Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Systems Engineer

Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, math, or science required.
  • Minimum two years of experience in project or systems engineering.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for customer interaction.
  • US citizenship required.
  • Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Establish concept of operations for missions and launch vehicles.
  • Develop and analyze system requirements for various missions and vehicles.
  • Decompose system requirements for deliverables from subcontractors and suppliers.
  • Create and execute integrated test and evaluation plans and risk management plans.
  • Author and review test plans and procedures, ensuring effective execution.
  • Conduct trade studies and communicate results effectively to stakeholders.
  • Support range safety activities to meet DoD standards.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on advanced military programs.
  • Collaborative environment with a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
  • Involvement in significant national defense projects.
  • Ability to contribute to hypersonic research initiatives.
Full Job Description
Kratos is seeking a systems engineer with a minimum of two (2) years' experience in project or systems engineering responsibilities. The systems engineer will support advanced launch vehicle programs and hypersonic research for the US Military and US Foreign Allies. The engineer will perform all activities within the systems engineering discipline with the support of a multi-disciplinary and geographically dispersed engineering team.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
  • Establishing concept of operations for missions and launch vehicles
  • Developing system requirements and performing necessary requirements analysis for missions and launch vehicles
  • Decomposing system requirements for internal deliverables, subcontractors, and suppliers for hardware and software
  • Develop, manage, monitor, and execute systems engineering management plans, integrated test and evaluation plans, analysis plans, risk management plans, system safety plans, etc.
  • Author, review and help execute test plans and procedures
  • Perform and communicate trade studies and conceptual analyses
  • Perform and execute strategic program planning
  • Perform risk and opportunity management and related analysis
  • Perform verification and validation activities
  • Author and present customer deliverables related to systems engineering
  • Support range safety and system safety related activities to meet DoD requirements
  • Coordinate configuration management activities related to the mission and product


The Systems Engineer must show completion of a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelors (BA/BS) or higher degree in engineering, math, or science.

Required:
  • US Citizen
  • BS with 2 years related experience in project or systems engineering disciplines
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills required for interfacing with customers and users
  • Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance

Preferred
  • Master's Degree or Ph.D.
  • Familiarity with mission planning, range safety, and launch vehicle or missile system design
  • Experience with requirements engineering for hardware and software
  • Active DoD Secret Clearance

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
Net Income
$79.6 million
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+8.4%
Revenue
$747.6 million
NASDAQ

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