Principal Test Systems Test Execution Lead (DOD Cleared)

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

Principal Test Systems Test Execution Lead

Location: Tucson, AZ
Clearance: Active Secret clearance required

Role Summary

Seeking a Principal Test Systems Test Execution Lead to support a Test Equipment Engineering organization in Tucson, AZ.

This role leads multi-discipline engineering teams supporting test systems across manufacturing, production, qualification, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance environments. The position combines technical execution, program coordination, EVMS ownership, budget/schedule management, and cross-functional leadership across electrical, software, mechanical, and test engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multi-discipline test engineering teams across electrical, software, mechanical, and related technical areas.
  
• Direct project execution from inception through completion across technical, manufacturing, and administrative workstreams.
  
• Serve as an IPTL-style lead for test systems engineering programs.
  
• Oversee ongoing project execution, priorities, schedules, budgets, and operational deliverables.
  
• Coordinate with program leadership, finance, planning, functional teams, and customer stakeholders.
  
• Support Earned Value Management activities, including cost, schedule, performance tracking, and reporting.
  
• Analyze program data, identify execution risks, and recommend corrective actions.
  
• Support proposal activity, business plans, work statements, specifications, BOEs, budgets, and contract inputs.
  
• Communicate test systems performance, risks, and execution status to functional leadership, program leadership, and customers.
  
• Drive alignment across engineering development, transition to production, production support, and sustainment activities.
  

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant engineering, test systems, program execution, or technical leadership experience.
  
• Active Secret clearance required.
  
• Experience with EVMS and program management.
  
• Experience supporting test systems engineering or equivalent engineering programs.
  
• Experience with hardware and test software development, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance.
  
• Experience in production, manufacturing, product qualification, or similar test environments.
  
• Experience with program management tools and processes, including:
  
  • EVMS
    
  • Integrated Master Plan
    
  • Integrated Master Schedule
    
  • Risk and Opportunity Management
    
• Experience managing budget, schedule, EAC process, and financial performance reporting.
  
• Experience generating Budget Change Requests and Basis of Estimates for engineering programs.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
  
• IPTL experience supporting program offices, cross-functional teams, and internal/external customers.
  
• EVMS certification, program management certification, or equivalent program leadership certification.
  
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present performance results to functional and program leadership.
  
• Experience executing small to medium technical programs.
  
• Understanding of engineering development, transition to production, production support, and maintenance.
  
• Experience with proposal capture and contract processes, including:
  
  • RFP review
    
  • BOE preparation
    
  • Proposal submittal
    
  • Statement of Work development
    
  • Contract startup
    
  • Contract close-out
    
• Experience with ATE/UUT test environments.
  
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
  

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