What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Project/Systems Engineer position at Kratos Space Training & Cyber?
Ready for Whatis Next? At Kratos, we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit balanced with discipline. We work hard, and take care of our customers, employees, and families. Recognized as thought leaders in our industry, we are motivated by creating and delivering innovative solutions to our nation and global customers. Kratos is seeking ai Lead Systems Engineer / Project Technical Lead for SATCOM and Space Ground Systemiprojects of varying size and complexity. The Lead Systems Engineer provides technical leadership throughout the entire engineering lifecycle; from contract award through system acceptance testing and post-delivery support. The Lead Systems Engineer directly leads multi-functional teams of hardware, software, integration and test engineers and interfaces with other internal organizations such as Production, Quality, Customer Support and others, as well as interfaces and overseeing subcontractors. The Lead Systems Engineer is the Customeris primary interface for all technical matters relating to the project
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following :
- Lead and conduct requirement analysis, decomposition, and management including customer and subcontractor interaction and trade-off options
- Architecture / System / Hardware / Firmware / Software design development and maturation (depending upon project size and scope)
- Support verification and troubleshooting of the technical solutions provided by the development staff
- Support 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 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 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
- Serve as a Principal Investigator or individual contributor to internal research and development projects
- 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
Keyword : Project Engineer, Technical Lead, Requirement Verification, System Architect
Required Experience :
Preferred Skills and Experience
LI-Onsite
Competitive salary based on experience and education
Salary Range : $156,000-$200,000
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 offeringsifrom 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.
From : Kratos Defense
Salary : $156,000 - $200,000
