Systems Engineer

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 see http://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. 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
• Develop and deliver effective customer presentations (support design reviews, status reports, kickoff meetings, test plans) demonstrating an ability to communicate comfortably at a system level
• Attend and actively support highly technical engineering team meetings
• Travel as necessary to attend conferences and customer meetings
  
  

Experience And Skills

• 5 Years engineering experience
• 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
• Familiarity with cloud-based platforms (specifically AWS) and Kubernetes-enabled applications
• 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
• Demonstrate knowledge and examples of ICD generation between space to ground (S2G) and ICDs for a system of systems
• Experience developing system level models, requirements, and architecture in conjunction with discipline engineering teams
• Message translation experience, namely wrapping messages in a pub/sub architecture
• User Interface/User Experience (UX) design experience
• Experience with military space operations
  
  

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: $100,000-$140,000

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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