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All Qualified candidates will be responded to in 24 hours or less Active Secret clearance Employment type: Full Time W-2 or Contract Rate: open to Negotiation Benefits: including Health, Dental Vision, PTO, Holidays, 401K,etc 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-disciplinary 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. #cj