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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions · 2 days ago

Microelectronics Senior Technology Fellow

Crane, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

20+ years exp

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is a leader in the defense and national security sector, seeking a Microelectronics Senior Technology Fellow. This role involves establishing and branding the organization’s microelectronics expertise, influencing national policy, and guiding mission-critical programs to enhance the company’s credibility as a trusted partner in the field.

ConsultingCyber SecurityGovernmentInformation TechnologyNational SecurityPublic SafetySatellite CommunicationSecurity

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

National-Level Representation: Represent the organization in high-stakes forums (OUSD, DARPA, CHIPS Act committees) to influence the trajectory of national microelectronics policy

Strategic Alliances: Cultivate a robust ecosystem of foundries, academic centers of excellence, and prime contractors to fortify the domestic microelectronics supply chain

Thought Leadership: Drive the national narrative on "Trust and Assurance" through briefings, white papers, and high-visibility industry panels

Establish and scale a differentiated microelectronics capability aligned with defense and national security priorities

Define and articulate the organization’s microelectronics value proposition, technical focus areas, and competitive positioning

Guide internal capability development including talent, infrastructure, tools, and partnerships

Support capture, proposal strategy, and customer engagement by providing technical credibility and strategic insight

Strategic Technical Oversight: Act as the ultimate authority on microelectronics architectures (rad-hard, 3DHI, and trusted silicon) required to maintain U.S. technological overmatch

Risk Decoupling: Provide high-level technical assessments that decouple technological risk from program execution, ensuring "First-Time-Right" delivery for the warfighter

Sovereign Capability Champion: Advise the C-suite and government executive leadership on the transition of emerging architectures into fielded defense platforms

Differentiated Value Proposition: Architect a microelectronics roadmap that integrates AI, advanced packaging, and "Secure-by-Design" principles to outpace global adversary capabilities

Strategic Capture & Influence: Serve as the technical lead for Tier-1 captures, leveraging personal credibility to secure marquee defense programs and shape government R&D priorities

Industrial Base Resilience: Guide internal investments to ensure the organization remains the "partner of choice" for the DoD’s most sensitive microelectronics initiatives, at all classification levels

Elite Talent Development: Mentor a cohort of Principal Engineers and future Fellows to sustain the organization’s long-term technical superiority

Collaborative Innovation: Bridge the gap between R&D and program execution, fostering a high-velocity culture that treats technical excellence as a mission-essential requirement

Mission-Critical Acceleration: Spearhead modernization of test and qualification to collapse the "Lab-to-Field" timeline, ensuring rapid deployment of dual-use and commercial-derivative technologies

Cost as a Strategic Weapon: Institutionalize cutting edge qualification frameworks to radically drive down the unit cost of assurance, enabling the delivery of high-volume, high-complexity systems at a fraction of traditional DIB costs

Automated Assurance at Scale: Analyze, implement and institutionalize an AI-enabled predictive testing process to guarantee extremely high mission reliability while minimizing manual-intensive bottlenecks that delay mission-critical transitions

Qualification

Microelectronics R&DTechnical authorityStrategic oversightElectrical engineeringAdvanced engineeringSystem integrationTrusted microelectronicsCollaborative innovationParticipation in advisory boardsCommunication skillsMentorship