Principal Infrared Sensor Technology Subject Matter Expert

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🕒 August 25

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $114.6k - $252.1k / year

⏱ Part Time

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CACI International Inc

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

10,000+ employees

Founded 1962

🎖️ Defense

🏛️ Government

🔒 Cybersecurity

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 $500M Post-IPO Debt on 2026-02

Defense • Government • Cybersecurity

CACI International Inc is a U. S. -based government contractor that provides technologies and professional services to national security, defense, and federal civilian customers. CACI delivers solutions across cyber and digital operations, enterprise IT modernization, electronic warfare, counter-unmanned systems (C-UxS), space and optical communications, agile DevSecOps software development, and mission engineering and logistics support. The company positions itself as a large prime contractor that uses advanced software, analytics, sensing, and hardware to detect and counter evolving threats and modernize government technology architectures.

📋 Description

• Serve as a principal technical authority and subject matter expert for infrared sensors, focal plane arrays, detector materials, imaging technologies, and related electro-optical systems • Provide independent technical assessments and recommendations to government program managers, acquisition officials, scientists, engineers, and senior leaders • Support planning, execution, and evaluation of advanced research, development, prototyping, manufacturing, integration, testing, and technology-transition activities • Review technical proposals, statements of work, research plans, test plans, program documentation, technical reports, and contractor deliverables • Advise on domestic and international infrared sensor capabilities, technology trends, supply-chain considerations, manufacturing capacity, and industry developments • Support technology maturity assessments and recommend actions to transition promising technologies into prototypes, production environments, or operational systems • Identify technical risks, capability gaps, dependencies, and barriers to technology maturation and recommend mitigation strategies • Participate in technical interchange meetings, design reviews, program reviews, source-selection activities, industry engagements, conferences, and working groups • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to multidisciplinary teams • Apply scientific and engineering judgment to resolve novel, complex, or ambiguous technical problems • Maintain awareness of emerging infrared, electro-optical, photonic, semiconductor, and advanced-material technologies

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum clearance required to start: TS/SCI • Doctorate in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, Optical Engineering, or a closely related scientific or engineering discipline • Minimum of 20 years of progressively responsible experience in infrared sensors, focal plane arrays, electro-optical technologies, semiconductor devices, photonics, or a closely related technical field • Demonstrated expertise in the development and application of cooled infrared detectors, focal plane arrays, or infrared imaging systems • Extensive experience supporting advanced research and development, technology maturation, systems engineering, acquisition, or technical program execution • Demonstrated ability to evaluate highly complex scientific and engineering concepts and provide authoritative technical recommendations • Internationally or nationally recognized expert • Desired: Recognition as a Fellow or senior member of a relevant scientific or engineering organization

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible time off benefit • Robust learning resources • Healthcare benefits • Wellness benefits • Financial benefits • Retirement benefits • Family support benefits • Continuing education benefits • Time off benefits • Competitive compensation