Test and Evaluation Lead

About the role

The Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector is seeking a Test and Evaluation (T&E) Lead to define the strategy and lead execution of the test mission for the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP).

L-CAP is a mission-critical, future-ready automation platform built on a hybrid cloud data mesh architecture, enabling next-generation air traffic management capabilities for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a modern Quality Engineering strategy focused on automation, continuous testing, system monitoring, simulation, and risk-based test planning
• Lead the development of test environments, simulation capabilities, synthetic test data, and digital system models to support validation before deployment
• Develop methods for validating systems in real-world operations using production data, system monitoring, operational replay, and performance analysis
• Promote early and continuous quality practices across systems engineering, software development, cybersecurity, and operations teams
• Develop automated testing pipelines that support continuous integration and continuous software delivery
• Lead the development and execution of the T&E strategy for L-CAP, encompassing developmental testing (DT), operational testing (OT), and integrated testing
• Evaluate the use of AI and machine learning to improve test creation, defect prediction, anomaly detection, and system validation
• Interface with FAA stakeholders, providing test status, risk assessments, and readiness recommendations
• Ensure compliance with safety-critical system testing standards, including DO-278A and applicable FAA orders
• Lead test readiness reviews (TRRs), test incident resolution, and lessons-learned processes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 12+ years of experience in test and evaluation for complex systems
• Demonstrated experience performing T&E on large-scale, safety-critical systems
• Strong knowledge of T&E planning and execution methodologies (TEMP, test procedures, test reporting)
• Familiarity with Agile/SAFe development environments and integrating T&E into iterative delivery cycles
• Strong communication skills with the ability to brief leadership, customers, and stakeholders on test readiness and risk
• Experience working with test labs, simulation environments, or operational test infrastructure
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required
• Active Public Trust or higher clearance