Common Data Link (CDL) Test & Evaluation Analyst

Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) Test Evaluation and Certification II Services (TEC II) contract provides technical solutions for the DOD in support of Test and Evaluation (T&E) services and T&E enabling services. JITC’s service requirements are categorized in the following areas: T&E Performance Requirements, T&E Capability Management Requirements, T&E Capability Requirements, and Overarching Contract and Task Order (TO) Requirements. TEC Services are provided to DoD Combatant Commanders/Services/Agencies, federal and state agencies, coalition partners, and commercial entities to aid in the design, development, acquisition, integration, deployment, operational use, and sustainment of new and enhanced Information Technology/National Security System capabilities.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

The Common Data Link (CDL) technicians conduct Standard CDL, Bandwidth Efficient CDL, and Discovery CDL waveform standards compliance and interoperability tests to determine Unit Test (UUT) conformance to standards.

Duties include:

Attend and provide subject matter expertise to all meetings, discussions, and activities to provide input to both the technical and programmatic coordination efforts.

Identifying the UUT and all ancillary equipment required for testing.

Identifying required lab equipment and UUT power requirements.

Ensure all Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) have current calibration dates and are performing as expected.

Assemble test sets with appropriate test equipment and integrate the UUT into test configuration.

Create and modify the test scripts and use the unique test equipment to test the UUT to the CDL specifications.

Conduct Test Readiness Reviews.

Perform testing on the UUT against the applicable requirements documents and in accordance with the associated test procedures.

Mark the test procedures with redline changes to be included in the test procedure updates

Perform regression test efforts as required.

Performs reduction and analysis of the raw data collected during the testing phase.

Prepare the appropriate interoperability or standards compliance test documentation (i.e., assessment/certification letter)

Tear-down and uninstall the test configuration, returning test sets to baseline state ready to execute future testing of systems.

Maintain Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) account.