Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Transmitter IPT Lead

Crane, IN 47522In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field
  • 8+ years of relevant experience in defense, aerospace, or RF electronics
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams
  • Proven track record of developing complex hardware projects through to production
  • Strong knowledge of engineering processes and configuration management
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead and provide technical direction for the Transmitter IPT
  • Establish and maintain project priorities, schedules, and milestones
  • Coordinate design, development, integration, and testing activities
  • Collaborate with engineering, quality, and supply chain teams
  • Monitor performance, costs, schedules, and risks
  • Identify and drive resolutions for technical and programmatic issues
  • Conduct IPT meetings and design reviews

Benefits

  • Technical mentorship opportunities
  • Collaborative work environment across multiple engineering disciplines
  • Engagement with high-stakes defense projects
  • Opportunities for professional development and leadership growth
  • Potential for long-term career advancement in a key leadership role
Full Job Description
The Transmitter IPT Lead will serve as a key interface across engineering, program management, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and customers to ensure transmitter-related activities are delivered on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with technical and program requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong leader who enjoys working across disciplines and leading complex hardware development in a fast-paced defense environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the Transmitter IPT and provide day-to-day technical and programmatic direction.
  • Establish and maintain IPT priorities, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
  • Coordinate transmitter design, development, integration, testing, qualification, and production activities.
  • Partner closely with systems, electrical, mechanical, RF, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program management teams.
  • Monitor technical performance, cost, schedule, risks, and resource requirements.
  • Identify and resolve technical and programmatic issues and drive timely corrective actions.
  • Lead IPT meetings, design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and program status activities.
  • Coordinate with internal leadership, customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders as required.
  • Ensure technical requirements and customer commitments are understood, documented, and successfully executed.
  • Support development of technical plans, schedules, estimates, proposals, and program reviews.
  • Identify opportunities to improve product performance, manufacturability, reliability, cost, and schedule.
  • Provide technical mentorship and leadership to engineers and other team members.
  • Support transition from development through production and sustainment.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable engineering processes, quality standards, contractual requirements, and government regulations.


Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • [8+] years of relevant experience in defense, aerospace, RF, electronics, transmitter, or related hardware development.
  • Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering or integrated product teams.
  • Experience taking complex hardware products through development, integration, test, qualification, and/or production.
  • Strong understanding of engineering development processes and configuration management.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced program environment.
  • Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with engineering, operations, program management, customers, and senior leadership.
  • U.S. citizenship required.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
  • Experience with military radar, RF systems, transmitters, or other high-power RF/electronic systems.
  • Experience working on government defense contracts and programs.
  • Experience with hardware development and production in an AS9100 or similar quality environment.
  • Experience with Earned Value Management, integrated master schedules, or other program management tools.
  • Active DoD security clearance.
  • Experience leading technical teams through major design reviews, qualification, and production milestones.

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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