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KBR, Inc. · 1 day ago

Senior Test & Evaluation Manager

Eglin AFB, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

15+ years exp

KBR is a leader in providing high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to the national security community. The Senior Test & Evaluation Manager will lead critical test and evaluation planning and management for defense acquisition programs, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and warfighter needs.

ConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyProject ManagementSoftware EngineeringTraining

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop and lead the overall T&E strategy, master plans, and schedules for assigned major acquisition programs, ensuring alignment with program goals and warfighter needs

Design, plan, coordinate, execute, and analyze comprehensive test and evaluation plans, events, scenarios, and procedures to verify and validate armament systems against performance requirements

Serve as the primary point of contact for T&E coordination with government customers, senior leaders, and external contractors

Coordinate with outside test organizations, including the 96th Test Wing, 728th TW, 53rd Wing, 780th TS, and other national test ranges

Participate in and lead T&E Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and other cross-functional working groups to ensure seamless program integration

Develop critical T&E documentation, including Test and Evaluation Strategies (TES), Integrated Test Team (ITT) Charters, and Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs)

Prepare and review criteria, computation/analyses, specifications, cost estimates, test plans, and technical reports

Create and maintain risk documentation, developing and implementing mitigation strategies for the program manager's portfolio

Analyze performance anomalies to determine root causes, failure mechanisms, and potential remedies

Assist in the development of system cost estimates by identifying and phasing the work required to meet warfighter needs

Provide senior-level test support to leadership discussions with industry counterparts, offering insights into performance and testing

Develop complex simulation scenarios to evaluate product performance under a wide range of operational conditions

Qualification

Defense Acquisition T&ETest Program ManagementRisk ManagementCost AnalysisAdvanced SimulationCommunicationAgile MethodologiesDigital EngineeringTeam CollaborationDocumentation Skills

Required

Current Top Secret, SCI Eligible clearance

SAP eligibility (Counterintelligence Polygraph may be required)

Bachelors Degree

15+ years experience executing the required tasks

Experience planning, coordinating and executing weapon test events with the 96th Test Wing, 728th TW, 53rd Wing, 780th TS, and other national test ranges

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, internal and customer facing

Availability for ad-hoc and recurring customer and team meetings during core business hours. Position likely to have limited telework

Preferred

Masters Degree in related field

Former Test Manger/Test Lead, or Test and Evaluation Senior Support Manager of an ACAT I Defense Acquisition program with 15+ years experience

Direct experience on ACAT I programs in the development phase

Experience as a Test Manager on an air-to-air or air-to-ground weapons program

Experience bringing Agile, Digital Engineering, or advanced data integration management techniques to bear on Defense Acquisition

Benefits

401K plan with company match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Company

KBR, Inc.

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At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that are helping governments and companies around the world take on the great challenges of our time.

Founded in 1919

Houston, Texas, USA

10001+ employees