Test and Evaluation Engineer

Mount Indie is seeking Test & Evaluation (T&E) Systems Engineers with experience supporting shipboard Navy C4ISR systems. This role supports the verification, validation, and integration of complex combat and communications systems, requiring both hands-on hardware experience and strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills. Ideal candidates may have experience as a TAO, JICO, OPS Officer, or seasoned OS, ET, or IT. A background in Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) environments, operational kill chain integration, or operationalizing AI-enabled systems is a strong plus.

Responsibilities:

• Support Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) testing, validation, and verification activities for Navy C4ISR systems and emerging technologies.
• Assist in the design, planning, execution, and reporting of Developmental and Operational Test events.
• Translate mission-level objectives into measurable test objectives and actionable test tasks.
• Conduct data analysis and track bugs and discrepancies across test phases.
• Create and maintain test schedules, track action items, and support presentations to senior leadership.
• Facilitate coordination across multiple stakeholders, test teams, and government customers.
• Support fleet user documentation validation and report verification.
• Support testing and assessment of AI-enabled and digital ecosystem capabilities deployed in operational environments.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 3 or more years of professional experience in Developmental or Operational Test and Evaluation (T&E) environments. T&E experience with C4I or IWS systems preferred.
• Technical experience supporting, validating, or operationalizing AI-enabled systems and/or Digital Ecosystem capabilities.
• APM support experience (understanding spend plans, tracking burn rates, requesting ROMs, etc.).
• Proactive mindset with a willingness to learn and adapt in dynamic environments.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven organizational skills with experience using Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, and Atlassian tools (Jira/Confluence).
• Demonstrated experience writing and verifying test plans, test reports, bug reports, and user documentation.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience with fires / kill chains, including familiarity with integrating operational-to-tactical mission threads.
• Familiarity with systems such as MAVEN Smart Systems, ACS (Agile Core Services), App Arsenal, Data Science at Sea, or strong familiarity with their underlying infrastructures.
• Experience understanding and navigating Navy OPCON / ADCON chains of command.
• Experience in LVC (Live Virtual Constructive) simulation and test environments.
• Experience tracking test objectives and performing mission decomposition.
• Exposure to Agile test methodologies and Atlassian tools (Jira/Confluence).

Education and Certification:

• Bachelor's or Masters in an engineering discipline is required.
• T&E certifications, INCOSE certifications, or DAU credentials are all a plus.

Citizenship and Clearance requirements:

• US Citizenship required
• No Dual Citizenship
• Active TS/SCI required

Location:

• Primarily onsite in the San Diego, CA area (NIWC Seaside and OT4)

Travel:

• Travel may be required to support test events, installations, fleet coordination, or stakeholder meetings. Under 15%