Dark Wolf Solutions
Test Planner and Manager
$150K–$175K
Mountain View, CA +6 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Tucson, AZ
Colorado Springs, CO
San Antonio, TX
Ogden, UT
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Ogden, Utah, United States - Experience
- 5+ years; no stated alternatives.
- Visa sponsorship
- US Citizenship required; employment eligibility verification required upon hire.
About the job
Plans and manages end-to-end testing and evaluation for defense projects, coordinating regulatory approvals and stakeholders to produce evidence that supports military fielding decisions.
What you'll do
- Develop test strategies, plans, measures, methods, and data requirements across the project lifecycle.
- Integrate T&E requirements and milestone evidence into CSO and OTA acquisition pathways, and guide regulatory approvals.
- Coordinate vendors, Government Program Managers, and Service test organizations; prepare executive-level documentation.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of directly relevant test planning, test management, and full lifecycle T&E experience within DoD or national security domains.
- Proven experience with CSOs, OTAs, and governance frameworks; engineering literacy in a relevant discipline.
- Deep knowledge of military and federal regulatory processes, including airworthiness, spectrum, safety, and cyber certifications.
- US Citizenship and a Secret security clearance; ability to travel up to 30%.
Pay
$150,000.00 - $175,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
CSOs, OTAs, Measures of Performance (MOPs), Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs), Modeling & Simulation (M&S)
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