Principal Test Systems Test Execution Lead (DOD Cleared) Jobs

Principal Test Systems Test Execution Lead

Location: Tucson, AZ Clearance: Active Secret clearance required Role Summary Seeking a Principal Test Systems Test Execution Lead to support a Test Equipment Engineering organization in Tucson, AZ. This role leads multi-discipline engineering teams supporting test systems across manufacturing, production, qualification, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance environments. The position combines technical execution, program coordination, EVMS ownership, budget/schedule management, and cross-functional leadership across electrical, software, mechanical, and test engineering teams. Key Responsibilities

• Lead multi-discipline test engineering teams across electrical, software, mechanical, and related technical areas.
• Direct project execution from inception through completion across technical, manufacturing, and administrative workstreams.
• Serve as an IPTL-style lead for test systems engineering programs.
• Oversee ongoing project execution, priorities, schedules, budgets, and operational deliverables.
• Coordinate with program leadership, finance, planning, functional teams, and customer stakeholders.
• Support Earned Value Management activities, including cost, schedule, performance tracking, and reporting.
• Analyze program data, identify execution risks, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support proposal activity, business plans, work statements, specifications, BOEs, budgets, and contract inputs.
• Communicate test systems performance, risks, and execution status to functional leadership, program leadership, and customers.
• Drive alignment across engineering development, transition to production, production support, and sustainment activities.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant engineering, test systems, program execution, or technical leadership experience.
• Active Secret clearance required.
• Experience with EVMS and program management.
• Experience supporting test systems engineering or equivalent engineering programs.
• Experience with hardware and test software development, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance.
• Experience in production, manufacturing, product qualification, or similar test environments.
• Experience with program management tools and processes, including:
• EVMS
• Integrated Master Plan
• Integrated Master Schedule
• Risk and Opportunity Management
• Experience managing budget, schedule, EAC process, and financial performance reporting.
• Experience generating Budget Change Requests and Basis of Estimates for engineering programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing multi-discipline engineering teams.
• IPTL experience supporting program offices, cross-functional teams, and internal/external customers.
• EVMS certification, program management certification, or equivalent program leadership certification.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present performance results to functional and program leadership.
• Experience executing small to medium technical programs.
• Understanding of engineering development, transition to production, production support, and maintenance.
• Experience with proposal capture and contract processes, including:
• RFP review
• BOE preparation
• Proposal submittal
• Statement of Work development
• Contract startup
• Contract close-out
• Experience with ATE/UUT test environments.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.