Test Engineer

Summary CTC Group is seeking Test Engineers , Level 3 for positions to analyze system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results.

Responsibilities Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T &E Reports.

Works with other test organizations to support T &E program integration. Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance area as assigned in the SOW.

Assist with any or all of the Level 1 tasks as constrained by technical training and previous testing experience. Conduct research into and apply knowledge of Government test and evaluation concepts and related engineering, acquisition, and operations activities as needed to support the T &E activities Plan and Execute Performance Analysis.

Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T &E objectives and enable evaluation planning.

Review planned acquisition approaches to support T &E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T &E support. Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T &E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning.

Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E.

Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning. Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T &E use.

Plan program and event level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions;

levels of T &E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical test. Apply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates.

Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performance. Select, develop, & use analysis tools.

Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and / or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans.

Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by the Testing Tasks. Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios / threads, timelines, requirements / T&E cross-walk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports;

provide input to Government T&E products (e.g., Technology Readiness Assessments, Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, T&E Plans & Procedures and Test Readiness Reports).

Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection. Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to synch T&E events with supported decision points.

Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information / resource balance and to control testing uncertainties. Qualifications Active TS / SCI with polygraph security clearance Five (5) years experience in the Intelligence Community (IC).

Five (5) years experience Performing or managing testing and integration of software-intensive programs that encompass system architecture, requirements analysis, process development and evaluation, and standards.

Level 3 Requirements Bachelor's degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Eight (8) years experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.

CJ Why CTC Group? As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we recognize that successful partnerships are based on open and direct communication, mutual respect, and the ability to adapt to evolving capabilities.

Our cleared employees bring decades of experience supporting customers in the Intelligence and Defense communities. We specialize in providing engineering, technical, operational support, and training services to Federal government, and Mission Operations.

CTC Group provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, Health / Dental / Vision, 401k, PTO and holiday pay, disability and life insurance.

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