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Ground System Test Engineer

Acuity Innovations Colorado, United States

remotefull-time

Salary: $86,000 - $195,000 / year

Posted Apr 22, 2026

**Role & seniority: ** Test Engineer (mid to senior; 6+ years experience) supporting U.S. Space Force programs

**Location & work type: ** On-site/US defense contractor support (details not specified); collaborative team environment; flexible hours

**Stack/tools: **

  • Test & evaluation artifacts: TES, TEMP, SITP, EVP, VCRM, RVFs

  • Systems engineering standards: IEEE 15288.1 / IEEE 15288.2

  • (Nice) Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools

  • (Nice) DoD acquisition references: DoD 5000.01, 5000.02, 5000.89, 5000.98, 5000.100

  • Top 3 responsibilities:

    1. Define, develop, maintain, and execute large-scale system test plans and T&E strategy documentation

    2. Test/analyze/evaluate/verify/validate complex mission systems; identify mitigations early

    3. Coordinate systems engineering/integration efforts and produce test execution/verification analysis briefings/reports for stakeholders (incl. government/FFRDC)

  • Must-have skills:

    • 6+ years in test & evaluation and system integration on Major Defense Acquisition Programs (hardware + complex ground software)

    • Team-based test strategy/planning, execution/verification/analysis

    • Knowledge of systems engineering standards (IEEE 15288.1/15288.2)

    • Ability to collaborate with government clients/FFRDC/contractor teams

    • Secret clearance; Bachelor’s in Engineering/Math/Physics/Technology

**Nice-to-haves

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

Acuity Innovations LLC: Overview | LinkedIn www.acuityinnovationsllc.com

As a Test Engineer, you’ll work with the U.S. Space Force to develop and rapidly deploy the next generation of resilient Missile Warning (MW), Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (TISR), and Environmental Monitoring (EM) capabilities to deter attacks and provide critical information to our warfighters. Your customer will trust you to not only test, analyze, evaluate, verify, and validate these systems, but also identify areas requiring urgent mitigation up-front and early to develop this system with advanced technology solutions. Grow your skills by merging innovative engineering methodologies and cross-disciplinary coordination to create tomorrow’s solutions.

Required Skills and Experience

  • 6+ years of experience working/planning on test and evaluation, and system integration on Major Defense Acquisition Programs, including complex ground software, and hardware systems
  • 6+ years of experience working in a collaborative team environment, developing test strategies, plans, reports, and briefings, and participating in test execution, verification, or analysis
  • Experience supporting overall engineering integration of systems engineering and integration efforts for the DoD, government agencies, or commercial programs
  • Knowledge of systems engineering standards, including IEEE 15288.1 and IEEE 15288.2
  • Ability to define, develop, maintain, and execute large-scale system test plans and overarching test and evaluation strategy documents, including Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES), Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), System Integration Test Plans (SITP), Enterprise Verification Plans (EVP), Verification Cross Reference Matrices (VCRM), and Requirements Verification Files (RVFs)
  • Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients, Federally Funded Research and Developmental Centers (FFRDC), and associate contractor teammates to achieve program goals
  • Secret clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Technology field

Nice If You Have

  • Experience performing systems engineering, integration, and testing on ground-based remote sensing systems
  • Experience with portfolio and program verification, interoperability, validation and certification, and operational acceptance
  • Experience planning, executing, and reporting testing on behalf of the Lead Developmental Test Organization or the Operational Test Agency.
  • Experience planning and executing program reviews throughout the lifecycle of the system
  • Experience using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools to manage system definitions and technical baselines
  • Knowledge of DoD 5000.01, 5000.02, 5000.89, 5000.98 or 5000.100
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Master’s degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Technology field
  • CTEP or INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional Certifications such as ASEP, CSEP, or ESEP Certification

Compensation

  • $86,000-$195,000 based on years of experience, knowledge, education, and contract-specific affordability.
Test and evaluationSystem integrationDefense acquisition programsSystems engineeringTest strategy developmentRequirements verificationDoD standardsIEEE 15288Ground software systemsHardware systemsTechnical briefingsCross-disciplinary coordinationModel-based systems engineeringInteroperabilityValidation and certification

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