Mechanical Engineer

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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The Opportunity:

CACI is a leading provider of innovative IT solutions dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technology services for national security and defense. We focus on providing advanced systems engineering services that meet the most critical and complex mission requirements. Join us as we help shape the future of technology.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will focus on leading the evaluation, allocation, and tracking of requirements throughout the development cycle, ensuring supportability for security certification. This position involves both hands-on technical work and leadership responsibilities, including overseeing systems engineering teams and providing technical project management.

Responsibilities:

• Identifying and resolving issues within existing systems while designing and implementing new systems and enhancing existing ones.

• Participating in the analysis, design, and construction of next-generation IT systems, ensuring they meet rigorous security and performance standards.

• Understanding customer needs and aligning them with commercially available IT products to create actionable and implementable requirements for the development team.

• Working with various technologies including telecommunications (TCP/IP, OIS/CMIP/X25), operating systems (Windows, UNIX, Linux), databases (Oracle, MS Access, Sybase), and applications (Tivoli, PeopleSoft).

• Applying ITIL and SEI/CMM principles to systems engineering processes to ensure effective and streamlined development workflows.

• Providing oversight and management of systems engineering teams, ensuring that projects stay on track and meet client expectations.

• Offering leadership and technical project management support to engineering teams and projects, ensuring timely and successful delivery of key systems.

Qualifications:
Required: 

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with at least 10 years of relevant experience, OR an associate’s degree with 15 years of relevant experience.

• Active Secret Clearance

• Proven experience as a systems engineer across one or more IT platforms.

• DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level II certification.

• Computing Environment (CE) certification, such as Microsoft OS, Cent OS, or Red Hat OS.

• Experience with technologies such as Active Directory, Identity Management, SCCM, DNS, Group Policy, Active Role Servers, Privileged Account Management (PAM), and MS Exchange.

• If assigned to Desktop & Enclave Services:

• Understanding of mission islands, Trusted Thin Client, and enhanced VDI (e.g., remote GPU and memory scaling).

Desired:

• Deep expertise in IT systems engineering across multiple IT platforms, including telecommunications protocols and infrastructure management.

• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to oversee and guide systems engineering teams to success.

• In-depth experience with next-generation system construction and securing IT environments for high-performance, secure use cases.

This position is contingent on funding and may not be filled immediately. However, this position is representative of positions within CACI that are consistently available. Individuals who apply may also be considered for other positions at CACI.

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:

$67,800 - $142,200