Kratos Defense and Security Solutions · 13 hours ago
Senior Systems Analyst
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$132K/yr - $158K/yr
15+ years expKratos Defense and Security Solutions is involved in defense and security solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Systems Analyst to support development efforts at a U.S. Navy lab. The role includes responsibilities such as test planning, execution, and reporting activities, collaborating with various program functional areas, and coordinating test events and resources.
ConsultingCyber SecurityGovernmentInformation TechnologyNational SecurityPublic SafetySatellite CommunicationSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Report regularly to the DT&E government Lead on status of test activities
Review and provide comments to program test strategy and major T&E related programmatic documentation, such as, Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES), and Master Test Strategy (MTS), and charters; any experience with development of these documents a plus
Develop/facilitate development of required T&E deliverables including test plans, test procedures, test reports, and Test Readiness Review (TRR) artifacts and other documentation, such as briefs, agendas, minutes, schedules, daily test statuses (i.e., End-of-Day Reports (EODR))
Lead and/or support test planning, execution and reporting activities in support of test events at various locations in the laboratory and operational test environments (i.e., Developmental Test (DT); Integrated Test (IT); Regression Testing; etc.), including data collection and analysis
Coordinate the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) meetings and other T&E working group meetings, as required, including conference room reservations (Classified and Unclassified)
Collaborate with representatives of other program functional areas/disciplines (i.e., Systems Engineering; Cyber Security; Scheduling; etc.) and labs to ensure interdependencies are factored into planning for test events
Coordinate with other agencies and representatives including Operational Test Agencies, Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC), Office for the Chief of Naval Research and Director, Innovation Technology Requirements and Test and Evaluation (OPNAV N94), Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I) Test and Evaluation (T&E) Director, PMW/A 170, Fleet user/System of Systems (SoS) representatives (i.e. Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific, PMW-770, PMW 160, etc.), and Contractor Vendors, as required
Coordinate with Fleet schedulers, laboratories, and operational sites in support of planning efforts for test events to coordinate resources (e.g., Satellite Access; platforms; personnel support; training; etc)
Perform data collection using a variety of lab equipment (i.e. Oscilloscopes; BERTs; Network Analyzers; etc.)
Perform mechanical and electrical fabrication and troubleshooting, as required
Host, lead and/or participate in meetings with internal and external personnel to include development of briefings, agendas, and minutes, preparation and distribution of meeting invites, and other relevant material
Must be innovative and willing to tackle challenging situations to meet the customer’s specific requirements
Qualification
Required
15 years of T&E experience
Experience with system developmental type test events
Knowledge of the DoD and Navy T&E and acquisition processes in the Defense Acquisition life cycle management, including Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process
Intermediate knowledge of experience with MS Office suite, specifically MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to work autonomously
Analytical, organized, and a self-motivated learner
Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively within Navy chain of command
Ability to collaborate/work well with others and thrive in fast-paced environment
Must have excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Ability and willingness to travel to support critical test events as needed in support of test execution
U. S. Citizen with minimum SECRET clearance with the ability to obtain TOP SECRET (TS)/SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI)
Preferred
Bachelor of Science from an accredited college in an applicable discipline such as Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or equivalent
Prior knowledge of RF SATCOM (HF, AEHF, etc.) communications background preferred
10+ years of direct Navy T&E experience
Model-Based Systems Engineering and statistical analysis background
Test Automation experience
Familiarity with Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA)
Familiarity with other functional areas, such as Cyber Security, Systems Engineering, and Logistics and how they impact T&E
Intermediate knowledge of other Microsoft products, such as, Visio, Project, and Teams
Familiarity with Agile Development
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
Company
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions provides mission critical engineering, IT services, and war fighter solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$943.8MKey Investors
United States Air Force
2025-06-25Post Ipo Equity· $556M
2025-04-17Grant· $30M
2024-02-22Post Ipo Equity· $288M
Leadership Team
Eric DeMarco
President and CEO
Michael Smith
VP & GM
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