Title:
Test & Evaluation Advisor
At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.
Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.
Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.
Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.
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.
Roles and Responsibilities
- 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.
Basic Qualifications
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- 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.
Travel: (including airline travel) is required.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 hours/week.
Compensation: $139,000-$209,000. The salary range posted is based on the national average. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.
Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of a sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
KBR Benefits: KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
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