Senior Systems Engineer

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

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 Defense and Security Solutions is seeking a highly motivated systems engineer to lead full lifecycle engineering for unmanned aircraft programs. You will develop requirements, architectures, and MBSE artifacts while interfacing with customers and internal teams across the lifecycle.

The role requires experience with MBSE/Cameo, leadership across defense programs, and the ability to travel to customer locations as needed. Strong communication and ownership are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience developing system requirements, system designs, and verification documentation.
• Leadership experience in the Defense/Aerospace industry on complex programs.
• Experience with MBSE and Cameo.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with remotely distributed teams.
• Demonstrated technical leadership capabilities.
• Sense of ownership, urgency, and drive to accomplish results.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer requirements, decompose and allocate requirements to system elements.
• Develop system architectures for new and existing systems.
• Conduct trade studies and design research to optimize requirements and architecture.
• Create system/subsystem design documentation (interfaces, schematics, system descriptions).
• Develop and execute system verification plans and efforts.
• Develop MBSE processes, templates, and best practices.
• Present Cameo models to stakeholders.
• Lead or support SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR reviews.
• Assist in proposals and presentation materials.
• Peer review team members’ work.
• Develop and review test plans and reports.
• Plan and execute HWIL, subsystem and system testing; travel to customer sites (<25%).

Skills

MBSE

Leadership

Requirements analysis

System architecture

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Cameo

Job description

Job Description

5-D Systems, a KRATOS Company, is seeking a highly motivated candidate who will provide full lifecycle systems engineering technical contribution and leadership in support of unmanned aircraft programs. This position is full-time and requires the ability to successfully work in a team environment. The successful candidate will understand and have experience applying the full systems engineering lifecycle, and must be able to develop requirements, create system design documentation, generate, utilize and maintain Cameo models. This position will interface with internal and external project team members, company leadership, and customers.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Analyzing customer/stakeholder requirements, decomposing requirements, deriving requirements, and allocating requirements to system and subsystem elements
• Developing system architectures for new and existing systems
• Conducting trade studies and performing design research of engineering concepts and explorations to determine optimal requirements and system architecture
• Developing system/subsystem design documentation such as interface definitions, system schematics, and system description documents
• Developing and executing system verification plans and efforts
• Developing MBSE processes, procedures, templates, and best practices
• Developing, reviewing, and presenting Cameo models to internal and external stakeholders
• Leading or supporting system engineering technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR)
• Assisting in preparation of proposals and presentation materials
• Performing peer reviews of fellow team members' work
• Developing and reviewing test plans and reports
• Supporting the planning and execution of various kinds of testing including hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL), subsystem and system testing
• Traveling to customer locations as needed (<25% anticipated)

Experience And Skills

The successful candidate has:

• Minimum Experience/Skills:
• Experience developing system requirements, system designs, and verification documentation
• Leadership experience working within the Defense and/or Aerospace industry on complex programs
• Experience with MBSE and Cameo
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with remotely distributed teams
• Demonstrated technical leadership capabilities
• Sense of ownership, urgency, and drive to accomplish results

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline from an accredited engineering university
• 11-20 years of relevant industry experience
• A U.S. DoD Secret Clearance or higher (or the ability to obtain such a clearance if needed)

Job Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Coverage
• Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Education Reimbursement

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