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Principal Test Systems Test Execution Lead (DOD Cleared)

Tucson, AZ

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, 401K,etc

 

 

 

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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