Principal Test Engineer

 SAIC is seeking a Principal Test Engineer to support Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vessel (MDUSV) and related Test and Evaluation activities in San Diego, CA. Must be local to area. Must be able to travel up to 15%.

 The Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vessel (MDUSV) program involves deployment of autonomous unmanned surface vessels (USV’s) to demonstrate an enhanced warfighting capability to disrupt adversary activity in a given maritime region. This program seeks to advance unmanned autonomous USV war fighting capabilities while participating in high-visibility operations such as RIMPAC and Integrated Battle Problems. The MDUSV program is a multi-year effort managed by NIWC-PAC with PMS-406 as the Program Office and Unmanned Surface Vessel Development Squadron-1 (USVDIV1).

  In this role, the candidate will be working with the Government IPT Lead and other support staff in the development and execution of directed Test and Evaluation events of Autonomous Systems and unmanned automation on developmental surface vessels. Support will also include supporting technology upgrades, In-Service Engineering to existing platforms, test/planning support to satisfy Program Office and Fleet demand signals.

JOB DUTIES:

• Skillset and knowledge coordinating personnel and finances for million-dollar programs.
• Skillset and knowledge to lead autonomy development and associated integration to support unmanned operations.
• Skillset and knowledge for leading or/and overseeing autonomous test, evaluation, demonstration, data collection, and reporting
• Communication skills to support NIWC program leadership briefings and reporting requirements.
• Conducting or executing of tests following established procedures
• Ship riding as part of testing

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