Senior Test & Evaluation (T&E) Support Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Test & Evaluation (T&E) Support Specialist to provide direct support to a U.S. Navy Systems Command program office. The position involves leading and coordinating T&E planning documentation and execution activities throughout the system acquisition lifecycle. The selected candidate will support Navy acquisition efforts involving the integration development and modernization of C4I and other mission-critical systems.

Incorporated in 2002 The Marlin Alliance is a digital transformation company dedicated to ensuring our clients compete and win in tomorrows digital world. We specialize in creating technical solutions that allow for seamless execution of automated business processes and the generation of governed machine-consumable data. From strategic planning to advanced analytics and cybersecurity our team provides cutting-edge cross-disciplinary solutions. We are seeking motivated professionals who share our agile solution-oriented mindset and are ready to deliver the real practical results relied upon by our clients.

* Location: San Diego CA
* Clearance Required: Secret
* Worksite: San Diego CA - NAVWAR (On-Site)
* Employment Type: Full-Time
* Salary Range: $155000 $180000

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support planning execution direction documentation and reporting for experimental developmental and operational test events across operational hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) virtual and other applicable environments.
• Develop and coordinate test objectives procedures schedules data collection plans test reports briefings after-action materials and other deliverables to ensure test activities are organized traceable and aligned to program objectives.
• Serve as a senior test lead during operational test events by coordinating participants managing execution flow tracking issues capturing observations and ensuring results are clearly documented and communicated.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams of engineers developers operators analysts and program personnel to support integrated testing of complex Navy capabilities across technical and operational environments.
• Apply experience with mission engineering fires modeling and simulation and data analytics to help inform system design operational concepts test objectives performance assessments and risk-based recommendations.
• Support testing and evaluation of communications systems routing broadcast capabilities tactical networks datalinks and Aegis Weapon System (AWS) related capabilities as applicable to program needs.
• Provide leadership and management support within team-of-teams environments by coordinating priorities tracking action items communicating status supporting issue resolution and mentoring less experienced test personnel.
• Communicate test objectives execution status technical findings operational impacts risks and recommendations clearly across operational technical program management and executive audiences.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience planning test directing executing documenting and reporting on operational testing.
• Demonstrated leadership and management capability within cross-functional technical and operational team-of-teams environments.
• Ability to coordinate engineers developers operators analysts and program stakeholders in support of complex test events.
• Experience developing or reviewing test documentation test reports briefings after-action materials and other deliverables used to capture results observations issues risks and recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical information for operational program and executive audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate tasks communicate status manage stakeholders support issue resolution and provide senior-level test support in a dynamic program environment.

Desired Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Experience supporting experimental developmental and/or operational test activities in HWIL operational shipboard virtual or similar test environments.
• Experience supporting mission engineering and/or fires-related efforts.
• Experience with modeling and simulation and data analytics to inform system design operational concepts test planning or performance assessments.
• Experience with communications systems and routing especially broadcast capabilities.
• Experience with tactical networks datalinks and/or Aegis Weapon System-related capabilities.
• Experience supporting Navy DoD shipboard operational or enterprise test environments.
• Experience supporting cloud platforms containerization technologies DevOps practices and/or CI/CD pipelines.

Education and Certification Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent Experience

Citizenship and Clearance requirements:

• US Citizenship required
• No dual citizenship
• Active DOD Secret security clearance is required

Travel & Passport:

• 10% travel estimate
• CONUS and OCONUS
• Valid passport will be required

Work Environment and Mental/Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions absent undue hardships.

• Must be able to perform work in a stationary position at a minimum of 50% of the time.

• Must have the ability to operate computer and other office productivity machinery consistently during work hours.

• Must have the ability to communicate exchange and review information and ideas in an in-person or virtual setting through the use of online tools and available communication mediums.

• Occasional movement or traversing of ones environment may be required.

• Constant use of mental alertness.

• Frequent work under deadlines.

The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position as deemed necessary

Job Classification:
Associate II
$155000 - $180000

Disclaimer:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge skills or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise other than an at-will relationship.

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.