Lead Systems Test & Evaluation Engineer

BlueHalo, an AV Company, is seeking a highly motivated Lead Systems Test and Evaluation Engineer to join our Kinetic Effectors Group to support the planning, coordination, and execution of system-level testing for advanced missile programs. You will be responsible for supporting all phases of test activities for Verification and Validation of the Next Generation Counter Uncrewed Aerial System Missile (NGCM) in support of national defense objectives. This includes ground, flight, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, ensuring compliance with program requirements, safety standards, and mission objectives. This is a critical role interfacing with engineering, program management, government customers, and range authorities.

Key responsibilities for successful candidates :

• Serve as the lead authority for test execution on complex missile development programs.
• Assist in the development and review of test plans, test procedures, and test schedules for missile subsystem and system-level testing; both ground and flight test campaigns.
• Support the setup, execution, and teardown of test events including ground, lab-based, and flight tests.
• Collect, review, and analyze test data to evaluate system performance and identify anomalies.
• Assist in maintaining test equipment, instrumentation, and telemetry systems.
• Participate in pre-test activities such as Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), safety checks, and coordination with range authorities.
• Document test results and contribute to technical reports and briefings.
• Collaborate with engineering teams including systems, software, GNC, and safety engineering to ensure proper test integration.
• Adhere to safety and quality assurance protocols during all test activities.
• Ensure compliance with relevant military standards and regulatory requirements.

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Salary Range : $111,000 - $144,000

BlueHalo, an AV company pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.

Our compensation package also includes components designed to support employees' total well-being, which should be considered when evaluating our competitive benefits package. These benefits include health insurance, life insurance, disability, company holiday and paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) company match and contributions, professional development / training reimbursements, and other work / life programs.

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