SATCOM Test & Evaluation Engineer

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.  Acuity Innovations was named as Colorado Springs Gazette’s Best Workplaces 2024 and a Colorado Companies to Watch Winner 2025.  

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

We seek technical individuals who will succeed in a highly collaborative work environment.

Job Description:

The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the Air Force’s Space and Missiles System Center. We support the Air Force’s acquisition of state of the art Military Satellite Communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation’s warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems. This job supports SSC within the SATCOM Lead Developmental Test and Evaluation Organization (LDTO). Daily tasks include developing T&E strategies, Test and Evaluation Master Plans including the Integrated Decision Support Key (IDSK), creating requirement verification and test plans, test objectives, test methodology, and evaluation criteria. As part of the LDTO team, you will assess program executed test activities, identify gaps/risks to mission implementation, develop briefings for Integrated Test Team, and execute LDTO-led test events. It is expected all individuals are familiar with DOD T&E guidance documents, deficiency reporting processes, and best practices. This job will also support T&E reviews, audits, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Deficiency Review Boards (DRBs), Materiel Improvement Process Review Boards (MIPRBs), and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs). 

You must be authorized to work in the US and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Developing T&E strategy, Test and Evaluation Master Plan-Development Evaluation Framework, requirement verification and test plans, test objectives, test methodology, and evaluation criteria


• Collecting, reviewing, analyzing, and reporting T&E data


• Supporting implementation of common Test and Evaluation database for the program


• Supporting development of DoD compliant deficiency reporting and resolution system


• Supporting T&E reviews, audits, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Deficiency Review Boards (DRBs), Materiel Improvement Process Review Boards (MIPRBs), and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs)


• Position requires travel to DoD and contractor test sites (up to 25% per year)
  

Required Skills & Experiences:

• An active Secret clearance is required to be considered for this position


• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field


• 2+ years demonstrated experience in leading multi-faceted tests and test project teams, to include oversight of scheduling


• 5+ years test and evaluation experience with DoD/USAF test processes and documentation


• 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)

Preferred Skills & Experiences:

• Top Secret clearance


• Technical Master’s degree


• 5+ years of test and evaluation experience on SATCOM systems


• 7+ years of systems engineering experience


• INCOSE CSEP or ESEP certification
  

Clearance:

• A Secret or TS clearance is required for this position


• All applicants selected will be subject to a background check and a security investigation and will need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.