Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Associate Program Manager

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions • $85K — $95K *
Colorado Springs, CO 80918In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or equivalent
  • Active TS/SCI clearance
  • Experience with MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Ability to work well in a team environment
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Self-starter with initiative
  • Basic knowledge of project management concepts

Responsibilities

  • Assist with coordination of Space/SATCOM program activities
  • Update schedules, track milestones, and maintain action items
  • Collaborate with engineering, finance, and logistics teams
  • Prepare meeting materials and documentation
  • Support communication with customers and teams
  • Monitor program budgets and financial data
  • Assist in tracking contract deliverables and ensuring quality

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge Space/SATCOM projects
  • Collaboration with diverse teams across engineering and operations
  • Exposure to various aspects of project management
  • Potential for career growth within a dynamic organization
  • Engagement in a fast-paced work environment
Full Job Description
Kratos is looking for a Junior level Project/Program Manager to support various technical projects and programs. The position with be a Project Manager - Deputy Level 1 and will involve supporting various Project/Program administrative and programmatic tasks such as, Action Item tracking a resolution coordination, equipment/material ordering and tracking, fulfilling SCRUM Master tasks, supporting budget tracking and assessment, project execution status, customer deliverable status and execution.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Assist with day?to?day coordination of Space/SATCOM program activities.
  • Help update schedules, track milestones, and maintain action items.
  • Work with engineering, operations, finance, and logistics teams to support program tasks.
  • Prepare meeting materials, status updates, documentation, and briefings.
  • Support communication with customers and internal teams to track requirements and follow up on needs.
  • Help monitor program budgets and financial data with guidance from senior team members.
  • Assist in tracking contract deliverables and ensuring quality requirements are met.
  • Support proposal development by collecting inputs and organizing documents.
  • Follow all security requirements and correctly handle classified information.


  • Work with Program Managers, Finance, Schedulers, and Engineers to track and status progress on the project.
  • Define and execute ordering of equipment/materials and ensuring they are received and delivered as appropriate
  • Knowledge and Experience using MS Excel & Word
  • Track, status, and coordinate Action Item resolution
  • Support, build, track, and status project/program schedules
  • Track and status project/program budget and execution
  • Be able to present programmatic information to team members, management and customers as appropriate
  • A self-starter and able to work closely in a fast paced, small or large project teams (an absolute must)
  • Team player and capable of working in a fast-pasted, team environment. (an absolute must)
  • Active TS/SCI clearance.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Willingness to learn and take initiative.
  • Ability to work well in a team and manage multiple tasks.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and basic scheduling tools.
  • BA Business Administration and or equivalent

Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Internship or exposure to DoD, aerospace, or government programs.
  • Interest in Space or SATCOM systems.
  • Basic understanding of project management concepts.
  • Ability to interpret simple technical information and ask clarifying questions.
  • Coursework or training related to project management or systems engineering.
  • Experience troubleshooting and analytic problem solving

#LI-Onsite

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: $85,000-$95,000

About Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. provides mission critical products, solutions, and services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Kratos Government Solutions, Unmanned Systems, and Public Safety & Security. The Kratos Government Solutions segment offers microwave electronic products, satellite communications, training systems, modular systems, and defense and rocket support services. The Unmanned Systems segment provides unmanned aerial, ground, and seaborne, as well as command, control, and communications systems. The Public Safety & Security segment designs, engineers, deploys, operates, integrates, maintains, and operates security and surveillance solutions for homeland security, public safety, critical infrastructure, government, and commercial customers. The company serves national security related agencies, the department of defense, intelligence agencies, and classified agencies, as well as international government agencies and domestic and international commercial customers; and critical infrastructure, power generation, power transport, nuclear energy, financial, IT, healthcare, education, transportation, and petro-chemical industries, as well as government and military customers. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Learn more about Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Size
3,300 employees
Market Cap
$1.1 billion
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Net Income
$79.6 million
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+8.4%
Revenue
$747.6 million
NASDAQ
KTOS
* Ladders Estimates

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