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Quest Defense Systems & Solutions (QDSS) is seeking a Senior Test Systems Integrated Product Manager. If you enjoy being in the middle of everything and love working with teams, this is the job for you! We are a team of innovators, creators, and strategists drawing inspiration from each other every day. We collaborate, iterate, and execute with an eye toward the company mission and personal career growth.

Due to the nature of the project, all applicants must be U.S. citizens and must have or be able to obtain a Secret Clearance.

This role is onsite, and all candidates must be in or willing to relocate to Tucson, AZ.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct phases of programs from inception through completion, act as an Integrated Product Manager of multi-disciplinary employees on projects in technical manufacturing and administrative areas.

• Oversee and coordinate the administrative and operational aspects of ongoing projects within program guidelines.

• Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding within program guidelines.

• Facilitate project tasks with the various organizations to ensure alignment with overall project objectives.

• Coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms/conditions of contract.

• Coordinate with program leadership, finance, and planning to execute Earned Value Management (EVM)

• Experience managing a cross-functional team (test personnel (electrical, software, mechanical, etc.))

• Presentation experience to executive and/or functional leadership of analytic and program performance results for Test Systems Engineering or equivalent engineering programs.

Required Qualifications:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of five (5) years prior relevant experience

• Experience performing the functionalities of Systems Test Engineering to include experience for both hardware and software development, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance activities within production/manufacturing/product qualification environments.

• Experience utilizing Earned Value Management System (EVMS) or similar management tools.

• Budget and schedule experience with Test Systems Engineering or equivalent Engineering programs.

• Experience generating Baseline Change Requests (BCR), Basis of Estimates (BOE), and financial performance reports for Program Performance reviews for Systems Test Engineering.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with all the functionalities of Automation Test Equipment/Unit Under Test (ATE/UUT)

• Agile Methodologies understanding.

• Knowledge of Radio Frequency (RF) technology across Communications, Radar systems, and Electro Optical/Infrared systems.

• Scrum Master/Azure DevOps (ADS) Experience

• Keysight, Presidio Based Automation System Experience with ATEasy

• Running and maintaining Test Equipment Modification Authorization (TEMA) review boards and sustainment driven work teams.

• Working knowledge of CCAs, Sub-systems and ability to troubleshoot