Principal, Project Engineering

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 seeking a Chief Project Engineer , in Colorado Springs, CO, for SATCOM and Space Ground System projects of varying size and complexity. The Chief Project Engineer provides technical leadership throughout the entire engineering lifecycle; from contract award through system acceptance testing and post-delivery support, coordinating and leading multiple engineering teams and subcontractors conducting development. The Chief Project Engineer directly leads multi-functional teams of hardware, software, integration and test engineers and interfaces with other internal organizations such as Production, Quality, Customer Support and others, as well as interfaces and overseeing subcontractors. The Chief Project Engineer is the Customer's primary interface for all technical matters relating to the project

Lead, conduct, and coordinate requirement analysis, decomposition, and management over multiple engineering development efforts, including customer and subcontractor interaction and trade-off options

Lead and coordinate the Architecture / System / Hardware / Firmware / Software design development and maturation (depending upon project size and scope) over multiple deliverable development efforts involving multiple development teams and subcontracting partners

Support and coordinate the verification and troubleshooting of the technical solutions provided by the various development teams, including subcontractors

Support, coordinate and or lead the project acceptance test planning and test execution effort

Articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms to the customer, users, subcontractors, and the development team including leadership of project formal reviews (requirements, design, and test readiness)

Support the Project Manager in the creation and status updates of project schedule and financial performance

Support definition, scoping, tracking, and refinement of the Integrated Master project schedule to ensure on-time & on-budget completion

Maintain technical project responsibility for assigned tasks, provide technical management of subcontractors, and work closely with company management to provide status on progress on project development tasks

Support and coordinate project risk and opportunity management

Represent the Company as technical advisor in high-level meetings and briefings with Company and customer personnel

Prepare, deliver, and submit technical papers and perform engineering studies

Project Engineer, Technical Lead, Requirement Verification, System Architect, Chief Engineer, Chief Project Engineer

10 - 15 years experience and leadership with a team of systems, software, and test engineers in a complex, fast moving environment

• Leading system development that includes/integrates software development, using at least one modern programming language (i.e. C++, Java, Python, )
• Experience in coordinating requirements with the customer , defining/architecting a solution to satisfy them and developing/coordinating the test methodology to verify them
• Experience in coordinating requirements with subcontractors , defining/architecting a solution to satisfy them and developing the test methodology to verify them
• Self-motivated and comfortable leading technical teams comprised of a diverse group of engineers across multiple disciplines, which can also include subcontractors
• Experience leading and coordinating IPTs in designing, developing, integrating, testing, verifying, validating, and delivering a large System-of-Systems project/program for a Space-to-Ground or Satellite communication project
• Experience preparing for and leading/coordinating PDRs, CDRs, SRRs, TRRs, and other similar requirements and design review meetings internally and with customers and subcontractors
• Proven ability to work with ambiguity and loosely defined requirements and get the tasks and requirements clarified and focused for effective execution, helping the customer & subcontractor understand the requirements needed to provide a system that meets the customer's needs
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to interact directly with customers, subcontractors and management

System deployment experience, including working with a DoD customer to transition a development system to operations, is a plus

Experience working within the Defense and/or Aerospace industry

Experience in ground systems, system engineering, or software engineering

Experience with RF Engineering of satellite ground stations including link budgeting

Experience with spacecraft Mission Unique Software (MUS)

Experience developing customer documentation deliverables

Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Familiarity with aerospace design and verification processes to include requirements development, validation and verification for conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design

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.