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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions · 1 day ago

Chief Project Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$175K/yr - $220K/yr

15+ years exp

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is a leader in assured aerospace communication solutions and services. They are seeking a Chief Project Engineer for SATCOM and Space Ground System projects, responsible for providing technical leadership throughout the engineering lifecycle and coordinating multiple engineering teams and subcontractors.

ConsultingCyber SecurityGovernmentInformation TechnologyNational SecurityPublic SafetySatellite CommunicationSecurity

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

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

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

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

Qualification

System DevelopmentRequirements AnalysisProject ManagementTechnical LeadershipElectrical EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentData AnalyticsAgile MethodologiesCommunication SkillsMentoringProblem Solving

Required

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree and at least 15 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/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

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

Experience with S2G projects, with knowledge of TT&C & C2

Experience in Optical Ground Station equipment, installation, testing, V&V

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

Experience executing project development using Agile methodologies

Experience with Requirement management tools (DOORS, JAMA, …)

Familiarity with cloud-based and Kubernetes-enabled applications

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