Lead Maritime Test and Evaluation Director

About the Team:

The Sensors Division within STR focuses on the development and analysis of advanced sensor systems in the RF acoustic and electro-optical domains. This includes the design and development of novel sensors and advanced information processing techniques from ideation to prototype implementations. The Ocean Technologies & Acoustic Systems (OTAS) Group develops and delivers advanced undersea sensors payloads and signal processing systems for intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) applications.

STR is seeking a Maritime Test and Evaluation Director with a highly operational centric undersea-warfare background to manage the testing of a multi-disciplinary portfolio of programs focused on future maritime and undersea systems and advanced signal processing.

The Role:

In this role you will own the end-to-end testing lifecycle. You will establish test strategy govern testing standards independently determine system readiness provide objective assessments of testing risk and be final authority determining when a system under test is ready to move forward. You will also interface directly with company leadership military and government stakeholders and serve as the final authority on system readiness.

What You Will Do:

• Test and Evaluation Program Ownership reporting directly to the group lead - Define execute and oversee the Test and Evaluation master plans
• Independently assesses technical risk and system readiness serving as the final authority for test readiness execution and procedural compliance
• Serve as a primary technical advisor owning a cross-program view of T&E readiness risk and capability gaps across a portfolio of future undersea systems and advanced signal processing algorithms
• Drive standardization of test architectures methodologies and acceptance criteria across software hardware and system-level testingensuring consistency without sacrificing development speed
• Act as connective tissue between multiple T&E efforts: identify where one programs test infrastructure tooling or lessons learned can accelerate another and drive reuse
• Drive hands-on technical oversight of major qualification campaigns and developmental test programs
• Direct the T&E organization in technical reviews (e.g. TRRs CDRs PDRs) and program milestone gates through ownership of independent technical assessment and risk characterization

Who You Are:

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance for which U.S. citizenship is needed by the U.S. Government
• Exceptional military operational leadership will be considered in lieu of degree
• BS with 8 years relevant experience in Mechanical Engineering or Ocean Engineering (equivalent experience considered)
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and hands-on experience in developmental testing system integration (HIL/SIL) environmental/structural testing and instrumentation developmental testing maritime or autonomous systems software-intensive systems and operational test experience
• Working knowledge of software-intensive system testing including autonomy AI/ML model validation sensor fusion or similar disciplines
• Working knowledge of relevant compliance frameworks and repeatable quality control outcomes
• Proven ability to operate effectively without positional authorityinfluencing outcomes through technical credibility relationships and clear communication rather than org-chart power
• Strong track record of independently assessing technical risk determining system readiness briefing senior leadership influencing engineering teams through technical credibility and developing repeatable T&E processes

Even Better:

• Breadth of experience operating and testing systems in forward limited-access environments
• Direct experience testing or operating autonomous systems robotics unmanned systems counter-UAS systems weapon systems or integrated hardware/software defense platforms
• Prior military operational service or in test range operations fires air defense special operations support or unmanned systems roles
• Experience supporting U.S. government exercises and evaluations foreign military sales demonstrations or international partner field events
• Experience serving as the responsible technical authority for testing
• Experience leading root-cause investigations and corrective actions following test failures
• Experience balancing technical rigor schedule mission objectives and program risk
• Experience planning and executing operational demonstrations fleet experimentation or government evaluations
• Willingness to travel to test events and field demonstrations

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $147000 - $200000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors such as but not limited to the candidates experience education training key skills/critical skills security clearances and prevailing market and business conditions.

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston MA Arlington VA near Dayton OH Melbourne FL and Carlsbad CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense intelligence and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors radar sonar communications and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STRis committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.

STR is not just any company. Our people culture and attitude along with their unique set of skills experiences and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We cant do it alone though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us more info.

STRis an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race color religion sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) marital status national origin age veteran status disability genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

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