Test & Evaluation Engineer (Engineer Test 3) 1

HII is recognized as one of America’s top large company employers and is driven by strong values and ethics that puts people’s safety and well-being first.

HII employees continuously rise to the challenge of setting the highest standard of professional and ethical conduct and perform in concert with our company slogan “Hard Stuff Done Right”.

We have a need for a Test & Evaluation Engineer for our Mission Technologies Division, which has over 100 facilities worldwide and provides capabilities to support an all-domain force that includes artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous systems, critical nuclear operations, LVC systems, cyberspace strategies, and platform modernization.

The position will be part of the Test & Engineer Team (TET) under Product Assurance and Test (PA&T) Group, which supports Program Management Offices (PMO) under PEO GCS and PEO CS&CSS. This posting is to fill multiple openings for T&E engineers to support in PdM Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV), PM Transportation Systems (TS), PM Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems, PM Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV) and PM Light Armored Vehicles (LAV).

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Assist with the development of the program's T&E strategy, approach, process, schedule, and resource requirements. In addition, managing the implementation of an evaluation methodology and framework for product/system under test.
• Conduct 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.
• Integrate program management processes to align with engineering standards and perform effective execution and compliance with established program decisions.
• Provide technical advice and knowledge of program, system engineering and value management technologies.
• Review and analyze system performance against requirements for the application and integration of improved.
• Develop and present 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with SE Process.
• Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a secret level security clearance.
• Demonstrated program management and resource management skills.
• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years’ experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field.
• Experience applying T&E best practices.
• Experience developing and reporting test program metrics relative to Cost, Schedule, and Performance of T&E programs.

Preferred Requirements

• Knowledge of the PEO/PM structure and organizations and DEVCOM organization structure with an emphasis on GVSC.

Physical Requirements

• Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.
• May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment.