Defense Acquisition Program Test

Title:
Defense Acquisition Program Test & Evaluation Specialist At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions. Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact. Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment. Position Summary: KBR is seeking an experienced Test and Evaluation Specialist to support a high-priority air-to-ground weapon acquisition program at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The selected candidate will support the Program Manager, Chief Engineer, Senior Test and Evaluation Manager, and integrated program team in planning, coordinating, executing, documenting, and analyzing weapon-system test activities. This role is well suited for a T&E professional who can independently manage assigned tasks while working as part of a larger test team. The ideal candidate will bring experience with defense acquisition, weapon-system test planning and execution, technical documentation, test data analysis, and coordination across Government, industry, and national test organizations.

Key Responsibilities
* Support the Senior Test and Evaluation Manager and integrated program team in planning and executing T&E activities for an air-to-ground weapon program.
* Assist in development, review, maintenance, and coordination of T&E strategies, Test and Evaluation Master Plans, test plans, test procedures, data-analysis plans, schedules, and technical reports.
* Support planning, coordination, and execution of developmental, operational, qualification, integration, flight, ground, and other test activities, as applicable.
* Coordinate assigned test-planning actions with Government customers, contractors, range personnel, engineering teams, and external test organizations.
* Support T&E coordination with the 96th Test Wing, 728th Test Wing, 53rd Wing, 780th Test Squadron, and other national test ranges and organizations, as required.
* Develop and maintain test schedules, action-item trackers, decision logs, risk registers, test-status reports, and meeting records.
* Assist with preparation for test readiness reviews, technical interchange meetings, Integrated Test Team meetings, range coordination meetings, and program-management reviews.
* Review test plans, procedures, instrumentation plans, data products, technical reports, and contractor deliverables for completeness, accuracy, and alignment with program requirements.
* Assist with test-data collection, organization, analysis, and reporting; identify trends, anomalies, data gaps, and potential performance concerns for senior review.
* Support investigation and documentation of test anomalies, deficiencies, and corrective actions; track associated actions through closure.
* Assist in developing test scenarios, success criteria, measures of performance, measures of effectiveness, and data-collection requirements.
* Support development of briefings, read-aheads, issue papers, executive summaries, and decision-support products for Government and program leadership.
* Assist with integration of modeling and simulation, digital-engineering, and data-management tools into T&E planning and analysis activities.
* Coordinate across engineering, program management, logistics, contracting, manufacturing, and test organizations to ensure assigned T&E actions are completed on schedule. Work Environment:
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Location:
On-site (Eglin AFB, FL)
• Travel

Requirements:
Moderate, 20-40%
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Working Hours
Standard
- Core hours 0900
- 1500

Qualifications:
Required:
* Active DoW Secret clearance
* Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science, operations research, or another relevant technical discipline.
* Five or more years of experience supporting test and evaluation, systems engineering, weapon-system engineering, flight test, program management, or related defense acquisition activities.
* Experience