Test Engineer

Job ID: 2405444

Location: WARREN, MI, US

Date Posted: 2024-04-15

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Test Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: Interim Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to join our team in Warren, Michigan.

This position is a hybrid/remote role.

Responsibilities:

• The Sr. Test Engineer will be responsible for implementing the test and evaluation strategy, approach, process, schedule, and resource requirements.
• They will coordinate all aspects of the test with applicable stakeholder.
• They will be on-site at test sites to manage the day-to-day test activities during execution.
• They will implement the defined evaluation plan and frequently report to internal/external customers on the progress and results of the testing.
• The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to lead complex test efforts on complex projects/products.
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of test activities at test site(s) (e.g. Aberdeen Test Center), including resolution of test execution issues, chairing of daily test update meetings, management of contractor and/or on-site PM test representatives, tracking of test progress, etc.
• Provide technical advice and knowledge of program, system engineering, and value management technologies applicable to the test.
• Develop and present test data for reviews that will provide timely and accurate reporting of test program status to internal/external customers.
• Manage test cost, schedule, scope, and risk throughout the program lifecycle.
• Integrate program management processes to align with engineering standards and perform effective execution and compliance with established program decisions.
• Must be willing to travel up to 25% or more to test sites in support of related meetings and test events.

Qualifications

Required Education:

Bachelors and five (5) years related experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and zero (0) years related experience; four (4) years of experience considered in lieu of degree.

Qualifications:

• Ability to work in a collaborative environment with product managers, engineering, logistics, contracting, along with multiple external Government organizations to include; Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), the User Representative, and other Product Offices along with the defense industry.
• Must have strong writing skills to generate scopes of tests, Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs), schedules, and to assist in generating technical documentation in support of Milestone Decisions and Material Release.
• Have a working knowledge of program management (program planning, execution, risk management, configuration management, metrics, earned value systems, issue resolution) to apply to test management approach.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills with emphasis on analysis, alternative course of action development, and decision presentation.
• Experience with military test programs

Travel:

Willing to Travel up to 25% to test sites in support of related meetings and test events

Clearance:

Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a full Secret clearance; Minimum of an Interim Secret clearance required to start.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.