Mission Systems Planning Tech

About the role

Provide expert test and evaluation (T&E) support for various Advanced Sensor Technologies Program Office (AST PO) mission planning systems and C4I systems associated with the Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS), including but not limited to TacMobile, TMAAS, Minotaur, DDMC, Common Data Link (CDL), Link-16, TARDIS, and TFAS.

Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for these systems, supporting all phases of ground and flight testing, including documentation, security and Information Assurance (IA) coordination, execution, asset scheduling, media tracking, configuration management, data dissemination, analysis, metrics development, verification, and reporting tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop documentation, including procedures and processes for mission planning systems, ensuring they are accurate, repeatable, and thoroughly meet T&E objectives while maximizing asset availability.
• Collaborate with program staff, supporting organizations, and system-development contractors to efficiently resolve issues.
• Coordinate test support activities with other DoD and Navy organizations as they relate to mission planning systems.
• Coordinate and deploy mission planning systems to remote detachment sites in support of test activities, including travel and on-site support (up to 15% travel).
• Coordinate with AST PO and Navy security and IA teams to ensure all mission planning systems maintain their Authority To Operate (ATO) and meet all security and IA guidelines. Support compliance inspections and datacalls.
• Track all media associated with mission planning systems using thorough configuration management practices.
• Coordinate dissemination of post-flight data from mission planning systems to internal and external data customers.
• Perform test and evaluation of mission planning systems, including test planning and execution. Evaluate test data by analyzing results, assessing compliance with system specifications and operational requirements, and presenting analysis and status in briefs and test reports.
• Assist the government in developing concepts and long-range planning for the integration and test of future mission planning systems.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active TOP SECRET Clearance.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of test engineering and/or systems engineering experience. A Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) is desired but equivalent experience is acceptable.
• Experience in at least one of the following areas: NAVAIRINST 3960 test planning and evaluation, or software and hardware operations test and evaluation.
• Must have completed a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) within the past six (6) years or be currently enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation (CE) Program.
• Must have CompTIA Security+ certification to meet DoD 8570 compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to work with integrated test teams comprised of military, civilian, and contractor personnel.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Experience using Unix/Linux environments.
• Working knowledge of computer networking concepts and technologies.
• Ability to work 100% on-site.

Skills

• Experience with virtual machines or containerization technologies such as VMware and Docker (preferred).
• Experience with TacMobile (preferred).
• Experience with TMAAS (preferred).