Test Engineer with Security Clearance

Key Responsibilities: Test Planning: Prepare and review detailed test plans that include types of tests to be conducted, required facilities, proposed schedules, and estimated project costs. Performance Testing: Conduct performance tests and evaluations of tactical network items and systems to validate their functionality and performance. Resource Management: Ensure adequate equipment, resources, and personnel are available to perform testing tasks effectively. Data Evaluation: Analyze and evaluate technical data, including instrumentation readings, calculations, and deficiency reports, to ensure valid results and identify potential weaknesses or failures. Design Analysis: Review design and specification proposals from manufacturers to ascertain compliance with general requirements; make recommendations regarding design feasibility, time, cost estimates, and technical phases. Collaboration: Coordinate testing requirements with other engineers, subject matter experts, and PdMs, as well as other organizations to ensure successful testing execution. Required Expertise: Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with DoD, DA, acquisition, and ATEC Test & Evaluation (T&E) policies and regulations. Instrumentation Knowledge: Understanding of instrumentation systems, data collection, reduction techniques, and relevant commercial/military standards. Data Analysis Skills: Proven ability to apply data analysis techniques effectively. Evaluation Strategies: Ability to develop evaluation strategies that include design of experiments and modeling/simulation techniques. Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with the architecture, protocols, security, network management, and physics underlying tactical network systems. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, or 7 years of additional related experience performing tactical network test engineering functions. 8 years of tactical network test engineering experience with a strong record of conducting performance tests and evaluations. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze technical data effectively. Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with multidisciplinary teams.