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Mission Test Engineer

CACI


Job Location:

Denver, CO - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 63300 - 129700
Posted: 22 August 2026 (13 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 19 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Mission Test Engineer

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

Anticipated Posting End: 1/1/2099

The Opportunity:

Join our team as a Mission Test Engineer and play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and compliance of complex hardware/software systems involved in Signals Intelligence. Your expertise will drive the development and execution of comprehensive test strategies optimizing testability and delivering reliable repeatable verification to support development of electronic warfare capabilities. If youre motivated by measurable outcomes and the challenge of delivering high-quality systems we want to meet you.

Responsibilities:

As a Test Engineer you will lead the test strategy for complex products selecting the right mix of manual and automated methods to demonstrate compliance with specifications and standards. You will design for testability and recommend product and interface characteristics that enable reliable repeatable verification. The role requires signals analysis and electronic warfare experience and an understanding of what could be improved with current tools. Partnering with systems software and product teams you will translate customer and contractual needs into risk-based test plans procedures environments and schedules that balance technical scope cost and timelines. You will execute and refine the plan by instrumenting environments analyzing results and delivering clear readiness and risk reports to drive release and authorization decisions.

  • Establish and maintain quality and evaluation processes for hardware software and documentation aligned to program requirements.

  • Define and track quality metrics; report status trends risks and recommendations to leadership.

  • Identify and mitigate risks or issues related to mission software quality and testing processes.

  • Create risk-based test strategies and plans and oversee execution across unit integration system and user acceptance levels.

  • Design detailed test procedures for system functional regression performance load installation security interoperability stress and boundary conditions.

  • Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and customer acceptance; deliver test reports and communicate results readiness and risks for release decisions.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to align requirements and define test strategies and validation components including automation candidates.

  • Support Government authorization processes including test planning control validation evidence collection and system definition approvals.

  • Participate in Change or Configuration Change Board (CCB) and Engineering Review Board (ERB) activities providing test impact analyses verification plans and readiness evidence for changes reviews and release decisions.

Qualifications:

Required:

  • BA/BS degree in computer science engineering information management or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.

  • 3 to 5 or more years operational intelligence experience including applicable military intelligence schools and training courses.

  • Experience with targeting and tool development.

  • Experience identifying assessing and mitigating mission risks across the lifecycle.

  • Experience creating and executing risk-based test strategies to validate operational effectiveness.

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex test results and technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

  • Experience with workload/project management tools (e.g. Jira).

  • Familiarity with the software life cycle including requirements design development integration testing and deployment.

  • Must be a US citizen with an active Top Secret/SCI Security clearance.

Desired:

  • Experience with ELINT and/or FISINT tools and Signal Analysis techniques

  • Experience with data storage systems

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What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member youll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customers missions and driven by a higher purpose to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. Youll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together we will advance our nations most critical missions build on our lengthy track record of business success and find opportunities to break new ground in your career and in our legacy.


Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including but not limited to geographic location Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates relevant prior work experience specific skills and competencies education and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare wellness financial retirement family support continuing education and time off benefits.

Since this position can be worked in more than one location the range shown is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$63300-$129700

CACI is anEqualOpportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation age national origin disability status as a protected veteran or any otherprotectedcharacteristic.


Required Experience:

IC


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