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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