Chief Systems Engineer

Job Description

Readiness Delivered. Kratos engineers and deploys technology and systems that move national security forward, with the cost, speed, and reliability that make readiness certain. We are a trusted partner—driven by doing the right thing and achieving maximum success for our customers, our partners and ourselves. The Chief Systems Engineer leverages expertise in Systems Engineering principles to define, communicate, and execute an architecture to analyze, and manage the complexities of systems throughout the project lifecycle - ensuring solutions satisfy cost, schedule, and technical requirements. This is accomplished through leadership of the systems engineering team and influence within program / project leadership.

• Leads requirements analysis to elicit, document, and manage the functional and non-functional requirements of systems
• Researches and defines integration strategies for design
• Designs, develops, and maintains the system architecture, providing a blueprint for the components and their interactions
• Applies system modeling techniques to visualize and analyze the structure and behavior of the simulation
• Performs functional analysis to decompose high-level requirements into detailed functions and allocate them to system elements
• Identifies and assesses potential risks associated with development, and integration, and proposes mitigation strategies.
• Defines the system and its integration, including interfaces with control systems models or data
• Oversight for responsibilities of test planning and defining scope for verification and validation of the integrated simulation system against requirements
• Creates and communicates system architectures, integration plans, and interface definitions for various designs and related systems
• Identifies integration requirements, data exchange needs, and works with discipline engineers to define compatible solutions
• Serves as a technical lead to ensure coordination of systems and provides guidance to other technical team members
• Liaison with leadership, customer counterparts, process engineers, discipline engineers, and software developers to resolve questions with interpretation or execution of the design throughout its lifecycle
• Monitors the development and integration progress against the system architecture to identify inconsistencies and coordinates with the team to create effective solutions
• Identifies key performance indicators (KPIs) and develops and maintains metrics to assess effectiveness of the system architecture and the team’s execution thereof
• Interacts with leadership, verbally and through presentations, on the system's architecture, integration, and progress
• May develop proposal content used for new business capture
• Participates in the identification of root causes of system-level issues and develops effective corrective actions
  
  

Experience And Skills

• Experienced in the design, development, and testing of training systems under US Department of War regulations, standards, and acquisition framework methods
• Understands relevant industry standards and best practices in relation to system design, integration, and verification
• Interprets and defines system architectures, interface control documents, requirements specifications, and system models
• Proficiency with requirements analysis principles, methodologies, and management tools
• Experienced with system architecture development, documentation, and model-based systems engineering / Model Based Engineering or Design (MBSE/MBD)
• Experienced with risk management processes
• Understands control systems principles.
• Strong computer skills and experience with standard office software.
• BS degree in Engineering (e.g., Systems, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical) or a relevant technical field (significant work experience in systems engineering may be substituted for education).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a combination of systems engineering and a related technical domain (e.g., simulation, process control, or the energy industry).
  
  

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) or Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP)
• Experience with naval or industrial power plants
• Proficiency with Jama requirements management software
• Experience with any combination of: Building Information Models (BIM), AutoDesk Revit, Deltek CostPoint, SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM, TipQA
• Knowledge and/or experience with relevant quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001)
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for data analysis or automation
• Experience in test planning and execution for complex systems
  
  

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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