Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Senior Model Based System Engineer

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions • $140K — $175K *
Colorado Springs, CO 80918In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 10+ years of engineering experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
  • Hands-on experience with SysML and MBSE tools (preferably Cameo)
  • Strong understanding of systems engineering fundamentals including requirements, architecture, and verification
  • Experience with satellite ground systems or SCN
  • Knowledge of Agile methodology
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain system models using MBSE tools for architecture and design analysis
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure model accuracy
  • Transform stakeholder needs into formal models and architectural artifacts
  • Ensure traceability across requirements and verification activities
  • Support system integration planning and technical reviews
  • Maintain interface control documents and system design baselines
  • Participate in configuration management of MBSE repositories
  • Contribute to risk identification and architecture issue analysis

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance options
  • Flexible work schedule and remote work opportunities
  • Professional development and training support
  • Generous paid time off and holiday policies
  • Retirement savings plan with company match
  • Employee wellness programs
  • Tuition reimbursement for continued education
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Model Based System Engineer (MBSE) Modeler with a strong background in the DoD space industry to support the development and sustainment of complex space and ground systems. The ideal candidate will be responsible for modeling and system engineering of task order execution in support of the highly successful Command and Control Consolidated System supporting the C-SAR program based in Colorado Springs, CO. Primary responsibilities include developing and maintaining system models that support system architecture, design analysis, and integration using MBSE tools. The role involves executing and ensuring compliance with Task Orders, while working closely with engineering, development, operations, and program management teams to ensure system models accurately reflect mission objectives, program requirements, and system interfaces - particularly within ground system environments. Responsibilities also include preparing for detailed design level reviews, supporting meetings and working groups, and contributing to the development of future Task Orders and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs).

Responsibilities include but are not limited to
  • Develop, maintain, and refine system models using MBSE tools to support architecture definition, requirements development, and design analysis.
  • Collaborate with cross?functional engineering teams to ensure model accuracy and alignment with the evolving design.
  • Transform stakeholder needs, operational concepts, and system requirements into formal models and architectural artifacts
  • Ensure traceability and consistency across requirements, behaviors, structure, interfaces, and verification activities within the model environment.
  • Support system integration planning, verification/validation strategy development, and technical reviews using model?derived artifacts.
  • Help maintain interface control documents and system design baselines
  • Participate in configuration management and governance of MBSE repositories and modeling environments
  • Contribute to risk identification, requirement gaps resolution, and architecture/implementation issue analysis through model insights.
  • Support all required technical reviews, IPTs, TIMs, WGs
  • Develop and deliver effective customer presentations (support design reviews, status reports, kickoff meetings, test plans) demonstrating an ability to communicate comfortably at a system level
  • Travel as necessary to attend conferences and customer meetings


  • 10+ years engineering experience
  • BS in SE, CS, EE, ME, or other engineering equivalent
  • Hands-on experience with SysML and MBSE tools (preferably Cameo)
  • Strong understanding of systems engineering fundamentals: requirements, architecture, verification and validation, interface control, life cycle processes.
  • Experience developing logical and physical architectures, behavior diagrams, activity/state/sequence diagrams, parametric diagrams, etc.
  • Support programs through SRR, PDR, CDR or equivalent design reviews
  • Experience with SCN or satellite ground systems
  • 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
  • INCOSE ASEP/CSEP/ESEP certification
  • Experience integrating MBSE tools with requirements management systems (e.g., DOORS, Jama)
  • Working knowledge of DoDAF
  • Space to Ground ICDs
  • Familiarity with modern IT infrastructure capabilities to include virtualization, cloud deployment and containerization (CNFs)
  • Experience with satellite ground systems
  • Experience with SCN

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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: $140,000-$175,000

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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