Test and Evaluation Engineer (mid)

Acuity Innovations; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

3 weeks paid time off

11 Federal Holidays

Flexible Hours

Benefits

Career Development/Mentorship

Company Sponsored Social Events

Job summary

Acuity Innovations LLC is seeking a systems engineering leader to support next‑generation space communications for the US Space Force Space Systems Center. You will participate across SE&I, coordinating with contractors, government civilians, and USSF members in a highly collaborative environment.

The role requires 6+ years in test and evaluation with DoD/USAF processes, DoD civilian client experience, and a US citizenship with the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, math, physics, CS, or equivalent.
• Experience with DoD civilian clients and managing professional relationships.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• 6+ years in multi-faceted tests and test project teams with scheduling oversight.
• 6+ years test and evaluation experience with DoD/USAF processes and documentation.
• Travel to DoD and contractor test sites up to 25% per year.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain DoD SECRET clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support working groups for technical discussions, risk resolution, and requirements gaps.
• Interface and collaborate with SE&I team members, contractors, government civilians and USSF members.
• Help define next generation space communications systems for USSF SSC.
• Write briefings, track actions, and minutes from meetings.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication (oral and written)

Presentation skills

Microsoft Office

US citizenship

Ability to obtain DoD SECRET clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or equivalent

Job description

Acuity Innovations LLC is a small, defense contracting company that provides enterprise architecture, solution design, digital engineering, defensive cyberspace operations, system integration, and test and evaluation products and services that improve performance and decrease decision timelines. Our fundamental, repeatable service offering is bound in architecting, designing, securing, integrating, and verifying the operational readiness of data ecosystems.

Do you want to be part of a unique, small business that differentiates itself by:

• delivering the best products, integrated systems, and mission capabilities for the warfighter
• building long-term relationships and treating its employees as family
• deploying small but powerful High-Performance Teams, like elite Special Forces teams to each task
• collaborating within and across the Acuity Innovations teams as well as with the customer
• providing a growth path to partnership/ownership opportunities

If you have this type of passion and desire to be part of a collaborative team environment with the innovation, initiative, and confidence to make things better, then Acuity Innovations may be the right place to realize your personal and professional goals.

Package includes:

• Competitive salary
• 3 weeks paid time off
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Flexible Hours
• Benefits
• Career Development/Mentorship Opportunities
• Company Sponsored Social Events

You will join a systems engineering team defining the next generation of space communication systems supporting US Space Force (USSF) satellite communications for the USSF Space Systems Center (SSC). You will support Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) activities in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment. You will interface and collaborate with SE&I team members, contractors, government civilians and members of the USSF. You will lead and support several working groups responsible for leading technical discussion, resolve and identify risk, requirement gaps, developing briefings, writing, and tracking action items, and authoring meeting minutes.

We support the Space Force’s satellite communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation’s warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will succeed in a highly collaborative work environment.

https://acuityinnovationsllc.com

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or equivalent technical discipline
• Experience working with military or DoD civilian clients and managing professional relationships
• Strong interpersonal skills, communication (oral and written), and presentation skills
• Capable in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• 6+ years demonstrated experience in multi-faceted tests and test project teams, to include oversight of scheduling
• 6+ years test and evaluation experience with DoD/USAF test processes and documentation
• Position requires travel to DoD and contractor test sites (up to 25% per year)
• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD SECRET Security Clearance are required for the position
  

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 6+ years’ experience in systems engineering
• 6+ years’ experience in DoD and commercial SATCOM and network engineering
• 6+ years’ experience with military space systems and protected MILSATCOM systems
• 6+ years’ experience with ground systems, such as terminals and networks
• Familiar with AFMAN 63-119 and AFI 99-103
• Experience with government test and evaluation
• Experience with PEO Certification process
• Active Secret clearance or higher