Test and Evaluation Manager

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future.

We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

Credence has an immediate opening for an experienced Test and Evaluation Manager who will be primarily responsible for supporting AFLCMC/RSO at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. 

RSO’s mission is to advance the SECAF’s direction and “…leverage mature, new, and emerging technology to reduce sustainment costs and improve readiness…” The RSO will play a role in sustainment analogous to a research laboratory in development. Its customer base—the logistics and sustainment enterprise—should come to view RSO as their center of excellence for identifying, maturing, and transitioning technologies with traceable and measurable readiness impacts, cost reductions, and ease of use. 

• Advise the Chief of Test/Chief Development Tester on T&E activities.
• Train and mentor other organization test managers.
• Assist in developing/documenting T&E strategy that integrates policy, program requirements, cost & resource estimates, evaluation framework, and T&E schedule to accomplish program goals.
• Coordinate the planning, management, and oversight of DT&E activities and maintain oversight of Contractor and Participating Test Organization T&E activities supporting the program.
• Advise the PM on test issues, and help the PM make technically-informed, objective judgments about weapon system contractor DT&E results.
• Be responsible for issues regarding prime T&E, such as: identifying test scope and resource requirements; planning and conducting DT&E; supporting OT and OT readiness; planning, coordinating, and supporting TIMs, FTRWG, and TPWG; and planning, writing, and coordinating test documents such as TEMPs.
• Provide support for planning, coordination, and execution of the ITT and the Contractor shall obtain and provide status of T&E projects to senior leadership as required.
• Provide support for strategic test resource planning, to include, but not limited to, developmental and OT resources for known and potential future test programs.
• Assist in execution of the Test Resource Planning Council (TRPC) process and coordinate and support the documentation of TRPC decisions.
• Provide advisory, documentation, and coordination assistance for the development of responses to higher headquarters inquires, public affairs requests, and inputs to annual reports such as OSD annual reports.

• Secret clearance required
• Master’s degree and ten years of experience required
  • Experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree
• Have experience in identifying and developing mitigation for T&E risk factors
• Be able to translate requirements to support T&E planning efforts
• Be familiar with all T&E policies, practices, procedures
• Have experience in T&E management (e.g., T&E IPT, Integrated Test Team, etc.)
• Have experience in writing/translating test documents such as TEMP, developmental test plans, and OT plans

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