Project Engineer

Job Description

Readiness Delivered. Kratos is a leader in assured aerospace communication solutions and services. We are cutting-edge innovators and creative problem solvers working collaboratively to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a trusted partner—driven by doing the right thing and achieving maximum success for our customers, our partners and ourselves.

Kratos is valued for our ability to design and deliver leading edge, resilient solutions for aerospace communication, control, awareness and mission success across a continuum of offerings—from commercial products to tailored custom solutions and integrated programs. Customers trust us to stay relevant and know we are in it for the long-haul. We bring both the capability and confidence that our customers value and depend on, and we always deliver.

We are seeking a Systems Engineer / Project Technical Lead for SATCOM and Space Ground System projects of varying size and complexity. The Systems Engineer provides technical leadership throughout the entire engineering lifecycle; from contract award through system acceptance testing and post-delivery support. The Systems Engineer directly leads multi-functional teams of hardware, software, integration and test engineers and interfaces with other internal organizations such as Production, Quality, Customer Support and others. The Systems Engineer is the Customer’s primary interface for all technical matters relating to the project.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide leadership of large satellite ground system programs and act as the primary technical contact for government and/or commercial customers
• Support definition, scoping, tracking, and refinement of the project schedule to ensure on-time & on-budget completion. This includes identification and mitigation of risks.
• Maintain technical project responsibility for assigned tasks, provide technical management of project team and subcontractors (if applicable), and work closely with company management to provide status of project tasks
• Requirements analysis, decomposition, and management including customer interaction and trade-off options
• Conduct functional analyses to ensure requirement criteria are achieved.
• Create hardware and software design artifacts
• Architecture / System / Hardware / Firmware / Software design development and maturation (depending upon project size and scope)
• Support verification and troubleshooting of the technical solutions provided by the development staff
• Support or lead the acceptance test planning and test execution
• Articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms to the customer, users, and the development team. This includes leadership of project formal reviews (requirements, design, and test readiness)
• Support business development activities in support of Kratos satellite communications products
• Represent the Company as technical advisor in high-level meetings and briefings with Company and customer personnel
• Serve as a Principal Investigator or individual contributor to internal research and development projects
• Prepare, deliver, and submit technical papers and perform engineering studies
• Mentor less experienced engineers
  
  

Experience And Skills

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related STEM degree and at least 5 years relevant work experience (willing to consider a range of work and educational levels)
• Strong understanding of signal processing, digital communications theory, and network communications
• Software development experience using at least one modern programming language (i.e. C )
• Experience in coordinating requirements with the customer, defining/architecting a solution to satisfy them, and developing the test methodology to verify them
• Self-motivated and comfortable leading a technical team comprised of a diverse group of engineers across multiple disciplines
• Proficiency with basic test equipment, such as Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, etc.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to interact directly with customers
• Willing to travel to provide customer support (typically 10% CONUS travel)
  
  

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Strong data analytics skills for signals and RF data from a variety of sources (IQ files, CSV files, database feeds, etc...), to include strong skills in MATLAB (or equivalent tool)
• Familiarity with SATCOM links and hardware, ground system architectures, component functionality and testing methods used when integrating large communications systems
• Familiarity with Configuration Management Tools (e.g., Git, Atlassian tools, Artifactory, etc.)
• Experience in SysML using Enterprise Architect, Cameo System Modeler, Rhapsody, or other tools
• Experience executing development projects using Agile methodologies
• Familiarity with cloud-based and Kubernetes-enabled applications
• Familiarity with automated test scripting and tools (e.g., Bamboo)
  
  

The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Competitive salary based on experience and education

Salary Range: $140,000-$175,000

Kratos is valued for our ability to design and deliver leading edge, resilient solutions for aerospace communication, control, awareness and mission success across a continuum of offerings—from commercial to tailored custom solutions and integrated programs. Customers trust us to stay relevant and know we are in it for the long-haul. We bring both the capability and confidence that our customers value and depend on. And we always deliver.

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

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
  
  

Kratos Defense is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. EOE, Minorities, Females, Vet, Disabled, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or any other protected class. All qualified job seekers are encouraged to apply. Kratos Defense is committed to America's veterans by providing opportunities for them to continue contributing after service to our nation. We also work to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

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