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Test Manager SME

Huntington Ingalls Industries

Dayton, OHFull-time$129–185K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$129–185K/yr
Location
Dayton, OH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance

Job overview

HII Mission Technologies seeks a Test Manager Subject Matter Expert for a highly classified position at Wright-Patterson AFB. The role supports program offices by developing and executing test strategies and activities, managing test documentation and infrastructure needs, and advising on test engineering. Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance and meet the stated education and experience requirements, including recent SAP-environment experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Test StrategyTest PlanningTest ExecutionTest ReportingTest EngineeringTest OperationsSystems EngineeringDigital TransformationModel-Based Systems EngineeringVerification and Validation

Qualifications

20+ Years Relevant ExperienceMS/MA STEM or BS/BA STEM Plus Advanced Degree3+ Years SAP ExperienceActive TS/SCI Clearance

Full job description

Requisition Number: 30864

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $129,366.00 - $185,000.00

Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Level of Experience: Senior

Employee Referral Amount: $6,500.00

Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division

Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

Leadership at HII – Mission Technologies

HII’s Leadership Capability Framework defines the standard of excellence expected of all leaders across Mission Technologies. Leaders are accountable for modeling these capabilities and building them within their teams:

  • Know & Grow Your People – Develop talent, empower teams, and build an inclusive environment.

  • Build Relationships – Strengthen trust, collaboration, and cross-functional partnerships.

  • Take Ownership – Drive accountability, execution excellence, and results.

  • Customer First – Anticipate mission needs and deliver value to our partners.

  • Shape the Future – Inspire innovation and align work with strategic priorities.

  • Act with Urgency – Make informed decisions and move with purpose.

These capabilities define how leaders inspire teams, deliver results, and shape the future of Mission Technologies.

Job Description

HII – Mission Technologies is looking for a Test Manager Subject Matter Expert to support a highly classified position located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Must have TS/SCI clearance and three (3) years experience in a SAP or SCI environment.

Essential Job Responsibilities

  • Generate and implement a test strategy for all programs that is aligned with the portfolio test strategy.

  • Manage and execute program test activities, including planning, execution, and reporting of test projects, on behalf of the program office.

  • Update and manage program office test documentation, including test plans, test priorities, test schedules, test memorandums, and test reports.

  • Assist in coordinating test planning working groups, logistical requirements, program office delegations, technical interchanges, and day-to-day interactions between the program office and supporting test, intelligence, and technology organizations.

  • Identify and document test infrastructure requirements on behalf of the chief of test. Provide test infrastructure recommendations to the chief of test to ensure the optimal test resources are available to complete program test and evaluation.

  • Apply systems engineering, test engineering, and test operations expertise to projects and program challenges, and advise project leads and project engineers on all matters of test engineering as it applies to highly technical program office efforts.

  • Apply principles of digital transformation and model-based systems engineering to verification and validation activities.

  • Support the program director at executive levels within the government and other contractor organizations, including major program reviews, inspections, conferences, and other program evaluations and major milestone events.

  • Manage interactions and cultivate relationships between the program office, supporting government offices, other contractors, and higher headquarters mid to upper-level staff.

Minimum Qualifications

The minimum experience requirement for personnel in the SME labor category is twenty (20) years of relevant work experience with the DoD, other government agencies, or DoD contractors.

  • MS/MA or higher in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline.

  • In lieu of a MS/MA or higher in a STEM discipline, a BS/BA in a STEM discipline and a MS/MA or higher or an equivalent professional degree in any discipline.

  • Minimum three (3) years’ experience in an SAP environment within the last five (5) years.

  • Active TS/SCI clearance

Preferred Requirements

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,161 open Test Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$129–185K/yr
  • Ohio median$110–159K/yr36 salary ranges
  • US median$104–163K/yr2,101 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $157K, is 18% above the Ohio median midpoint ($133K) — in the top quarter of Test Engineer salary ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 95 open Test Engineer jobs in Ohio and 3,161 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 20 years of experience — more than three in four Test Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,662 postings).
Education
1,772 of the 3,161 open Test Engineer jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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