Test Engineer

Orbis Operations is seeking Test Engineers to support its government customer in Fort Meade, MD.

Required Clearance : Active Security Clearance required at the Top Secret (TS) / Special Compartmented Information (SCI) level and appropriate level Polygraph

Task Description :

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, T&E Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration. Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance area as assigned in the SOW.

Familiar with the following test functions : static analysis, unit & integration testing, load and performance testing, chaos testing, functional testing, compliance to include Section 508, end-to-end testing, user interface testing and forecast scenario testing.

Experience with test tools such as : Junit, Cucumber, Jmeter, Selenium, Fitness, SonarQube.

Responsibilities :

• Conduct 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 activities
• Plan and Execute Performance Analysis
• Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning
• Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support
• 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 planning
• Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E
• Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning
• Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T&E use
• Plan 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 test
• Apply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates
• Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performance
• Participate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and / or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans
• Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by the Testing Tasks
• Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection
• Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information / resource balance and to control testing uncertainties
• Select, coordinate, and calibrate Instrumentation, collection and data management tools, targets, & facilities
• Ensure test readiness including training of test event participants re conduct of the event; equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangements
• Establish and employ Data & Configuration Management capabilities
• Support Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes
• Participate in T&E WIPT and / or Integrated Test Team for coordination of data collection plans
• Work directly with the Government sponsor to coordinate task implementation
• Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest
• Provide overall leadership of the T&E task and serve as primary liaison to the government for supporting contract coordination and task execution
• Manage T&E resources and tasks; ensure quality assurance of test processes and products
• Communicate issues and solutions to the broader government and contract management structure as requested by Leadership
• Drive 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 milestones

Qualifications :

Orbis Operations is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.