Tactical Communications Systems Engineer, Senior

CACI International

3d•$53,100 - $106,300•Remote

About The Position

CACI is seeking an experienced Tactical Communications Systems Engineer, Senior to support the engineering, integration, deployment, configuration, testing, and sustainment of tactical communications capabilities across the Indo-Pacific. The Tactical Communications Systems Engineer serves as CACI's Communication Engineering professional responsible for supporting secure, resilient voice, data, and network communications that enable distributed logistics, command-and-control, and mission support operations. Reporting to the Communications Engineering Lead, this position applies communications engineering principles to tactical radio, satellite, line-of-sight, beyond-line-of-sight, and IP-based communications systems operating in fixed, mobile, expeditionary, and contested environments. The Tactical Communications Systems Engineer works closely with Government stakeholders, network engineers, systems engineers, cybersecurity personnel, COMSEC custodians, field service technicians, logisticians, operational planners, vendors, and mission partners to establish and sustain interoperable communications across geographically dispersed nodes. The position supports Joint Theater Distribution Centers (JTDCs), Intermediate Staging Bases (ISBs), command-and-control nodes, warehouses, airfields, ports, and forward operating locations while providing technical support for secure communications in disconnected, disrupted, intermittent, and limited-bandwidth (DDIL) environments.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years of experience supporting communications engineering, tactical communications, RF communications, SATCOM, network communications, systems integration, or related Government or Department of Defense technical operations.
Experience configuring, integrating, testing, troubleshooting, or sustaining tactical radio, SATCOM, LOS/BLOS, IP-based, or related communications systems in operational environments.
Experience developing or maintaining communications diagrams, equipment configurations, test documentation, implementation procedures, or technical records.
Experience troubleshooting communications, RF, network, interface, connectivity, or interoperability issues in fixed, mobile, expeditionary, or distributed environments.
Working knowledge of tactical communications principles, RF fundamentals, networking, SATCOM, COMSEC, system integration, and DoD communications environments.
Active TS/SCI security clearance required to start.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Telecommunications, or a related technical field.
Experience supporting Department of Defense, Joint, Combatant Command, Service Component, USSOCOM, SOCPAC, or other geographically dispersed Government communications operations.
Experience with tactical radio families, SATCOM terminals, tactical networking equipment, routers/switches, antennas, RF test equipment, and secure communications devices.
Knowledge of PACE communications planning, DDIL operations, spectrum management, DoD cybersecurity/RMF requirements, and configuration management practices.
Professional certification such as CompTIA Security+, Network+, CCNA, ETA communications certification, or equivalent technical certification is preferred.
Experience supporting OCONUS, expeditionary, contingency, or contested operating environments in the Indo-Pacific is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Engineer, configure, integrate, test, deploy, and sustain tactical communications systems supporting distributed logistics and mission operations.
Support secure voice, data, radio, satellite, line-of-sight (LOS), beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS), and IP-based communications capabilities across fixed, mobile, and expeditionary sites.
Analyze mission requirements, site conditions, coverage requirements, bandwidth demands, interoperability constraints, and communications dependencies to develop technically sound solutions.
Develop communications architectures, system diagrams, equipment configurations, frequency and network interface requirements, implementation plans, and technical documentation.
Configure and troubleshoot tactical radios, SATCOM terminals, routers, switches, antennas, modems, encryption-enabled devices, and associated communications infrastructure within authorized procedures.
Support establishment and sustainment of communications at JTDCs, ISBs, warehouses, ports, airfields, command-and-control nodes, and forward operating locations.
Perform communications system integration, functional testing, interoperability testing, coverage validation, and operational acceptance testing before fielding or mission use.
Troubleshoot RF, SATCOM, network, interface, connectivity, latency, bandwidth, power, and equipment issues and coordinate corrective actions to restore mission capability.
Support resilient communications planning for DDIL and contested environments, including alternate pathways, redundant communications, degraded-mode operations, and PACE considerations.
Coordinate with COMSEC personnel to ensure communications equipment is configured and operated in accordance with approved keying, handling, accountability, and security procedures.
Coordinate communications activities with cybersecurity and RMF personnel to maintain approved technical baselines, security controls, vulnerability management, and system authorization requirements.
Support spectrum and frequency coordination activities with authorized Government personnel to reduce interference and enable interoperable communications.
Maintain equipment inventories, configuration records, network diagrams, technical manuals, test results, maintenance records, and system baseline documentation.
Support integration of tactical communications with logistics information systems, edge devices, sensors, data-fusion capabilities, and mission command applications.
Evaluate communications performance and recommend improvements to coverage, availability, resilience, interoperability, scalability, and maintainability.
Provide technical guidance to technicians and field personnel performing communications installation, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, and sustainment activities.
Support exercises, contingency operations, humanitarian assistance/disaster response, surge requirements, and emergent missions requiring rapid communications deployment or reconfiguration.
Coordinate with Government technical authorities, OEMs, vendors, and mission partners to resolve communications engineering issues and implement approved technical changes.
Ensure communications engineering activities comply with applicable DoD cybersecurity, COMSEC, spectrum, interoperability, safety, configuration-management, and contractual requirements.
Identify emerging tactical communications technologies and recommend practical capability improvements that enhance resilient theater logistics and mission support.