Deputy Test manager/ Test & Evaluation Specialist

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Deputy Test manager/ Test & Evaluation Specialist

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Position Summary:

KBR is seeking an experienced Test and Evaluation Specialist to support high-priority future hypersonic weapon testing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The selected candidate will support the Program Manager, Chief Engineer, Test and Evaluation Manager, and integrated program team in planning, coordinating, executing, documenting, and analyzing weapon-system test activities for advanced hypersonic weapons.

This role is well suited for a T&E professional who can independently manage assigned tasks while working as part of a larger test team. The ideal candidate will bring experience with defense acquisition, weapon-system test planning and execution, technical documentation, test data analysis, and coordination across Government, industry, and national test organizations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the deputy to the Senior Test and Evaluation Manager for a high-priority air-to-ground weapon program.

• Support day-to-day management, integration, and execution of the program’s T&E strategy, plans, schedules, resources, risks, and deliverables.

• Independently lead assigned test-planning and execution efforts, including developmental, operational, qualification, integration, flight, ground, and other test activities, as applicable.

• Act on behalf of the Senior Test and Evaluation Manager during designated absences or for assigned meetings, working groups, reviews, and coordination forums.

• Develop, maintain, and staff T&E documentation, including Test and Evaluation Strategies, Test and Evaluation Master Plans, Integrated Test Team charters, test plans, test procedures, data-analysis plans, schedules, and technical reports.

• Coordinate T&E actions with Government customers, contractors, engineering teams, range personnel, and external test organizations.

• Support coordination with the 96th Test Wing, 728th Test Wing, 53rd Wing, 780th Test Squadron, and other national test ranges and organizations, as required.

• Maintain integrated test schedules, test-event trackers, action-item logs, decision logs, risk registers, and test-status reports.

• Prepare for and participate in test readiness reviews, technical interchange meetings, Integrated Test Team meetings, range coordination meetings, program reviews, and senior-leader engagements.

• Support the development of test scenarios, test objectives, success criteria, measures of performance, measures of effectiveness, instrumentation requirements, and data-collection plans.

• Review test procedures, test data, modeling and simulation outputs, technical reports, and contractor deliverables to identify data gaps, performance trends, anomalies, deficiencies, and potential risks.

• Support anomaly investigations, root-cause analyses, corrective-action planning, retest decisions, and closure of test-related action items.

• Identify technical, schedule, range, resource, safety, integration, configuration, and data-quality risks; develop mitigation options and elevate issues to program leadership.

• Develop concise briefings, read-aheads, issue papers, executive summaries, test-status updates, and decision-support products for Government leadership.

• Coordinate closely with engineering, program management, contracting, logistics, manufacturing, financial-management, and operational stakeholders to ensure T&E activities remain aligned with overall program priorities.

• Support the application of modeling and simulation, digital-engineering, data-integration, and analytical methods to improve test planning, execution, and data analysis.

• Mentor junior test personnel and contribute to disciplined, integrated, and data-driven T&E practices across the program.

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site (Eglin AFB, FL)

• Travel Requirements: Moderate, 20-40%

• Working Hours: Standard – Core hours 0900 - 1500

Qualifications:

Required:

• Current Top Secret clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information access.

• Eligibility for Special Access Program access; a Counterintelligence Polygraph may be required.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science, operations research, or another relevant technical discipline.

• Eight or more years of experience supporting test and evaluation, systems engineering, weapon-system engineering, flight test, program management, or related defense acquisition activities.

• Demonstrated experience planning, coordinating, executing, or analyzing complex weapon-system test events.

• Experience supporting the development and execution of T&E strategies, test plans, test procedures, schedules, data-analysis plans, and technical reports.

• Experience coordinating across Government customers, contractors, engineering organizations, test organizations, and program-management stakeholders.

• Ability to independently manage multiple T&E actions; maintain accurate schedules, trackers, and risk documentation; and meet established suspense dates.

• Experience reviewing test data and technical documentation to identify anomalies, deficiencies, performance concerns, data gaps, and corrective-action requirements.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop technical documentation, briefings, issue papers, and executive-level status products.

Desired:

• Experience as a Deputy Test Manager, Test Lead, Test Engineer, Test Planner, Test Operations Manager, or equivalent T&E role for a major defense acquisition program.

• Experience supporting an Acquisition Category I or Acquisition Category II program, or an equivalent major defense acquisition program.

• Experience supporting hypersonic weapons, air-to-ground weapons, guided munitions, missile systems, aircraft-weapons integration, armament systems, or related weapon-system programs.

• Experience supporting flight test, captive-carry test, separation test, guided-flight test, ground test, environmental test, developmental test, operational test, or live-fire test activities.

• Experience supporting T&E activities at Eglin AFB, including coordination with the 96th Test Wing, 728th Test Wing, 53rd Wing, 780th Test Squadron, or other national test organizations.

• Experience applying modeling and simulation, digital engineering, Agile methods, advanced data integration, or automated analysis tools to defense acquisition T&E.

• Experience supporting Government program offices, air armament organizations, test organizations, or joint weapon-system acquisition programs.

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KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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