Test Engineering Manager 3 – Dev Program Lead

Test Engineering Manager 3 – Dev Program Lead

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 9 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master’s degree AND 7 years of related professional/military experience.
• Minimum 3 years leadership experience managing staff
• Understanding of earned value cost account management and experience with material/labor estimating
• Must have experience in Lab or Flight integration and Test
• Must have an Active DoD Secret clearance with full investigation within the last 6 years
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Responsibilities

• Managing the development and execution of integration and test campaigns for the Triton Development Program.
• Leading a cross-functional team of engineers in the integration of software increments into labs.
• Working with Test Engineers in the development and execution of test plans and procedures in both lab and flight test environments.
• Interacting with program managers and customers on cost, schedule, and technical performance for all aspects of the Development Program.
• Coordinating with support homerooms and providing timely resource forecasts to ensure proper staffing is in place to execute the SOW.
• Driving process rigor, ensuring compliance to meet company, program, and security requirements.
• Developing and tracking closure plans for issues, risks, and opportunities.
• Coordinating technical findings with other IPTs and leading troubleshooting and resolution activities.
• Developing and tracking leading indicator technical metrics to status leadership and detect and prevent issues.
• Continually seeking to improve integration & test engineering rigor and efficiency.
• Ensuring Change Requests are properly reviewed for Test Engineering cost & schedule impacts.
• Leading material/labor cost estimates for proposal efforts and overseeing implementation of test asset modifications in the lab and on aircraft and ground segments.
• Helping drive adoption of Test Like You Fly risk assessments, test automation, self-reporting configuration, virtual test environments, continuous integration, fix-it-now, and other affordability and efficiency initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active In-Scope DoD Top Secret Clearance
• Previous experience working directly with customers and suppliers
• Systems Engineering background
• Professional program / project management certification (e.g., PMP)