CACI International

Mission Test Engineer

CACI International$115K — $254K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
  • 10+ years of operational intelligence experience with military training.
  • Experience in developing risk-based test strategies for operational effectiveness.
  • Strong communication skills to articulate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Proficient with project management tools like Jira.
  • Familiarity with the complete software development lifecycle.
  • Active TS/SCI Security clearance required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of risk-based test strategies for hardware/software systems.
  • Design and maintain quality evaluation processes aligned with program requirements.
  • Define quality metrics and report risks and trends to leadership.
  • Conduct signals analysis and identify improvements in testing tools.
  • Collaborate across teams to translate needs into actionable test plans and schedules.
  • Perform User Acceptance Testing and deliver reports on readiness and risks.
  • Participate in change board activities to provide verification plans and readiness evidence.

Benefits

  • Flexible time off to support work-life balance.
  • Access to extensive learning and development resources.
  • Comprehensive healthcare and wellness programs.
  • Financial and retirement planning support.
  • Family support programs enhancing work-life integration.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Mission Test Engineer

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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 you’re 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.

  • 10+ 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

-

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, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s 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. You’ll 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 nation's 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.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$115,600 - 254,200 USD

About CACI International

CACI International Inc is a multinational professional services and information technology company. It provides services to many branches of the federal government including defense, homeland security, intelligence, and healthcare. CACI has approximately 23,000 employees worldwide. The company's mission is to provide enterprise and mission technology services and solutions that best fit the needs of its customers. CACI has been named a Fortune World's Most Admired Company, a Washington Post Top Workplace, and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity.
Learn more about CACI International
Size
22,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$374.4 million
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+7.3%
Revenue
$5.8 billion
NASDAQ

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at CACI International

More Aerospace & Defense Jobs

Find similar Mission Test Engineer jobs: