Senior Operational Test And Evaluation Engineer

Job Posting

Spectrum is seeking highly qualified Engineers and/or Analysts to support Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) programs located in Edwards AFB, CA.

Responsible for providing operational and technical subject matter expertise to the B-21 Test Organization and apply knowledge of the AFOTEC's core processes in accordance with AFOTEC OT&E manual and other Air Force and DoD test directives as appropriate to deliver high quality and timely written products and recommendations. Contributes to the development and measurement of test objectives. Frequently interacts with supervisors, test directors, system program offices, DOT&E, outside customers, and other DoD agencies.

1. Lead/Participate in/attend various program, technical, and test readiness reviews to include attendance at meetings: teleconferences, video teleconferences, integrated test team meetings, threat working groups, test plan working groups, system design reviews, technical interchange meetings, core team meetings, and others as required.
2. Review of and contributing to OT&E-related documents: requirements capabilities documents and operational requirements documents (if required), Test and Evaluation Master Plans, System Threat Assessment Reports, system description information, development program specifications, equipment interface specifications, program concepts and plans, developmental test and evaluation and operational test and evaluation test plans and reports, design documentation, Defense Intelligence Agency and/or Air Force Intelligence approved threat documents and concepts of operation/concepts of employment.
3. Support writing of reports and memos: memos for record, test event progress reports, test event quick-look summaries, test event reports, and draft sections of the final report. Research and analysis of available test options and determining the best and most cost effective and suitability test methods.
4. Development of adequate test concepts, test methods, and analysis for effectiveness and suitability evaluations.
5. Determination of test resources and schedules adequate to achieve the suggested methods.
6. Identification of appropriate test support tools for use in testing effectiveness.
7. Preparation for and participation in selected flight and ground tests, as required.
8. Preparation of trip reports on all program-related meetings or conferences attended.
9. Recommendation of appropriate test facilities/ranges, review and document lessons learned, recommend critical operational issues and measures of effectiveness to be addressed during operational capability during assessments and test and evaluation.
10. Development of test concepts and test plans, data management and analysis plans, and briefings, supporting program/technical reviews, and readiness reviews.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Minimum 6 years practical knowledge of military aircraft systems and related fields such as flight controls, avionics and other electrical subsystems, low observables systems design, manufacturing, and maintenance, propulsion systems, aircrew and human machine interfaces, radar fundamentals and advanced electromagnetics theory, combat mission planning and weapons employment, and adversary threat capabilities.
• Minimum 3 years developmental or operational test and evaluation experience such as test design, sortie optimization, and data analysis using computer scripts or other computational mathematical techniques.