Lead EO/IR Systems Architect & Technical Lead

CACI; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 132,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI is seeking a Chief EO/IR Architect Engineer to lead the development of optical/electronic EO/IR systems from pre‑proposal activities through final design, manufacturing, integration, verification and delivery. You will provide technical direction and coordinate with integrated product teams of varying sizes.

The role requires defining top-level architectures, evaluating customer requirements, and driving CONOPS development and design trades, while interfacing with customers and program

Qualifications

• Decompose complex EO/IR systems into logical building blocks and establish traceability of requirements.
• Define top-level system architecture including optical/electronic design and onboard processing.
• Develop CONOPS and perform system design trades.
• Lead cross-functional teams and interface with customers throughout the lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project-specific engineering teams in design development of EO/IR systems.
• Evaluate customer requirements and help identify opportunity spaces for future contracts.
• Define and lead system design trades and architecture decisions.
• Interface with customers as the lead technical representative across the product lifecycle.
• Guide program teams and decompose system requirements to lower-level assemblies.
• Prepare and present for design reviews and customer meetings.
• Define and lead internal R&D projects.

Skills

System decomposition

Program planning

Technical writing

CONOPS development

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

CACI is seeking a Chief EO/IR Architect Engineer to lead the development of optical/electronic EO/IR systems from pre‑proposal activities through final design, manufacturing, integration, verification and delivery. You will provide technical direction and coordinate with integrated product teams of varying sizes.

The role requires defining top-level architectures, evaluating customer requirements, and driving CONOPS development and design trades, while interfacing with customers and program