring some capabilities of systems
• Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) access – Obtain and maintain SIPRNet access to support development of all classified Live Fire documentation.
• Integrated Product Team (IPT) / Test Readiness Review (TRR) coordination – Coordinate and prepare agendas for IPTs, TRRs, and technical management meetings; record minutes in accordance with Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) A001.
• Decision briefs – Prepare technical and programmatic decision informational briefs for the Test and Evaluation (T&E) Lead.
• Integrated schedules – Draft and update Live Fire Test / Directorate Integrated Schedules.
• Test Plans – Draft and update Test Plans in accordance with CDRL A012.
• Damage Assessment List (DAL) Conclave support – Support DAL Conclave meetings for all Live Fire programs.
• Test execution – Participate in execution of all Live Fire tests, including:
• Engineering Development Tests;
  Component Ballistic Testing;
  Control Damage Tests (CDT);
  Ballistic Vulnerability Tests (BVT);
  Automatic Fire Extinguishing System (AFES) testing;
  Full
  - Up Systems Level testing events;
  Exploitation events; and Armor Characterization and Performance Testing.
• Documentation review – Review Live Fire documentation for compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) guidelines and program requirements; provide recommendations.
• Observation reports – Draft Live Fire Test Observation Reports in accordance with CDRL A012 for the T&E Lead.
• Design change tracking – Monitor Field Incident Work Instructions (FIWIs), Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), and as built vs. fielded differences for survivability impacts.
• Critical issue tracking – Track Live Fire critical issues and maintain compliance with Data Source Matrices.
• Armor research – Conduct operational research on armor types, materials, and performance.
• Service reports – Draft and update Component Live Fire Test & Evaluation Service Reports in accordance with CDRL A012.
• Developmental and Operational Test support – Assist the CDT/T&E liaison officer with planning and coordination for Developmental and Operational Test events.

• Experience supporting United States Marine Corps (USMC) ground combat or amphibious vehicle programs.
• Prior work with Program Manager Advanced Amphibious Assault (PM AAA), Portfolio Acquisition Executive
  - Marine Corps (PAE - MC), or similar acquisition organizations.
• Familiarity with ballistic instrumentation, data collection systems, and damage assessment methodologies.
• Knowledge of armor materials, threat characterization, and survivability modeling.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multi agency test events (government, vendor, range, engineering).

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Applied Science, or related technical field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Security Clearance:
  Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is commonly required to speak, hear, walk, sit, stand and balance; regularly required to use hands and reach with arms. The employee may on occasion lift and/or move objects up to 30 pounds.

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