Test and Evaluation Lead
$116,350–$210,325 year
Hybrid · Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Lead the Test and Evaluation strategy for the L-CAP platform within a SAFe delivery organization, defining and executing the T&E strategy across developmental and operational testing. Establish automation, AI-assisted and model-based testing methods, develop test environments and synthetic data, and validate systems using production data and system monitoring. Drive TEMP development, TRRs, V&V frameworks, and compliance with FAA/DoD standards (including DO-278A). Interface with FAA stakeholders, manage a multidisciplinary T&E team, and guide risk-based testing, continuous integration/delivery, and MBSE/model-based testing approaches. This role requires a Public Trust clearance, supports hybrid work (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) at Gaithersburg, MD or Egg Harbor Township, NJ, and aims to improve testing efficiency, coverage, and mission assurance for a safety-critical air traffic management platform.
Required Qualifications
- 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)
- Experience with verification and validation frameworks, requirements traceability, and defect management
- 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
- U.S. citizenship required
- Successful completion of background investigations as required by the government customer
Additional Requirements
- U.S. citizenship required
- Public Trust clearance or higher
- No explicit relocation benefits promise in the description
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