
Senior Digital Design Engineer - Electronic Warfare Products
Herndon, VAFull-time$105–231K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
CACI seeks a Senior Digital Design Engineer for its hardware engineering team in Rochester, New York. The engineer will contribute across product development, including design, schematic capture, PCB layout, firmware development, integration, sustainment, and testing of digital electronic components. The role requires U.S. citizenship and willingness and ability to obtain a security clearance.
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Job Title: Senior Digital Design Engineer - Electronic Warfare Products
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
The Opportunity:
CACI is seeking a Senior Digital Design Engineer to join our dynamic hardware engineering team in Rochester, NY. In this role you will be instrumental in the design, development, integration, sustainment, and testing of cutting-edge digital electronic components across our diverse product line. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage in all phases of product development, from design and schematic capture to PCB layout and firmware development. Successful candidates will be self-motivated, possess excellent communication skills, and thrive in both team and individual settings. U.S. Citizenship is required, and candidates must be willing and able to obtain a security clearance.
Responsibilities:
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Analyze, design, and develop; assist in commercialization
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Build prototypes, products, and systems for testing; set up and conduct laboratory simulations
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Design interfaces for our products, ensuring proper integration and functionality
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Conduct and/or participate in technical reviews of requirements, specifications, designs, codes, and other tasks involved in product development
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Support engineering design reviews with peers, including Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), and Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)
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Author interface control documents for systems and subsystems
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Create schematics and BOMs for products
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Be part of a team to establish system architecture
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Lead technical execution of electrical engineering principles
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Assist in generating technical content for white papers to support proposal development as needed
Qualifications:
Required:
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Bachelor’s (BS) in Electrical Engineering or a related field with with a minimum of 10 years of experience in digital electronics design
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Strong understanding of standard engineering processes and terms such as Interface Control Documents (ICDs), System Requirements Documents (SRD), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), and Customer Acceptance
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Direct experience in circuit board design, fabrication, and assembly
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In-depth knowledge of high-speed digital circuits, layouts, and interfaces
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Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout
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Broad knowledge of digital communication standards and protocols, including USB3.x, Ethernet, PCIe, I2C, and SPI
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Operating experience with lab equipment such as Logic Analyzers, Signal Generators, Oscilloscopes, Protocol Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, and Network Analyzers
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Excellent organizational, communication and writing skills, with the ability to articulate technical discussions through strategy, implementation, and system & subsystem design
Desired:
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Masters (MS) in Electrical Engineering or related field
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Developing test summaries to include results, conclusions, and recommendations
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Experience with electronic exploitation
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Familiarity with Siemens PADS software for PCB layout design
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Experience with Hardware Description Languages (HDLs) such as VHDL or Verilog
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.
Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$105,100-$231,100
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 10,352 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$105–231K/yr
- Virginia median$103–160K/yr299 salary ranges
- US median$107–168K/yr6,769 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $168K, is 29% above the Virginia median midpoint ($130K) — in the top quarter of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 378 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Virginia and 10,352 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 8,623 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,634 of the 10,352 open Electrical Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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