Principal Test Engineer
- Columbia, United States
Posted 6 days ago
About the role
At Riverstone Enterprise Solutions, we're more than a technology company—we're a team of innovators, problem-solvers, and mission-focused professionals dedicated to making a meaningful impact. Since 2008, we have delivered innovative technology, engineering, cybersecurity, and mission support solutions to the Intelligence Community. We foster a collaborative, people-first culture where creativity is encouraged, professional growth is supported, and every team member has the opportunity to make a difference.
We are seeking a motivated, career, and customer-oriented Principal Test Engineer to join our team in Columbia, Maryland. This is onsite position.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Analyzes 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.
- Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration.
- Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support
- Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to synch T&E events with supported decision points
- Establish and employ Data & Configuration Management capabilities
- Support Data Authentication group functions and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes
- Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning
- Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T&Erelated SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance assessments
- Plan program and event level risktailored 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 test
- Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SE input and user as estimates of performance)
- Participate in the T&E Workinglevel Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans
- Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirements/T&E crosswalk), 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
- Define and provide technical direction and guidance for the Level 1 tasks to the Level 0 and Level 1 TEs assigned to the task
- Recommend draft plans and reports from the Level 1 tasks for approval by the task leader
- Manage T&E resources and tasks; ensure quality assurance of test processes and product
- Coordinate and integrate Evaluation and Testing tasks and products
Required Skills:
- Eight (8) years' experience as a Test Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope type and complexity.
- 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 experience may be substituted for a bachelor' s degree.
Security Clearance Requirement:
- Current/Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.
Riverstone Enterprise Solutions is an equal-opportunity employer. All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age, disability or any other basis prohibited by law.