Overview: By Light is currently seeking skilled Test Engineers to join our growing team The Test Engineers 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: Level 1Assist with any or all of the Level 1 tasks as constrained by technical training and previous testing experienceConduct 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 activitiesLevel 2Define and provide technical direction and guidance for the Level 1 tasks to the Level 0 and Level 1 TEs assigned to the taskRecommend draft plans and reports from the Level 1 tasks for approval by the task leaderWork directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementationMaintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interestLevel 3Provide overall leadership of the T&E task and serve as primary liaison to the government for supporting contract coordination and task executionManage T&E resources and tasks; ensure quality assurance of test processes and productsCoordinate and integrate Evaluation and Testing tasks and productsParticipate in T&E WIPT and/or Integrated Test Team as needed to ensure proper coordination of T&E activitiesCommunicate issues and solutions to the broader government and contract management structure as requested by LeadershipDrive innovation and responsiveness to program changes and evolving T&E status to help manage program risk: develop alternative courses of action, work-arounds, and fall-back positions with a recommended course of action for each risk, and monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestonesEnsure the appropriate level of independence of the team from the solution provider to support government management of objectivity riskSystem Evaluation Tasks Planning and Execution of Performance Analysis Performance Requirement Analysis Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planningDecision criteria analysis – Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E supportSystem Analysis – 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 planningUser liaison Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&EAnalyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning (U) Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T&E usePlan for 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 testApply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimatesDesign surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performanceSelect, develop, & use analysis toolsParticipate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plansExecute the evaluation plan on data collected by the Testing TasksProduce 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)Testing Tasks– Planning and Execution of Performance Data CollectionPlan program(U)
– and event-level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to synch T&E events with supported decision pointsDesign data sampling schemes to optimize the information/resource balance and to control testing uncertaintiesSelect, coordinate, and calibrate Instrumentation, collection and data management tools, targets, & facilitiesEnsure test readiness including training of test event participants re conduct of the event; equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangementsEstablish and employ Data & Configuration Management capabilitiesSupport Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processesParticipate in T&E WIPT and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of data collection plansExecute Testing and Data Collection per plan (U) Produce associated Test Plans, Procedures, and Reports/Briefings, Data Management Plan Required Experience/Qualifications: Looking for 0 to 8 years test engineering experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.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.
Special Requirements/Security Clearance: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph required.By Light does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters; vaccination requirements and testing are subject to the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements; testing is at the cost of the employee.