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Systems Engineer

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Orland, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/9/2026
Job Description

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. We have an opportunity for a Systems Engineer to join our team.

The Systems Engineer role leverages expertise in Systems Engineering principles to define, analyze, and manage the complexities of systems, ensuring solutions satisfy cost, schedule, and technical requirements.

  • Conducts requirements analysis to elicit, document, and manage the functional and non-functional requirements of systems
  • Researches and defines integration strategies for design
  • 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
  • Participates in test planning, defining the strategy and scope for verifying and validating 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 may provide guidance to other technical team members
  • Liaison with 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

Experience And Skills

  • 2-5 years experience in Systems Engineering
  • Degree in Systems, Mechanical, Industrial, Software or Electrical Engineering

Additionally, while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit or stand for extended periods in an office environment.

  • The employee frequently uses computer equipment, including keyboards and monitors, requiring fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
  • The employee may occasionally need to move between office areas and potentially to other locations within a facility.
  • The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds for documents, equipment, etc.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for computer work and document review, and the ability to adjust focus.

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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If you require an accommodation to navigate or apply to our careers site, please send your request to HRAccessibility@kratosdefense.com or call 858-964-2916. Any inquires not related to requesting an accommodation will be discarded.

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The company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

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