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Job Descriptions:

Ready for What's Next? At Kratos, we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit balanced with fiscal and operational discipline. We work hard, we solve hard problems, and we look out for and take care of our customers, each other and our families. Protecting and enabling our nation and global customers through innovative aerospace solutions is what motivates us. We continually build trusted relationships with our peers, our partners and customers, and we take ownership for our actions—always striving to do the right thing.

The successful System Design/Architect Engineer candidate will be the technical lead responsible for system engineering Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) task order execution in support of the highly successful Command and Control Consolidated System supporting the C-SAR program based in Colorado Springs, CO. Candidate will be responsible for technical study execution and assessment. The candidate will also work with a team responsible for system design, reliability analysis, system hardware/software integration, risk management, and system documentation generation/updates. The candidate will work closely with system developers, test, and on-site user support personnel to support system updates, and ensure project objectives are met. Primary responsibilities include Task Order execution/compliance, preparation for PDR level review, meeting and working group support, and contributions towards future Task Orders, ECPs and CCPs.

+ Work closely with Program leadership to ensure all System Engineering requirements are met

+ Lead/Conduct studies and capture technical analysis in support future design reviews

+ Support all required IPTs, TIMs, WGs and Ad hoc meetings

+ Participate in CDRLs generation and deliveries based on customer prescribed schedule

+ Provide technical advice to our customers on architectures and potential solutions

+ SecDevOps processes and related Agile practices (Atlassian suite)

+ Support System Product Owners as required

+ Participate in requirement’s decomposition and analysis

+ System design and architecture

+ Support Reliability analysis

+ System documentation generation and updates

+ Attend and support highly technical engineering team meetings

+ Develop and deliver effective customer presentations (design reviews, status reports, kickoff meetings, support test plans) demonstrating an ability to communicate comfortably at a system level

+ Travel as necessary to attend conferences and customer meetings

Required Experience:

+ 10+ years engineering

+ BS in SE, CS, EE, ME, or other engineering equivalent

+ Support programs through SRR, PDR, CDR or equivalent design reviews

+ Experience with SCN or satellite ground systems

+ Familiarity with modern IT infrastructure capabilities to include virtualization, cloud deployment and containerization (CNFs)

+ Familiarity with Cross Domain Solutions (CDS)

+ Complete knowledge of Agile methodology

+ Candidate must be self-motivated and comfortable with supporting multiple groups of developers, engineers, and testers.

+ Candidate must be able to articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms both internally to the team as well as externally to the customer and users.

+ Excellent written and oral communications skills.

+ Working knowledge of space systems, including ground systems and system development processes

Preferred Skills and Experience

+ Experience with the following

+ Space to Ground ICDs

+ SCN (formally AFSCN)

+ SATCOM mission planning

+ Risk management

+ MBSE

+ DOORS

+ Risk Management Framework (RMF)

+ Security+ certification is not required but is beneficial to the position.

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The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Competitive salary based on experience and education Salary Range: $145,000-$185,000

Kratos is valued for our ability to design and deliver leading edge, resilient solutions for aerospace communication, control, awareness and mission success across a continuum of offerings—from commercial to tailored custom solutions and integrated programs. Customers trust us to stay relevant and know we are in it for the long-haul. We bring both the capability and confidence that our customers value and depend on. And, we always deliver.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Keyword: System Engineering, Agile methodology, Leadership, requirements analysis and decomposition, Technical Lead, Conduct Technical Studies, Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs)

Kratos Defense is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. EOE, Minorities, Females, Vet, Disabled, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or any other protected class.

All qualified job seekers are encouraged to apply. Kratos Defense is committed to America's veterans by providing opportunities for them to continue contributing after service to our nation. We also work to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

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