Test Engineering Manager 3 - 18252

About the role

This role is contingent upon contract award. It is a Test Engineering Manager 3 position located in Huntsville, Alabama. Relocation assistance may be available and there is a requirement for a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple flight-test campaign teams of flight-test engineers, providing direction, mentorship, and performance oversight.
• Develop, review, and approve detailed test plans, procedures, and acceptance-test criteria for system-level and flight tests.
• Oversee execution of test operations, including test conduct, data collection, analysis, and post-test reporting.
• Cook up and approve test telemetry, range-safety, and system-safety requirements, ensuring compliance with program and regulatory standards.
• Manage control-account activities, including statement-of-work mapping, metrics collection, cost and schedule tracking, and reporting to senior leadership.
• Conduct technical risk assessments and supportability analyses, contributing to system integration, verification, validation, and overall program risk reduction.
• Ensure configuration management of test documentation, designs, and test assets throughout the technology-maturation phase.
• Prepare and deliver technical briefings, reports, and presentations to internal and external stakeholders, including customers and cross-functional teams.
• Liaise with customers, range partners, and cross-disciplinary IPTs to synchronize test schedules, resources, and objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying alternative test methods, process enhancements, and lessons learned to improve program performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of related work experience, or Masters and 6 years of related experience.
• Additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
• Minimum 5 years of test engineering experience, including development of test plans, procedures, and reporting, with at least 2 flight-test experiences.
• Demonstrated leadership of teams of 10+ personnel and project-management responsibility for cost, schedule, and technical performance.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance.
• Strong partnership and collaboration skills; proven ability to work across integrated product teams and disciplines.
• Demonstrated program technical leadership, consistently meeting cost, schedule, and technical milestones.
• Familiarity with test telemetry systems, range safety, and system safety processes.
• Ability to generate innovative test solutions and drive alternative ideas to enhance program performance.