Systems Engineer (onsite or remote)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); Remote; USD 120,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Short/Long Term Disability Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid Time-Off (PTO)

Holidays

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is seeking a System Engineer in Colorado Springs, CO (or remote) to support engineering activities meeting contractual requirements.

The role emphasizes developing and modeling requirements, contributing to system design documentation, and leveraging existing analytical models, with capability to develop new models as needed. The ideal candidate has a BS in engineering and experience in the defense and aerospace sectors, including space systems, and must

Qualifications

• BS in SE, CS, EE, ME or other engineering equivalent
• Experience in Defense and/or Aerospace industry with space systems knowledge
• Familiarity with aerospace design and verification processes
• Sense of ownership, urgency, and drive to accomplish results
• Must be able to obtain Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Support the System Engineering team to ensure contractual requirements and deliverables are met on schedule
• Collaborate with system developers, test, and on-site user support to update systems and resolve issues
• Perform requirements analysis and support system design and architecture
• Support program Configuration Control Boards (CCBs)
• Participate in CDRL/SDRL generation and deliveries per customer schedule
• Provide technical advice to customers on architectures and potential solutions
• Develop and deliver customer presentations for design reviews, status, kickoff meetings, and test plans

Job description

Salary : $120,000 USD Annually - $152,000 USD Annually

Years Of Experience : 005

Job Description

Readiness Delivered. Kratos provides leading-edge capabilities for communication with satellites, spacecraft, missiles, and airborne platforms. From factory test to flight, from ground data networking to RF Links – commercial, intelligence, and defense users trust Kratos to solve their most difficult RF problems. For a more complete overview of our capabilities seehttp://www.kratosdefense.com/ . At Kratos, we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit balanced with fiscal and operational discipline. We work hard, we solve hard problems, and we look out for and take care of our customers, each other and our families. Protecting and enabling our nation and global customers through innovative aerospace solutions is what motivates us. We continually build trusted relationships with our peers, our partners and customers, and we take ownership for our actions—always striving to do the right thing.

KRATOS is seeking a motivated System Engineer candidate who will support engineering activities to meet contractual requirements in Colorado Springs, CO (or remote).This full time position requires the ability to work effectively within a collaborative team environment. The successful candidate should be capable of developing and modeling requirements, contributing to system design documentation, utilizing existing analytical models, and helping to develop new models as needed.

Excellent communications and interpersonal relationship skills are required as the candidate will be working closely with system developers, test, and support personnel.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Support the System Engineering team to ensure engineering contractual requirements and deliverables are met on schedule
• Work closely with system developers, test, and on-site user support personnel to support system updates, analyze and resolve system issues, and ensure project objectives are met.
• Perform requirements analysis and support system design and architecture
• Support program Configuration Control Boards (CCBs)
• Participate in CDRL/SDRL generation and deliveries based on customer prescribed schedule
• Provide technical advice to customers on architectures and potential solutions
• Developand deliver effective customer presentations (support design reviews, statusreports, kickoff meetings, test plans) demonstrating an ability to communicate comfortably at a system level
• Attend and actively supporthighly technical engineering team meetings
• Travel as necessary to attend conferences and customer meetings

Experience and Skills

• BS in SE, CS, EE, ME, or other engineering equivalent
• Experience working within the Defense and/or Aerospace industry to include a working knowledge of space systems and specifically satellite ground systems
• Familiarity with aerospace design and verification processes to include requirements development, validation and verification for conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design
• Sense of ownership, urgency, and drive to accomplish results
• Must either currently possess or have the ability to obtain a Secret clearance

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Domain knowledge with sensor systems and associated ground software capabilities
• Experience developing system level models, requirements, and architecture in conjunction with discipline engineering teams
• Familiarity with cloud-based platforms (specifically AWS) and Kubernetes-enabled applications
• Experience with software application specification and CONOPS definition
• Experience with military space operations

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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

Kratos Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as aprotected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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