Mission-Critical Systems Design Engineer

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.; Dallastown (York County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability

401(k) Savings Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid Time-Off (PTO)

Holidays

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Kratos C5ISR designs, engineers and manufactures advanced mission-critical technologies for defense and national security customers. The role emphasizes systems engineering across architecture, design, verification, and validation for new products.

You will support cross-functional teams including Mechanical, Electrical, Safety, Test, and Program Management, and contribute to design documentation and requirements management. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Aerospace, Physics, or other engineering/technical field.
• At least 2+ years of related experience in Engineering, Program Management, or related field.
• Experience in structural, facility, ground vehicle or HVAC systems desired.
• INCOSE certification (ASEP, CSEP or ESEP) desired.
• Requirements management database experience required, DOORS or Jama desired.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office basic product suite required.

Responsibilities

• Apply principles of systems engineering to the architectural definition, design, development, verification, qualification and validation for new product development.
• Supports cross-functional Integrated Product Teams typically comprised of Mechanical, Electrical, Safety, Test, Manufacturing and Quality Engineering; CAD; Integrated Logistics Support; and Program Management for product realization.
• Contributes to the development and maintenance of system design documentation, including engineering plans, concepts of operations, performance specifications, system block diagrams, system design descriptions, interface control documents, verification plans and verification/requirement cross reference matrices.
• Supports requirements management activities, including requirement definition, decomposition, derivation, change management, verification planning and progress tracking, compliance assessment, performance measure monitoring and sub-tier specification management.
• Assists Program Management and Project Engineering by supporting risk and opportunity tracking, schedule and cost planning inputs, continuous improvement activities, technical performance measures, and contract change management processes.

Skills

Security clearance eligibility

Communication skills

Reading & following instructions

Team collaboration

Adaptability in fast-paced env

Ability to obtain security clearance

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Microsoft Office

Job description

Kratos C5ISR designs, engineers and manufactures advanced mission-critical technologies for defense and national security customers. The role emphasizes systems engineering across architecture, design, verification, and validation for new products.

You will support cross-functional teams including Mechanical, Electrical, Safety, Test, and Program Management, and contribute to design documentation and requirements management. Travel may be required.