Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Systems Engineer

Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline
  • 5-10 years of relevant industry experience
  • U.S. DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain
  • Experience developing system requirements and designs
  • Proficiency with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Cameo
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Demonstrated sense of ownership and urgency

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and decompose customer/stakeholder requirements
  • Develop system architectures for existing and new systems
  • Conduct trade studies and design research for optimal system architecture
  • Create system/subsystem design documentation, including interface definitions and schematics
  • Develop and execute system verification processes
  • Establish MBSE processes, procedures, and best practices
  • Lead or support technical reviews throughout the engineering lifecycle
  • Assist in the preparation of proposals and presentation materials
  • Review and provide feedback on peer work
  • Develop and review test plans and reports
  • Support testing activities, including hardware-in-the-loop assessments
  • Travel to customer locations as needed

Benefits

  • Collaborative team environment
  • Opportunities for technical leadership
  • Engagement in cutting-edge unmanned aircraft programs
  • Access to professional development resources
  • Contribution to significant defense projects
Full Job Description
5-D Systems, a KRATOS Company, is seeking a highly motivated candidate who will provide full lifecycle systems engineering technical contribution and leadership in support of unmanned aircraft programs. This position is full-time and requires the ability to successfully work in a team environment. The successful candidate will understand and have experience applying the full systems engineering lifecycle, and must be able to develop requirements, create system design documentation, generate, utilize and maintain Cameo models. This position will interface with internal and external project team members, company leadership, and customers.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Analyzing customer/stakeholder requirements, decomposing requirements, deriving requirements, and allocating requirements to system and subsystem elements
  • Developing system architectures for new and existing systems
  • Conducting trade studies and performing design research of engineering concepts and explorations to determine optimal requirements and system architecture
  • Developing system/subsystem design documentation such as interface definitions, system schematics, and system description documents
  • Developing and executing system verification
  • Developing MBSE processes, procedures, templates, and best practices
  • Developing, reviewing, and presenting Cameo models to internal and external stakeholders
  • Leading or supporting system engineering technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR)
  • Assisting in preparation of proposals and presentation materials
  • Performing peer reviews of fellow team members' work
  • Developing and reviewing test plans and reports
  • Supporting the planning and execution of various kinds of testing including hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL), subsystem and system testing
  • Traveling to customer locations as needed (


The successful candidate has:
  • Minimum Experience/Skills:
    • Experience developing system requirements, system designs, and verification documentation
    • Experience with MBSE and Cameo
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment
    • Sense of ownership, urgency, and drive to accomplish results
  • Desired Experience/Skills
    • Experience working within Defense formal product development lifecycles
    • Experience working within the Defense and/or Aerospace industry
    • Experience in unmanned aircraft systems
    • Demonstrated technical leadership capabilities

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline from an accredited engineering university
  • 5-10 years of relevant industry experience
  • A U.S. DoD Secret Clearance or higher (or the ability to obtain such a clearance if needed)

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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