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The Systems Engineering Test and Evaluation Lead will support Defence by leading Commonwealth Acceptance Test & Evaluation for Naval patrol and specialist ship acquisitions, ensuring requirements are verified and validated with defensible evidence, risks are understood and mitigated, and capabilities meet acceptance criteria and are fit for service.
Job Responsibility
Coordinate the Commonwealth assurance of the Acceptance Test and Evaluation effort for capabilities under acquisition
Maintain traceability and evidence of requirement verification within relational database systems (DOORS)
Document any failures and non-conformances during the validation phase of the project and coordinate remediation plans to meet the specified requirements
Conduct and/or assist risk assessments including, the identification and tracking of major risks
Conduct reviews of engineering change proposals and contract deliverables
Requirements
Holds Degree qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Naval Architecture, Software or related engineering discipline
Demonstrated long term relevant engineering & Test & Evaluation (T&E) experience
Proven experience in supporting complex Defence maritime acquisitions programs
Strong background in developing and maintaining T&E strategies and acceptance evidence models, planning harbour/sea trials, testing readiness, and data review gates for each platform, aligned to capability risks
Conversant in conducting technical risk reviews that shape T&E priorities, maintaining T&E risk registers and advising governance on residual risk at acceptance
Ability to ensure requirements are mapped to a verification method, planned test event, result and acceptance certificate and maintain single source evidence baselines
Nice to have
Formal T & E competency training or equivalent experience
A working knowledge of ASDEFCON templates and Defence contracting artefacts for embedding T & E deliverables and acceptance criteria