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501266 Aviation Test Lead
Work Location: Huntsville, AL
Schedule: Full Time
Relocation Assistance: Negotiable
IronMountain Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Aviation Test Lead in Huntsville, AL.
Job Responsibilities:
- Candidates should be able to complete specified tasks and responsibilities, and document, track, and complete actions from various functional leads as assigned.
- Develop risk analysis & mitigation plans for assigned test projects in the technical, schedule, and cost areas.
- Support test events associated with an Aviation Project and travels to the OEM facilities to include test witnessing, and test plan/report reviews.
- Develop methodology for testing and evaluating software and hardware plans that comply with specification and functional requirements.
- Support the development of Test Strategy and/or Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs) and participate/lead T&E Working Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
- Coordinate, develop, and revise Airworthiness Flight Releases (AWRs) for the Army Project Office with the Systems Readiness Directorate (SRD) to meet developmental flight test and ECP timelines.
- Review program reports and disseminate to appropriate departments for formal review. Departments may include Systems Readiness Directorate (SRD), ARMY Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), Aviation Flight Test Directorate (AFTD) and Redstone Test Center (RTC), and/or OEM Contractors.
- Review Army Aviation Contractor Statement of Works (SOWs) for cost effectiveness, verification of Army air worthiness requirements, and overall engineering capability.
- Plan, coordinate, oversee, and develop cost/schedule estimates, and execute assigned test projects within cost and schedule budgets.
- Prepare & present briefings to interface with technical representatives.
- Provide written and verbal assessments to management regarding status, issues, and risk.
- Provide feedback for contract reviews, TIMs, design reviews, & other technical meetings.
- Must be willing and able to travel up to 10%
Education and General Experience:
- Bachelor's degree preferred with 10 years' relevant work experience in test and evaluation.
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- A strong work ethic, ability to work effectively with others and a healthy desire to acquire new skills are paramount in this position.
- Knowledge of the full range of specialized methods and techniques of the Test and Evaluation principles; of pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and precedents; and of the major issues, program goals and objectives, and work processes of the organizations supported, as well as relationships with other programs within Department of the Army.
- Experience working with development, testing and evaluation of aviation systems.
- Experience in review and development of Airworthiness Flight Releases (AWRs).
- Experience functioning and leading within a team-oriented environment.
- Knowledge of Black Hawk platforms structural, mechanical, and dynamic component interrelationships and capabilities.
Clearance Requirements: Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Level Security Clearance.
IronMountain Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer/SDVOSB