Test Project Manager at Qualis Corporation in Alamogordo, New Mexico

Job Description:

The 846th Test Squadron (846 TS) requires a seasoned test project manager to perform technical management of rocket sled tests. The 846 TS works with DoD and other customers to design, develop and execute high speed rocket sled tests specifically designed to simulate selected portions of the flight environment in support of the development of weapon systems and other flight hardware. The 846 TS is unique in that every test utilizes a single test resource: the Holloman High Speed Test Track. Moreover, the 846 TS is a �one stop shop,� where all aspects of a test project are carried out in-house, including mechanical and instrumentation engineering design; sled, instrumentation & concrete target fabrication; test setup & teardown; data collection, analysis & reporting; as well as continual rail maintenance. The test project manager has the overall responsibility to manage and coordinate the cost, schedule and technical performance of sled test projects across the project lifecycle from planning to execution to closeout.

The job requires the following duties, skills and abilities:

• Negotiate and decompose technical customer test requirements into an effective WBS
• Optimally schedule project activities and create cost and schedule baselines
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously; keep projects on schedule and within budget
• Assess project status against the baselines using Earned Value Management and other technical and financial analyses
• Communicate project status to high level stakeholders via briefings and written reports
• Understand and communicate technical engineering information to stakeholders across various disciplines, both verbally and in writing
• Create and archive accurate and timely test documentation including contract documents, test plans, safety plans, security plans, launch orders, mission reports, etc.
• Work with and motivate team members across diverse functional areas
• Respond effectively to rapidly changing situations
• Proficiency with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, Adobe Acrobat applications
• Understand and obey applicable policies, laws and regulations
• Possess/obtain a secret security clearance
• Possess/obtain a valid driver�s license

Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/Vet/Disabled and a Participant in E-Verify