Test & Evaluation Engineering Manager 2

Description

The company builds advanced products for national defense. This leadership role sits in the Aeronautics Systems sector, on 1st shift, in Palmdale, CA.

You will lead the test and evaluation engineering group that supports the System Integration Lab (SIL), covering its infrastructure, architecture, and hardware and software integration testing.

The role suits a self-driven person with IT and/or SIL test and operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Run SIL lab operations, maintenance, staffing, planning, integration and test execution, and status reporting to senior management.
• Oversee IFC work in a fast-changing lab.
• Manage a team of engineers and guide the T&E process through integration, procedure writing, dry runs and formal runs.
• Lead and delegate IFC execution tasks across the test team.
• Write nominal and off-nominal software test procedures with the test team.
• Work in Agile Scrum teams through every phase of test.
• Review system test deliverables during procedure release cycles.
• Plan and present burn-up plans for all test phases, especially formal execution.
• Represent the T&E SIL team at daily and weekly IFC management and customer meetings.
• Report test planning and execution status in internal and external meetings, passing program information to every team member.
• Work with IFC management, Systems Engineering, Mission Assurance and other program IPTs to deliver the T&E lifecycle with quality and efficiency.
• Baseline each contract option year and time-phase it against received budget advice and related TAs.
• Track and report budget and schedule for assigned T&E networks, and support content for monthly EAC reviews.
• Identify and manage risks and opportunities, and review change requests with their impacts for IFC management.
• Allocate IFC-specific assets, resolving conflicts among Dev Test STE, O&S STE, Architecture, Infrastructure, Systems Engineering and Avionics Integration.
• Help develop and bid new proposals and contract work.
• Act as section manager for 10 direct reports. You report functionally to the System Labs Department Manager and programmatically to the Dev OU IPT and SIL PM.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a STEM field plus 9 years of related engineering experience, or a master's degree in a STEM field plus 7 years, or a PhD in a STEM field plus 5 years.
• A current U.S. government Top Secret clearance, with a background investigation in the past 5 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access through a Program Access Request (PAR), completed before your start date and within the timeframe the company sets for its needs.
• Ability to obtain and maintain later SAP PARs after you start, as needed to fully support the statement of work.
• Preferred: a current SAP clearance for the applicable program.
• Preferred: a current U.S. government Top Secret or higher clearance, with a background investigation in the past 5 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.

Conditions

Based in Palmdale, CA, on 1st shift, with a 9/80 schedule.

Travel is 10% of the time.

Top Secret clearance is required for start.

Relocation assistance may be available.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $161,100.00 to $241,700.00, as a general guideline. Final pay depends on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions.
• Depending on the position, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and share company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan with 401K matching, paid company holidays, and PTO for vacation and/or personal business.
• Learning opportunities and exposure to a wide range of projects and customers.