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Chaos1 is an Australian defence company with a mission to forge a faster path to warfighter capability. Purpose-driven and mission-first, Chaos1 deploys the people, processes and technologies needed to tackle defence's toughest problems. In a world where time is short and the threats are real, Chaos1 is the catalyst that operates forward to rapidly field warfighter capability in months.ABOUT THE TEAMThe Test and Evaluation team at Chaos1 works across the full range of Defence emerging technologies with a focus on counter-uncrewed and autonomous systems. Its analysts and engineers deploy Chaos1's rapid assessment and operational test methodologies to generate decision-grade data under compressed timeframes, on Defence ranges and at allied activities.ABOUT THE JOBChaos1 is seeking a mission-first, non-traditional Manager to lead the Test & Evaluation team within our Mission Operations business line. You will lead test planning, execution and data capture across the full spectrum of test, evaluation and experimentation events. Working closely with Defence end users, you can expect to manage a multi-disciplinary team validating technologies in operationally relevant environments.WHAT YOU'LL DOLead test planning, execution and data capture for test, evaluation and experimentation events on Defence ranges and at allied activitiesTurn a customer's question into critical operational issues, measures, and confidence, and design a test that can run inside a campaignOwn Chaos1's rapid assessment and operational test methodologies across test design, measures, data standards and reportingRun the range floor: serials, instrumentation, data capture and the daily logsTurn test data into decision-grade findings inside days, and brief them to the problem owner, the capability manager and the test authorityHold traceability from the customer's question through the measures to the result, and report test coverage and deficiency closureBuild and grow the test team across standards, currency,



the assessor course and the Chaos1 Certified Assessor qualificationRun test readiness with the Chief Remote Pilot and hold the configuration under test with the Senior Engineer, and feed the evidence into the next testREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCEBachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline. Equivalent experience may substitute.Over 5 years in test and evaluation, operational test or trials of Defence systems, with 3+ years leading a test teamExperience directing developmental or operational test of uncrewed, counter-uncrewed or autonomous systemsHands-on experience executing test events in the lab, on the range and in the field, with the data capture and reporting that followsDemonstrated authority of test design and statistics across critical operational issues, measures and confidenceFluency in Defence T&E; documents to include test concept documents, T&E; master plans, trial directives, test plans and test reportsStrong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to brief findings at senior levels inside Chaos1 and with the customerWillingness to deploy to Defence sites and ranges, including irregular hours in campaign windowsAustralian citizenship and ability to obtain a NV1 security clearanceAbility to be onsite at Chaos1's XFACTORY, Sydney. The role is open to hybrid work.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCEMaster's degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical fieldStrong background in test event planning, verification and validation, and test reporting, including traceability from requirement to resultTime with Defence and allied test organisationsCertified Test and Evaluation Skilled or an equivalent T&E; qualificationHands-on with test data tooling (Python or MATLAB, telemetry, video and C2 log reduction, and test instrumentation)Experience with tactical datalinks,



RF and networked C2 systems in an operational environmentFamiliarity with Defence and CASA regulation of uncrewed aircraft trialsTime on UAS, counter-UAS or autonomy trials, including live-fire or electronic warfare eventsTest experience in operational settings, remote or austere environmentsExperience building a T&E; team or an assessor training program from a low baseA current NV1 security clearance or aboveSALARYA salary benchmarked against the Australian defence market, plus above-mandated superannuation and annual salary reviews. Where you sit depends on your experience and the breadth of your skills across the areas listed.BENEFITSSuperannuation above the mandated rate.25 days of annual leave every year, a full week more than the standard four weeks.Clearance sponsorship. We sponsor your clearance and pay the vetting costs.Mobilised from the start. Your equipment, access and role brief are ready before you arrive, and you'll be part of live work within your first fortnight.PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM RECRUITMENT SCAMSChaos1 never asks candidates for money, bank details or identity documents before an offer, and never asks you to buy equipment or pay for trainingWe contact candidates only from @chaos1.au addresses and through our applicant tracking system; check anything else with [email protected] before you act on itReport an approach made fraudulently in Chaos1's name to [email protected] and to Scamwatch at scamwatch.gov.auDATA PRIVACYChaos1 handles your application under Australian privacy law and our applicant privacy notice. Offers are conditional on pre-employment screening, which may be run by a third-party provider and covers identity, right to work, qualifications and licences, references and a national police check. Clearance sponsorship runs through the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency and requires Australian citizenship. The role involves access to technology controlled under Australian export-control law and, on some programs, US ITAR and EAR, with access limited to authorised persons.

📌 Test & Evaluation Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Chaos1 Pty
📍 Sydney