Optical Test Engineer

• Work for CACI, rated Fortune World's Most Admired Company -- recognized for the ninth consecutive year in 2026.
• Work with other highly skilled engineers testing, troubleshooting, and recommending design improvements for Optical Communication Terminals (OCTs). These OCTs are primarily for inter-satellite communication.
• Your work would be key to the advancement of space-based communication.

​ Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing, modeling, analyzing and testing optical, electro-optical, and opto-mechanical systems and components.
• Develop component specifications, tolerances, simulations and test procedures for electro-optical systems and components.
• Draft and follow assembly and test work instructions.
• Use methods to assure and verify optical design requirements are met.
• Must bring to bear optical knowledge to troubleshoot optical problems discovered during system testing.
• Communicate cross-functionally to develop and design project plans.

• Must have a minimum bachelor’s degree in physics or engineering (optical, electrical, mechanical) and 5 years of related experience.
• Must have a firm understanding of both free-space and guided-wave (fiber) optics.
• Must be able to design, build, and align optical test configurations.
• Must have a background in methods for stray light suppression.
• Must be an effective communicator (both written and verbal).
• Must be willing and able to travel to other CACI test sites within the US.

• Master’s degree in physics or optical engineering.
• Understanding of Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFAs).
• Skilled in fiber optic splicing.
• Proven skills in mathematical modeling for troubleshooting purposes.