Test Manager, SME

Mission Technologies, a division of HII

. Generate and implement a test strategy for all programs aligned with the portfolio test strategy .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeDayton • Ohio • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $129,366 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in test strategy generation and implementation, program test management, and systems engineering within a highly classified environment. Proficient in coordinating complex interactions among government and contractor organizations while applying principles of digital transformation and model-based systems engineering.

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Test Strategy GenerationProgram Test ManagementSystems Engineering ExpertiseActive TS/SCI ClearanceSAP Environment Experience

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Hard Skills

Test PlanningTest ExecutionTest ReportingTest Documentation ManagementDigital Transformation PrinciplesModel-Based Systems EngineeringTest Infrastructure Requirements IdentificationVerification and Validation ActivitiesLogistical CoordinationTechnical Interchanges

Soft Skills

Relationship ManagementCollaborationAdvisory SkillsCommunication

Industry Keywords

DoDGovernment AgenciesContractorsHighly Classified PositionWright-Patterson AFBSAP EnvironmentSCI Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

TypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Generate and implement a test strategy for all programs aligned with the portfolio test strategy
Manage and execute program test activities, including planning, execution, and reporting of test projects, on behalf of the program office
Update and manage program office test documentation, including test plans, test priorities, test schedules, test memorandums, and test reports
Assist in coordinating test planning working groups, logistical requirements, program office delegations, technical interchanges, and day-to-day interactions between the program office and supporting test, intelligence, and technology organizations
Identify and document test infrastructure requirements and provide recommendations to the chief of test
Apply systems engineering, test engineering, and test operations expertise to projects and program challenges
Advise project leads and project engineers on test engineering matters
Apply principles of digital transformation and model-based systems engineering to verification and validation activities
Support the program director at executive levels within government and contractor organizations, including major program reviews, inspections, conferences, program evaluations, and milestone events
Manage interactions and cultivate relationships between the program office, supporting government offices, contractors, and higher headquarters staff

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum twenty (20) years of relevant work experience with the DoD, other government agencies, or DoD contractors
MS/MA or higher in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline
In lieu of a MS/MA or higher in a STEM discipline, a BS/BA in a STEM discipline and a MS/MA or higher or an equivalent professional degree in any discipline
Minimum three (3) years’ experience in an SAP environment within the last five (5) years
Active TS/SCI clearance
Three (3) years’ experience in a SAP or SCI environment
Ability to support a highly classified position at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employee referral amount: $6,500.00
0–10% required travel