Senior Systems Engineer - Defense Systems & Jama Connect

Kraken Kinetics Llc; Pinehurst (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Company-paid medical coverage

Vision & dental (company-paid)

Disability coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Snacks

Job summary

Kraken Kinetics is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Moore County, NC, to drive system requirements across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and test domains. You will translate customer needs into actionable baselines and support verification strategies while mentoring junior engineers and maturing the Jama Connect platform.

Join a fast-moving defense engineering team delivering mission-critical products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on systems engineering experience.
• Experience developing and managing technical requirements.
• Experience across mechanical, electrical, firmware/software, test, and program functions.
• Defense/aerospace/high-reliability environment experience.
• Ability to translate needs into clear engineering requirements.
• Strong technical communication and collaboration.
• Experience with Jama Connect (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Develop, capture, decompose, allocate, and maintain system-level requirements derived from customer needs and use cases.
• Coordinate with cross-discipline teams to ensure clear, testable requirements and verifiable baselines.
• Maintain requirements traceability, verification matrices, interfaces, and system architecture artifacts.
• Support architecture development, trade studies, risk assessment, and technical decisions.
• Mentor junior engineers and help mature Kraken’s systems engineering practices.

Skills

Technical communication

Independent execution

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering

Tools

Jama Connect

IBM DOORS

DOORS Next

Polarion

Job description

Kraken Kinetics is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Moore County, NC, to drive system requirements across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and test domains. You will translate customer needs into actionable baselines and support verification strategies while mentoring junior engineers and maturing the Jama Connect platform.

Join a fast-moving defense engineering team delivering mission-critical products.