Ready for What's Next? Kratos Defense & Security Solutions develops and fields transformative, affordable technology, platforms, and systems for United States National Security related customers, allies, and commercial enterprises.We proactively build trusted relationships with our peers, partners and customers, and take ownership for our actions-always striving to do the right thing. Kratos has an exciting opportunity for a SATCOM Systems Engineer with the following job responsibilities:
- Help lead the entire systems development lifecycle for the Kratos Global Sensor Network (KGSN)
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to derive and document requirements
- Define and mange a system baseline for network and satellite communications equipment
- Implement and manage processes for hardware and software configuration management
- Support design of satellite communication sites and datacenters, to include antenna systems, RF signal processing chains, compute and network equipment.
- Develop and maintain design documentation for the entire system.
- Creatively overcome engineering roadblocks and resolve operational issues
- Lead problem reporting and tracking, to include root cause failure analyses
- Procure capital equipment and oversee execution of annual equipment budget
- Help foster and lead a culture of continuous process improvement
- Communicate project status to internal and external stakeholders as needed
- Help lead the Agile development process by developing and coordinating roadmaps with Product Owners and other Stakeholders
- Bachelor's Degree in engineering (EE, ME, AE, CS) or applied sciences (Mathematics, Physics)
- Experience in decomposition of Govt/Customer requirements to a system, subsystem, and components
- Experience in generating and executing a RTVM (Requirement Traceability Verification Matrix)
- Experience in defining system requirements, maintaining and upgrading the system, assessing the appropriate upgrades and EOL part replacement
- Experience in organizing external and internal project stakeholders towards achieving project goals and objectives
- Experience in SATCOM ground system design, installation, operational monitoring and troubleshooting
- Ability to brief, explain complex engineering concepts and designs to technical and non-technical personnel
- Experience working with diverse Engineering Staff with multiple areas of expertise
- Self-motivated and capable of working as a team member on projects consisting of multiple groups of developers, engineers, and testers.
- Leading independent task teams within a larger system team
- Able to articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms both internally to the team as well as externally to the customer and users.
- Solid understanding of computer system architectures and cybersecurity
- Experience with Configuration and Change Management Processes
- Five (5) to ten (10) years of experience, with five (5) years in space SATCOM/RF and/or satellite ground systems preferred
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience with Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Experience with system architecture, requirements, interface definition, integration, verification, and validation
- Experience with Agile and SAFe principles and processes
- Experience with satellite space and/or ground systems
- Experience with cloud architectures
- Experience with software development
- Active DoD Secret Clearance
#LI-Onsite Competitive salary based on experience and education Salary Range: $120,000-$180,000 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.