UAS Test Officer III

Job Title
UAS Test Officer III

Agency
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Department
Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate

Job Location
Corpus Christi, Texas

Job Type
Staff

Job Description

Description:

The UAS Test Officer, under general supervision of the Associate Director for UAS, directs developmental and operational test activities supporting contracted clients and UAS operations. Leads interactions with stakeholders in the planning and delivery of test operations. Coordinates project plans including implementing operational requirements and constraints, developing test cards and artifacts, tracking schedules and deliverables, coordinating ranges, and providing periodic status reports for projects that are generally large in scope.

Responsibilities:

Program Management Support

• Direct test operations activities supporting client requirements and UAS operations per product testing standards.
  
• Plan, coordinate, and lead period project meetings with stakeholders to coordinate test ­related activities.
  
• Decides the methods and procedures required to effectively test for technical performance, properties, design characteristics, reliability, and maintainability of systems/materiel and major sub­systems to assure that items meet performance or other requirements.
  

Operations Support

• Serves as test team leader and directs the activities of engineers and technicians assigned to the test team.
  
• Develops and implements test methodologies, instrumentation, data management, and statistical methods required to create post­test analysis.
  
• Monitors the subtests being performed either directly or through assigned personnel, to ensure compliance with the approved plan of the test.
  
• Integrates the results of the various subtests performed into the final formal report on the project.
  

Administration and Support

• Supervise staff and/or student workers as assigned.
  
• Develop new testing policies and procedures.
  
• Establish and supervise quality control/quality assurance of testing within the office.
  
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Operations Research or related STEM field.
  
• Seven (7) years of related experience in planning and coordinating complex operations.
  
• Professional operations research knowledge to apply scientific methods and techniques to analyze systems, process and/or operational problems and procedures.
  
• Experience in test methodologies, instrumentation, data management, and statistical methods required to create post­test analysis and reports.
  
• Intermediate skills in the use of MS Office applications, including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
  
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others. Ability to work effectively with internal and external executive ­level clients.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject­ matter courses requiring substantial competence in college­ level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.
  
• DoD Test Officer Certification
  
• Experience planning and coordinating medium to large scale projects ($100K to multi­million­ dollar projects).
  
• Expert use of MS Office applications, including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
  
• Knowledge of project management software tools and applications such as Gannt charts, checklists, stakeholder management tools, budget trackers, and risk management tools.
  

Note:

• For full consideration please provide the following documents:
  
  • Resume/CV
    
  • Cover Letter
    
  • 3-5 references
    
  • Copy of official or unofficial transcripts.
    

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.


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