[Hiring] Senior Test Integration Lead @Iron Will Ventures

Role Description

Iron Will Ventures (IWV) is seeking a Senior Test Integration Lead to support the planning, integration, coordination, and execution of advanced aerospace and defense flight test programs. The successful candidate will provide technical and operational leadership across complex flight test activities involving launch vehicles, target systems, payloads, and supporting mission systems. This position requires a strong understanding of aerospace systems engineering, hardware integration, test planning, and coordination of multidisciplinary teams to successfully execute demanding flight test missions. The role will support Department of War (DoW) customers in advancing hypersonic, missile defense, and other critical flight test capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate flight test integration activities across launch vehicles, target systems, payloads, and supporting mission elements.
• Support development of flight test objectives, concepts of operations (CONOPS), integration plans, schedules, and mission execution requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering, program management, and test teams to ensure successful integration and mission readiness.
• Provide technical oversight of flight hardware development, qualification, integration, and testing activities.
• Support coordination among government organizations, industry partners, launch providers, and test organizations.
• Identify and manage technical, schedule, and operational risks associated with flight test activities.
• Support test readiness reviews, mission planning meetings, integration milestones, and flight execution activities.
• Evaluate technical issues, integration challenges, and test anomalies, coordinating resolution with appropriate stakeholders.
• Support post-flight assessments, lessons learned, and continuous improvement of test integration processes.
• Develop technical assessments, schedules, briefings, and recommendations for government and industry leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve flight test efficiency, affordability, and execution cadence.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering and test integration personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, aerospace, or a related technical discipline.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in aerospace, defense, flight test, systems integration, or launch vehicle development.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex aerospace or defense system development, integration, and testing.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, hardware qualification, and test execution processes.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams and managing complex integration activities.
• Experience with technical planning, schedule coordination, risk management, and resolution of integration challenges.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience interfacing with government and industry stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and lead activities involving multiple organizations and technical disciplines.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoW security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering, engineering management, or a related field.
• Experience with missile defense, hypersonic systems, launch vehicles, or target systems.
• Experience supporting flight test campaigns from initial planning through mission execution and post-flight assessment.
• Familiarity with Missile Defense Agency (MDA), military Service test organizations, or other DoW test programs.
• Experience with launch vehicle integration, flight hardware development, qualification testing, and mission readiness activities.
• Experience leading geographically distributed engineering and integration teams.
• Knowledge of technical risk assessment, failure investigations, and flight test anomaly resolution.
• Experience supporting international or multinational aerospace and defense programs.
• Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

Company Description

Iron Will Ventures, Inc. is a Huntsville, Alabama-based defense company focused on accelerating the development, testing, and delivery of critical national security capabilities. Guided by the philosophy of “I Will,” we help scale the defense industrial base through advanced testing, deep technical analysis, and resilient industrial ecosystems. Our team brings extensive experience supporting hypersonic systems, missile defense, flight test integration, mission analysis, and advanced test infrastructure.