Test & Evaluation Lead

The Test & Evaluation Lead is responsible for developing and executing verification, validation, and operational test strategies for advanced autonomous platforms and supporting systems.

This role ensures systems are tested in a structured, repeatable, and operationally relevant manner throughout development, integration, and deployment. The right candidate understands that effective testing is not a downstream activity. Verification strategy, acceptance criteria, instrumentation, safety readiness, and operational evidence are expected to influence engineering decisions throughout development.

Marcurius operates in a highly integrated engineering environment where technical decisions are reviewed collaboratively across disciplines. This role is not intended to operate as a narrow silo. The purpose of this integrated approach is to identify integration, performance, safety, and verification risks early before they become operational or program-level issues.

This role operates directly within engineering execution and contributes to technical decisions from a testability, verification, and operational readiness perspective throughout the program lifecycle., * Develop and execute verification, validation, and operational test strategies for autonomous platforms and supporting systems

• Define test plans, acceptance criteria, instrumentation approaches, data collection strategies, and verification methodologies
• Review drawings, design packages, requirements, and engineering change proposals from a testability and verification perspective
• Evaluate acceptance criteria, instrumentation requirements, safety readiness, operational evidence, data quality, and verification strategy throughout development
• Participate in multidisciplinary engineering reviews to ensure systems are designed with practical testability and verification in mind
• Coordinate laboratory, dockside, field, and operational testing activities
• Ensure testing activities are conducted safely, methodically, and with proper operational controls
• Develop structured test procedures, verification documentation, and reporting approaches
• Coordinate with engineering teams to identify failure modes, integration risks, and performance issues early in development
• Support troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and corrective action development during testing activities
• Ensure test data is organized, traceable, and useful for engineering refinement and program decision-making
• Support transition from prototype testing to operational validation and acceptance activities

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Marine Engineering, or related discipline
• 5+ years of experience supporting system integration, verification, validation, testing, or operational evaluation activities
• Experience developing structured test plans and verification methodologies for complex systems or integrated platforms
• Familiarity with instrumentation, data collection, operational testing, and technical troubleshooting
• Strong understanding of verification and validation principles within engineering development environments
• Ability to work directly with multidisciplinary engineering teams during fast-paced development programs
• Strong practical engineering judgment, problem-solving capability, and attention to detail, * Experience supporting unmanned or autonomous systems programs
• Marine, aerospace, robotics, or defense systems testing experience
• Experience supporting field testing, operational demonstrations, or acceptance testing
• Familiarity with systems integration, troubleshooting, and configuration management
• Experience supporting prototype-to-operational transition programs
• Startup or early-stage product development experience
• Familiarity with safety management and operational readiness processes, This role is hands-on and field-oriented. The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of the position:
• Ability to work onsite in laboratory, shipyard, fabrication, waterfront, and marine testing environments
• Ability to board vessels and participate in dockside and field testing activities
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb ladders, and lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions during testing and operational evaluations
• Willingness and ability to travel as required for testing, operational support, demonstrations, and integration activities
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

Marcurius U.S. Inc. is a rapidly growing defense technology company headquartered in Clearwater, Florida. Founded by U.S. and UK veterans, Marcurius develops advanced multi-domain unmanned systems for modern defense and security operations. The company combines operational experience with practical engineering execution to deliver resilient, mission-focused capabilities across maritime, aerial, and integrated autonomous environments. Current efforts include advanced Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), autonomous mission systems, and scalable multi-platform architectures designed for contested operational environments. Marcurius is building a new kind of unmanned systems company: mission-driven, integration-focused, and designed around real operational problems rather than isolated technology demonstrations., Testing at Marcurius is not treated as a final-stage validation exercise. The company must continuously evaluate whether systems are verifiable, supportable, operationally effective, and ready for deployment while engineering development is still actively evolving. This role ensures verification strategy, operational evidence, and practical testability are integrated into engineering decisions from the beginning rather than discovered late during integration or operational deployment., Marcurius is a people-first, execution-focused organization assembling a high-impact team of Engineers and Operators. This role offers the opportunity to directly shape real-world systems, support strategic national security priorities, and help build the foundations of a next-generation defense technology company.