OT&E Specialist IV (Working Leader)

Description

Job Summary     
Performs the duties and functions of a OT&E Specialist with additional duties as a working leader responsible for leading and providing technical advice and direction to lower graded personnel. Performs a wide variety of technical tasks to a lesser degree than the Level V OT&E Specialist. The work requires intermediate to expert application of established methods, procedures, techniques, criteria, and programs. Provides technical support performing tasks that are specific and broad in scope but increasing in complexity. Tasks are designed to enable increasing independent accomplishment. Assignments are screened for unusual or difficult problems and techniques. Receives supervisory oversight on new aspects of assignments.
 

Clearance Requirements 

There is a TS/SCI clearance requirement for this role. 

Required Skills & Certifications    

• Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Business or closely related technical discipline.  

• Must have Eight (8) or more years of experience in test design development and/or planning, reviewing, executing, testing, and reporting of operational test and evaluation (OT&E). Experience must demonstrate each of the following:

        1. Knowledge of Department of Defense integrated test philosophy, test regulations, and coordinated test and evaluation programs.
        2. Familiarity with Department of Defense drawings, specifications practices, formats, and procedures.

• Five (5) or more years of additional experience gained within the last ten (10) years in the operational effectiveness evaluation of Army and Joint Service systems, subsystems, and components in one (1) or more of the following system commodity areas:

1. Active Protection Systems; Air Delivery Systems; Air/Missile Defense Systems; Aircraft Armaments; Aircraft Systems; Automotive Vehicles;

2. Command, Control, Communications, Computers Systems;

3. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Systems; Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Systems; Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems;

4. Direct Fire Systems; Directed Energy Systems; Electronic Warfare/Offensive Cyber Operations Systems; Engineering Equipment; General Support Equipment;

5. Indirect Fire Systems;

6. Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Systems; Missiles/Rockets; Optical/Electro-Optical Systems;

7. Smoke and Obscurants; and Soldier Systems.

• Examples of systems in each commodity area are included in Attachment 2 - System and Program List. Experience may be in any combination of the following areas: 

1.   Conduct of developmental test, operational test, and evaluation methods for Army and Joint Service systems. Experience is defined as activities to include test and evaluation planning, test execution, data collection during test, evaluation of test or modeling data, and development of evaluation analysis plans and reports.  

2. Interpretation, application, and integration of Army and Joint Service system acquisition documentation in the development of system acquisition products for test and evaluation. Examples of system acquisition documentation include Department of Defense, Army, and Army Test and Evaluation Command regulations, pamphlets, instructions, and guidance.

3. Executing Office of the Secretary of Defense methodologies and policies related to assessment of Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations and Advanced Technology Demonstrations.  

4.  Application of Army and Joint Service metrics at various stages of equipment development to include the planning, analysis, evaluation, integration, testing, and acceptance phases.

5. Test methods, infrastructure, and capability gaps related to system/program testing and processes. 

6. Oral and written communication such as briefings, writing technical papers, etc. Examples include Evaluation Plans, Evaluation Reports, Test Plans (Operational or Developmental), Safety Releases, and Safety Confirmations.  

7. Some labor categories may require at least one (1) year of experience in software application testing (at least at black box level) and network communication. Black box functional and system level testing is defined as testing techniques in which the software tester does not have access to the source code itself.

Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions    

• Travel 30 %.  

• Lifting up to 40 lbs.

Benefits    

•    Medical Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD)
•    Health Savings Account
•    401K Company Match up to 6%
•    Profit Sharing

Other Duties    

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

AAP & EEO Statement
Beshenich Muir & Associates, LLC (BMA) is an Equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, protected Veteran Status, genetics or any other characteristics protected by applicable Federal, State, or Local Law. 
 

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