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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions · 2 days ago

Project Systems Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$130K/yr - $170K/yr

10+ years exp

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is a company recognized for its innovative solutions in the defense sector. They are seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership for SATCOM and Space Ground System projects, managing multi-functional teams and interfacing with various stakeholders throughout the engineering lifecycle.

ConsultingCyber SecurityGovernmentInformation TechnologyNational SecurityPublic SafetySatellite CommunicationSecurity

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead and conduct requirement analysis, decomposition, and management including customer and subcontractor interaction and trade-off options

Lead the Architecture / System / Hardware / Firmware / Software design development and maturation (depending upon project size and scope)

Support verification and troubleshooting of the technical solutions provided by the development staff

Support 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 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 project risk and opportunity management

Support business development activities in support of Kratos satellite communications products

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

Mentor less experienced engineers

Qualification

Systems EngineeringRequirement AnalysisProject ManagementTechnical LeadershipC++PythonMATLABAgile MethodologiesCommunicationMentoringSelf-MotivatedTeam Leadership

Required

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree and at least 10 years relevant work experience (willing to consider a range of work and educational levels)

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 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 a technical team comprised of a diverse group of engineers across multiple disciplines

Experience preparing for and leading PDRs, CDRs, SRRs, TRRs, and other similar requirement 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

Proficiency with basic test equipment, such as Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, etc

Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to interact directly with customers, subcontractors and management

Travel as required to support a project ~ 10% travel

This position requires at minimum a Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret / SCI

Preferred

Strong data analytics skills for signals and RF data from a variety of sources (IQ files, CSV files, database feeds, etc...), to include strong skills in MATLAB (or equivalent tool)

Familiarity with SATCOM links and hardware, ground system architectures, component functionality and testing methods used when integrating large communications systems

Experience in MBSE / SysML using Enterprise Architect, Cameo System Modeler, Rhapsody, or other tools

Basic knowledge of signal processing, digital communications theory, and network communications

Experience executing project development using Agile methodologies

Familiarity with cloud-based and Kubernetes-enabled applications

Familiarity with Configuration Management Tools (e.g., Git, Atlassian tools, Artifactory, etc.)