Mission Planning Test Engineer - Leidos

Description

Leidos has an immediate opportunity for a Test Engineer with pilot/military fighter/bomber experience (Pilot or Weapons Systems Officer). You will be part of a highly focused and diverse team of Subject Matter Experts (former military aviators), software engineers and security test engineers. Together, your role is to provide agile support to mission planning developers and program managers in bringing the highest quality mission planning software to the warfighter. This position is based on-site at Eglin AFB, FL. Once hired, the candidate must reside in the immediate area. Relocation is available!  We are seeking cleared candidates with an active Secret clearance and are motivated to hire!

Primary Responsibilities

The focus of this position is to conduct operationally representative evaluations of early release (development cycle) mission planning software, with a focus on fighter/bomber capabilities (sensor planning, weapons planning, threat planning) and integration of client systems with Air Force networks and Air-Operations-Center (AOC) nodes. Additional focus is on the use of real-world threat data and Orders of Battle to evaluate data compatibility and integrity, from data source to mission planning end products such as maps, flight knee-board cards, data cartridges and briefing materials. You will evaluate component-level and system-level planning capabilities for multiple weapon systems and will provide subject matter expertise for developers, program managers, field users, government test agencies and other mission planning stakeholders. Responsibilities include:

• Planning, executing and reporting on evaluation activities, and providing findings and recommendations back to developers and program managers.

• Developing and coordinating operationally relevant test strategies for Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) environments.

• Conducting end-to-end evaluations of JMPS systems.  Activities include technical document development and review, hardware/software configuration management and control, system installation (workstation environment and networked/domain environments), operationally focused test execution and deficiency reporting and analysis.

• Working directly with software developers, program management and operational user community to identify JMPS functional, usability and performance deficiencies and to provide recommendations for improvements.

• Developing and maintaining evaluation procedures.

Our team focuses on forward-looking solutions which has made us a valued lifetime partner ensuring mission success!

Basic Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent and 8 – 12 years relevant experience including USAF/USN operational flying experience in fighter/bomber aircraft. Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

• Must possess a minimum of a Secret clearance and be eligible to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

• Expertise in unit level, wing level or AOC level mission planning.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required to collaborate with customer representatives, domain experts, and other systems engineers in the development of complex software systems.

• Knowledge of force-level Command & Control data (Air Tasking Orders/Airspace Coordination Orders (ATO/ACO)).

• Familiarization with Geographic Intelligence (GEOINT) data and operational data sets.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous JMPS user experience is highly desired.

• Strong knowledge of MS Windows environments.

• Knowledge of Crypto-key handling and use for weapons planning

• Knowledge of software testing concepts.

• Knowledge of Virtual Machine environments and their use.

• Knowledge of Database Management Systems setup and use.

• Knowledge of software and systems engineering processes for the software development life cycle.

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.