Systems Engineer

Reference: 85347-370494Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services, Inc. is seeking a senior Systems Engineer with 8–12 years of experience to lead system-level development, integration, verification, and sustainment activities for complex defense systems. This role requires a seasoned systems thinker with deep experience translating customer needs into technical solutions, guiding multidisciplinary engineering efforts, and maintaining rigorous system-level requirements, architectures, and interfaces throughout the program lifecycle. The ideal candidate demonstrates leadership, technical ownership, strong cross-team collaboration, and the ability to drive clarity in complex engineering environments.Key ResponsibilitiesLead development, documentation, and sustainment of system-level requirements, specifications, and technical documentation.Translate customer and operational needs into clear system requirements and actionable technical solutions.Perform advanced requirements analysis, allocation, traceability, and verification planning throughout the system lifecycle.Develop and maintain system architectures, functional analyses, high-level designs, and interface definitions for complex systems.Provide system-level leadership during integration, verification, validation, qualification, and sustainment activities.Coordinate across electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, test, and quality engineering teams to ensure system requirements are fully satisfied.Lead system-level technical trade studies balancing performance, cost, risk, schedule, and producibility.Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and manage system and subsystem interfaces.Develop system-level test plans, procedures, and reports; support and lead integration and test events.Participate in formal design reviews, technical interchange meetings, program reviews, and customer engagements.Identify system-level risks and lead the development of mitigation strategies.Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of system-level issues during development, integration, testing, and production.Maintain rigorous requirements traceability from customer inputs through design, integration, verification, and validation.Support configuration management, change control, and system baseline documentation.Analyze system performance, identify improvement opportunities, and drive system enhancements.Prepare high-quality technical reports, specifications, presentations, and customer-facing documentation.Provide leadership and mentorship to less-experienced systems engineers and contribute to overall team development.BenefitsMedical, Dental & Vision Insurance CoverageLife/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance401(k) Savings PlanEmployee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)Paid Time-Off (PTO)HolidaysEducation Reimbursement