Kairos Technologies · 10 hours ago
Systems Engineer- Capabilities Integration, Journeyman
Lexington Park, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $145K/yr
5+ years expKAIROS, Inc is a growing Woman Owned Small Business providing full life cycle Cybersecurity, Program Management, Engineering, Logistics, Additive Manufacturing, and Training and Education services. They are seeking a Systems Engineer, Journeyman to support the Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, providing critical systems engineering support and technical research for the CH-53K aircraft.
Information TechnologySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide systems engineering technical support to PMA-261’s CH-53K Capabilities Integration Team
Provide the technical research and analysis of emerging technologies at lower Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) to create advanced capabilities development roadmaps that can be presented to a CH-53K Engineering Review Board
Approximately 75% of this effort will be the pre-work required to neck down various emerging technologies to identify material/non-material solutions to fill identified gaps
Provide recommendations for the most impactful maturing technologies that bring increased capabilities to be included into bi-annual CH-53K Block upgrades
Perform analysis of a technology’s TRLs maturation timeline, review Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs) and SWAP requirements
Approximately 25% of effort will be post-award work to perform the System-of-Systems integration of various technologies and horizontal integration across Level II IPTs
Performs programmatic or technical knowledge identifying, formulating, designing, and/or testing practical solutions to engineering problems; guiding the engineering development of modern complex systems; and employing systems engineering methods and tools in the development of systems
Coordinating engineering change proposals (ECPs), technical directives, and updates
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated experience in an area of engineering expertise is required
Bachelor's degree in technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university
Five (5) years of recent and relevant experience
Ability to work within a challenging, fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Ability to work independently
Ability to multi-task and meet competing, deliverable deadlines
Detail oriented
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to provide clear status and/or communicate issues
Ability to adapt to evolving technology
Microsoft office suite proficiency, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Strong customer relations, analytics, documentation skills
Self-starter, highly motivated, strong work ethic with a commitment to quality
Preferred
Experience with advance development of technology roadmaps
Science & Technology (S&T) familiarity
Benefits
Medical Coverage
Employer Paid Dental, Vision, Basic Life/AD&D, Short-Term/Long-Term Insurance
Health Savings Account with Contribution by Employer
401K Plan with Employer Matching
Annual Discretionary Bonuses
Paid Time Off
Eleven (11) Paid Holidays
Certification reimbursement program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Rewards and recognition programs
Community outreach events through our KAIROS Kares group
Company
Kairos Technologies
k-Labs, KiTAP, DQGateWay, API TestEasy, Modern API Testing
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Sudhakar Pennam
CEO and Founder
Recent News
2025-09-22
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