Principal Test Systems Technical Lead Engineer (DOD Cleared)

All Qualified candidates will be responded to in 24 hours or less
Secret Clearance prior to start
Employment type: Full Time W-2 or Contract
Rate: open to Negotiation
Benefits: including Health, Dental Vision, PTO, Holidays, 401K,etc

Principal Test Systems Technical Lead Engineer

Location: Tucson, AZ
Clearance: Active Secret clearance required

Role Summary

Seeking a Principal Test Systems Technical Lead Engineer to support test systems engineering efforts in a lab, development, and production environment.

This role leads technical execution for weapon test systems, working closely with test system designers, IPT leads, program leadership, and multi-discipline engineering teams. The position supports requirements definition, test equipment design, integration, deployment, system-level test setup, and delivery of test environments used for tactical software development, testing, and missile delivery support.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical execution for test systems engineering programs.
  
• Work directly with Program Managers and IPTLs to define milestones, priorities, and execution plans.
  
• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams across hardware, software, test, and integration functions.
  
• Partner with weapon test system designers to understand requirements and develop technical solutions.
  
• Support design, development, integration, deployment, and maintenance of test equipment.
  
• Define program requirements within a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
  
• Delegate engineering tasking and provide technical direction to team members.
  
• Track scope, cost, schedule, risks, and technical execution status.
  
• Develop and support presentations for gate reviews and stakeholder reviews.
  
• Attend Failure Review Boards and Change Control Boards as needed.
  
• Review and approve system changes through formal change control processes.
  
• Report team status, metrics, risks, and progress to stakeholders.
  
• Provide training and technical guidance as needed.
  
• Support occasional travel for test environment development and equipment delivery.
  

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant engineering, test systems, test equipment, or technical leadership experience.
  
• Active and transferable Secret clearance required.
  
• Experience with Test Systems Engineering or equivalent engineering environments.
  
• Experience supporting hardware and test software development, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance.
  
• Experience in production, manufacturing, product qualification, lab, or development test environments.
  
• Experience with design, development, or integration of test equipment.
  
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
  
• Experience coordinating with Program Managers, IPTLs, technical teams, and customer/stakeholder groups.
  
• Strong understanding of scope, cost, schedule, and technical execution.
  
• Ability to communicate technical status, risks, and execution plans clearly.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting weapon systems, missile systems, tactical software test environments, or defense test equipment.
  
• Experience with system-level test setup and operation across development and production environments.
  
• Experience leading test equipment integration, deployment, and delivery activities.
  
• Experience supporting gate reviews, FRBs, CCBs, and formal engineering review processes.
  
• Experience defining/delegating tasking across multi-discipline teams.
  
• Strong technical leadership background in lab, production, or qualification test environments.
  
• Familiarity with test equipment lifecycle from requirements through deployment and sustainment.
  

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