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# Test & Evaluation Advisor

- **Company:** TRINZIC CORP
- **Location:** Lexington Park, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $139,000.0 - $209,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, JIRA, Microsoft Project, System Testing, Test Data, Test Execution Engine, Strategies of Testing, DOORS (Software), SC Clearance, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d4844ae2e8b9ec36

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Program Management, or related field.
 * 10+ years of experience supporting DoD or government acquisition programs.
 * Experience in developmental and/or operational testing.
 * Familiarity with DoD 5000-series acquisition policy, tailored pathways, or service-specific equivalents.
 * U.S. Citizen & Top Secret Clearance or current/active Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret, * Prior APMT&E experience is highly desired.
 * Experience with air to air missile development and test.
 * Master's degree in a STEM or management field.
 * DAWIA/FAC-P/PM certifications (T&E, Engineering, Program Management).
 * Experience with integrated product teams (IPTs) and government-led test programs.
 * Experience working with major range and test facility bases (e.g., NAVAIR, ATEC, AFOTEC, MDA, DOT&E).
 * Prior experience with aviation, weapons systems, C5ISR, shipboard systems, or emerging technologies.
 * Proficiency with i-TEMS, MS Project, Jira, DOORS, or equivalent tools.

Attendance: Anticipated Monday-Friday. Regular attendance of scheduled hours is critical. Punctuality and regular attendance are necessary to meet deadlines. Must exhibit flexibility of work hours to adjust to surge situations based on critical mission requirements.

## Description

The Assistant Program Manager for Test and Evaluation (APM T&E) for PMA-259 supports the planning, coordination, execution, and reporting of developmental and operational test activities across the program lifecycle using NAVAIR procedures. This role ensures that all system testing is properly scoped, resourced, scheduled, documented, and executed in alignment with acquisition strategy, technical requirements, and government guidance. The APM T&E works closely with engineering, logistics, contractors, government stakeholders, test organizations, and end users to ensure system performance is validated and verified prior to fielding., * Test & Evaluation Planning: Assist in developing Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs), test plans, test procedures, and data collection requirements. Coordinate with developmental test (DT) and operational test (OT) agencies for test strategy alignment. Ensure test documentation complies with applicable DoD, service-specific, or program-specific test policy.

 * Program & Schedule Management: Develop and maintain integrated master schedules (IMS) for all T&E activities. Track milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies related to testing events. Support program reviews, risk boards, and technical interchange meetings. Support Program Management services in the form of planning and scheduling.
 * Execution & Test Support: Coordinate test readiness reviews (TRRs), test events, and field activities. Facilitate range scheduling, instrumentation needs, test resources, and test article configuration. Support onsite test execution and serve as a liaison with test teams as required.
 * Data Analysis & Reporting: Collect, analyze, and validate test data and results. Support test report generation, deficiency reporting, and corrective-action tracking. Ensure findings are traceable to requirements and clearly communicated to stakeholders. Participate in program technical reviews, Deficiency Reviews, System Verifications Review and others as necessary. Support technical studies, analyses, and planning to refine test verification methods and approaches
 * Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with engineering teams to validate technical requirements, system under test (SUT) configurations, and verification approaches. Coordinate with program leadership, prime contractors, subcontractors, and government agencies. Support acquisition documentation and milestone decision reviews.