Principal Test Systems Test Execution Lead (DOD Cleared)

All Qualified candidates will be responded to in 24 hours or less
Active Secret clearance
Employment type: Full Time W-2 or Contract
Rate: open to Negotiation
Benefits: including Health Dental Vision PTO Holidays 401Ketc

Principal Test Systems Test Execution Lead

Location: Tucson AZ
Clearance: Active Secret clearance required

Role Summary

Seeking a Principal Test Systems Test Execution Lead to support a Test Equipment Engineering organization in Tucson AZ.

This role leads multi-discipline engineering teams supporting test systems across manufacturing production qualification integration verification validation and maintenance environments. The position combines technical execution program coordination EVMS ownership budget/schedule management and cross-functional leadership across electrical software mechanical and test engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multi-discipline test engineering teams across electrical software mechanical and related technical areas.

• Direct project execution from inception through completion across technical manufacturing and administrative workstreams.

• Serve as an IPTL-style lead for test systems engineering programs.

• Oversee ongoing project execution priorities schedules budgets and operational deliverables.

• Coordinate with program leadership finance planning functional teams and customer stakeholders.

• Support Earned Value Management activities including cost schedule performance tracking and reporting.

• Analyze program data identify execution risks and recommend corrective actions.

• Support proposal activity business plans work statements specifications BOEs budgets and contract inputs.

• Communicate test systems performance risks and execution status to functional leadership program leadership and customers.

• Drive alignment across engineering development transition to production production support and sustainment activities.

Required Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant engineering test systems program execution or technical leadership experience.

• Active Secret clearance required.

• Experience with EVMS and program management.

• Experience supporting test systems engineering or equivalent engineering programs.

• Experience with hardware and test software development integration verification validation and maintenance.

• Experience in production manufacturing product qualification or similar test environments.

• Experience with program management tools and processes including:

  • EVMS

  • Integrated Master Plan

  • Integrated Master Schedule

  • Risk and Opportunity Management

• Experience managing budget schedule EAC process and financial performance reporting.

• Experience generating Budget Change Requests and Basis of Estimates for engineering programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

• IPTL experience supporting program offices cross-functional teams and internal/external customers.

• EVMS certification program management certification or equivalent program leadership certification.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to present performance results to functional and program leadership.

• Experience executing small to medium technical programs.

• Understanding of engineering development transition to production production support and maintenance.

• Experience with proposal capture and contract processes including:

  • RFP review

  • BOE preparation

  • Proposal submittal

  • Statement of Work development

  • Contract startup

  • Contract close-out

• Experience with ATE/UUT test environments.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.

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