System Engineer

Job Description

Ready for What’s Next? At Kratos, we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit balanced with discipline. We work hard, and take care of our customers, employees, and families. Recognized as thought leaders in our industry, we are motivated by creating and delivering innovative solutions to our nation and global customers. Kratos is looking for a System Engineer level 4 with cyber knowledge and experience, to support a system throughout its life cycle (from Concept to Sunset). The development, testing, and maintenance of Cryptologic Knowledge Solutions for analysis and applications for specific projects. This position will involve researching, designing, implementing, and testing the system solutions.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Develop applications, services, and components for specific products. Tasks include design, develop, test, validate security and policy compliance, debug, document, deploy, and maintain in compliance with the ISO/IEC 15288 System Lifecycle processes.
• Generate and maintain technical documentation for each service and solution developed, to support development and outreach activities
• Conform to all Section 508 requirements in the processes of developing, procuring, and maintaining electronic and information technology products and systems
• Manipulate extremely large data sets, and data queries for existing or proposed databases
• Provide requirement analysis and synthesis from system to component level
• Working with Real Time Systems and Business Management Information Systems
• Resolve system issues and problem reports, modifying existing requirements and designs to work with new hardware and software and or improve its performance
• Assess design and implementation tradeoffs between solutions ranging from hardware vs software solution approaches, and new hardware and software development vs COTS/GOTS options
• Provide inputs as a team member to help address functional areas in analytics, knowledge management, information access/management and cyber/threat (malware) analysis
• Design, implement, and test complex algorithms requiring strict timing, following the software development, configuration management, testing, and validation processes, and ensure quality is built into the product
• Utilize scientific analysis and mathematical modeling to predict performance and consequences of a design
• Oversee/lead one or more development teams to ensure work is completed per the requirements and process of each particular project
• Generate designs in coordination with an IPT to address the performance and cyber requirements of each particular project
• Assist in developing and executing test procedures
• Maintain Configuration Management of the appropriate data and relevant materials
  
  

Experience And Skills

• Bachelor of Science in System Engineering and or a STEM degree, with 10 years of direct experience in a similar role (willing to consider a combination of education and years of directly related experience)
• An active TS/SCI with a full Poly
• Solid knowledge and experience of System Life Cycle processes (ISO/IEC 15288), from concept to sunset
• Experience and proficiency in managing technical aspects of a project, including Risk Management, Configuration Management, Interface Management (ICDs), and Technical Data Management
• Experienced working in an Agile or iterative development approach
• Experience in executing and leading a team in analyzing complex problems, evaluating alternative solutions, and methodically generating options and a proposed solution
• Experience leading efforts of working requirements with customers and leading the development of system life cycle solution that satisfies those requirements (including ISO/ISC 15288) and providing a solution for them
• Experience working effectively in a cross functional team environment, developing solutions to customer/system requirements and addressing performance issues of an existing system
• Experience developing and leading test approaches for validating system requirements
• Experience leading multiple teams of engineers in a development and validation effort for a deliverable system solution
  
  

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Digital Signal Processing
• Geolocation knowledge
• Atlassian Tool Suite
• Cloud technologies
• Docker, Container, Kubernetes
• Space Domain Awareness projects requiring software development meeting the System Life Cycle requirements defined in ISO/IEC 15288
  
  

Position is contingent upon successful contract award.



Competitive salary based on experience and education

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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