Systems Engineer

Salary: $100,000 USD Annually - $140,000 USD Annually Years Of Experience: 005 Job Description Readiness Delivered. 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 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. This lead System Engineering position is an exciting opportunity based in Colorado Springs, CO that encompasses dimensions of system engineering and assisting leadership with knowledge of systems development, engineering, and integration. The successful candidate, as part of our engineering team, will work with management, product, and IR&D teams to help create strategic technical visions, build successful solutions for executing programs, and strengthen our market domination. Responsibilities include but are not limited to Lead the System Engineering team to ensure all contractual requirements and deliverables are met. Chair/Host/Support program Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) and System Engineering IPTs (SEIPTs). Ensure timely and accurate CDRLs are submitted according to customer prescribed schedule. Requirement’s analysis. 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. 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 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. Active Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/Sci. Support programs through SRR, PDR, CDR or equivalent design reviews. Experience with Risk Management. Familiarity with modern IT infrastructure capabilities including virtualization, cloud deployment, and containerization. Candidate must be self‑motivated and comfortable with supporting multiple groups of developers, engineers, and testers. Candidate must be able to articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms both internally to the team as well as externally to the customer and users. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Working knowledge of space systems, including ground systems, satellite command and control, RF systems, and system development processes is a plus. DOORS experience is a plus. Preferred Skills and Experience Experience with satellite ground systems. Experience with SCN. Experience with SATCOM mission planning. Experience with model‑based systems engineering. Experience with SecDevOps processes and related Agile practices. Security+ certification is beneficial but not required. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance 401(k) Savings Plan Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) Paid Time‑Off (PTO) Holidays Education Reimbursement Pay Transparency: 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. Kratos Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr