Overview BigBear.ai is seeking a Test Engineer (T&E) to analyzes system requirements and develops evaluation and test plans. This role involves preparing and conducting data collection, analysis, and reporting results. The TE supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation, such as the Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Master Plans, Event Test Plans, and Readiness Assessments. They collaborate with other test organizations to integrate T&E programs and provide specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, maturity, and performance areas. What you will do Analyzes system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and i:esults Supports the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports Works with other test organizations to support T&E program integration Provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance area as assigned What you need to have Bachelor's Degree and 5 to 8 years of experience; Master's Degree and 3 to 6 years of experience; PhD and 0 to 3 years of experience (in lieu of Bachelor’s degree, 6 additional years of relevant experience) Clearance: Must maintain a TS/SCI w FSP Assist with any or all of the Level I tasks as constrained by technical training and previous testing experience Conduct research into and apply knowledge of Government test and evaluation concepts and related engineering, acquisition, and operations activities as needed to support the T&E activities Plan and Execute Performance Analysis Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning Supply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates Select, develop, & use analysis tools Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by the Testing Tasks Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to synch T&E events with supported decision points Establish and employ Data & Configuration Management capabilities Support Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E\ Plan program and event level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions; levels ofT&E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical tes Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performanceParticipate in the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of evaluation plans Produce Evaluation Plans (metric framework, scenarios/threads, timelines, requirementsff &E crross-walk), Analysis Plans, Data Requirements, Risk Assessments, Evaluation Reports, Status reports; provide input to Government T&E products (e.g., Technology Readiness Assessments, Test & Evaluation Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, T&E Plans & Procedures and Test Readiness Reports) Design data sampling schemes to optimize the information/resource balance and to control testing uncertainties Select, coordinate, and calibrate Instrumentation, collection and data management tools, targets, & facilities What we'd like you to have Ensure test readiness including training oftest event participants re conduct of the event; equipment readiness, and security, legal, and privacy compliance arrangements Participate in T&E WIPT and/or Integrated Test Team for coordination of data collection plans Execute Testing and Data Collection per plan tional standards applicable to the system development of interest international standards applicable to the system development of interest About BigBear.ai BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on BigBear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai.