
Junior Systems Engineer
Colorado Springs, COFull-time$69–142K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Junior Systems Engineer supports sustainment, reliability, maintainability, and availability of the Satellite Control Network (SCN), including communications systems connecting satellite operations centers with remote tracking stations. The role also supports commercial satellite manufacturers testing communications compatibility with the SCN. Under general supervision, the engineer performs analysis, design, or testing tasks and prepares engineering analyses and recommendations for the U.S. Government.
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Full job description
Job Title: Junior Systems Engineer
Job Category: Engineering
Time Type: Full time
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None
Employee Type: Regular
Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%
Type of Travel: Local
Anticipated Posting End: 1/1/2100
The Opportunity
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Support the sustainment, reliability, maintainability, and availability of the Satellite Control Network (SCN).
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Support communications systems that connect satellite operations centers with remote satellite tracking stations worldwide.
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Support commercial satellite manufacturers in testing satellite communications compatibility with the SCN.
Responsibilities
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Under general supervision, perform specific engineering tasks involving analysis, design, or testing.
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Help develop and maintain an active obsolescence management program supporting SCN sustainment.
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Perform obsolescence analyses on system configuration items (CIs) in support of overall SCN system sustainment.
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Prepare engineering analyses with recommendations for the U.S. Government.
Qualifications
Required
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Clearance: A Secret clearance is required; however, no clearance is required to start.
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Citizenship: Must be a U.S. citizen.
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Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or an equivalent field.
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Experience: Zero to three years of related experience in:
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Requirements management and functional analysis.
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Using analysis tools, including Microsoft Excel for data entry and graphing.
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Working with engineering and project teams.
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:
$69,100-$141,500
CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,779 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$69–142K/yr
- Colorado median$115–178K/yr941 salary ranges
- US median$115–187K/yr8,748 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $105K, is 29% below the Colorado median midpoint ($149K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Colorado.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,092 open Systems Engineer jobs in Colorado and 11,779 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Colorado
- Lockheed Martin149 open
- BAE Systems100 open
- Booz Allen Hamilton44 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,741 postings).
- Education
- 4,409 of the 11,779 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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