• Colorado Springs, CO
  • $100,000–$160,000 Per Year
1 day ago

Job Description

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  • Junior-level candidates should have at least 3+ years of engineering experience, while mid-level candidates should have a minimum of 5+ years of experience
  • BA or BS in SE, CS, EE, ME, or other engineering equivalent
  • Experience working within the Defense and/or Aerospace industry, including familiarity with space systems and satellite ground systems
  • Understanding of aerospace design and verification processes, including requirements development, validation, and verification across conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design phases
  • Sense of ownership, urgency, and commitment to achieving results
  • Must either currently possess or have the ability to obtain a Secret clearance

Preferred Skills/Experience

  • Domain knowledge of sensor systems and their associated ground software capabilities
  • Experience contributing to system level requirements, architecture development, and coordination with cross-discipline engineering teams
  • Familiarity with cloud-based platforms (specifically AWS) and Kubernetes-enabled applications
  • Experience developing software application specifications and CONOPS definitions
  • Background in military space operations or support of DoD space programs

#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: $100,000-$160,000

Kratos is valued for our ability to design and deliver leading edge, resilient solutions for aerospace communication, control, awareness and mission success across a continuum of offerings-from commercial to tailored custom solutions and integrated programs. Customers trust us to stay relevant and know we are in it for the long-haul. We bring both the capability and confidence that our customers value and depend on. And we always deliver.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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  • 401(k) Savings Plan
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
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  • Holidays
  • Education Reimbursement

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Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Support the Systems Engineering team in maintaining and managing software and system requirements
  • Work with software development and test teams to ensure requirements are clearly defined and verifiable
  • Provide requirements analysis to ensure proper traceability and support appropriate verification methods
  • Collaborate with program systems engineers, developers, and on-site support personnel to assist with system updates and help analyze and resolve system issues
  • Assist with development of CDRL/SDRLs
  • Support configuration management activities, including baseline updates and change control processes
  • Assist with development of customer presentations such as design reviews and status reports
  • Travel as necessary to attend conferences and customer meetings

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Numbers & Facts

LocationColorado Springs, CO
IndustryAerospace and Defense
Salary$100,000–$160,000 Per Year
Company Size1,500 to 1,999 employees
Websitehttp://www.kratosdefense.com/

About Company

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) is a specialized Technology Company providing mission critical products, solutions and services for United States National Security. Kratos' core capabilities are sophisticated engineering, manufacturing and system integration offerings for National Security platforms and programs. Kratos' areas of expertise include Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems, satellite communications, electronic warfare, unmanned systems, hypersonic systems, directed and high power energy systems, electromagnetic railgun, missile defense, cyber warfare, cybersecurity, information assurance, and critical infrastructure security. Kratos has primarily an engineering and technically oriented work force of approximately 3,100. Substantially all of Kratos' work is performed on a military base, in a secure facility or at a critical infrastructure location.

Skills

  • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
  • Change Controlunmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Concept of Operations (CONOPS)unmatched
  • Conferencesunmatched
  • Configuration Managementunmatched
  • Contract Requirementsunmatched
  • Dental Insuranceunmatched
  • Design Verificationunmatched
  • Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Entrepreneurshipunmatched
  • Financial Operationsunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Leading Edge Technologyunmatched
  • Military Operationsunmatched
  • On Site Supportunmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Requirements Managementunmatched
  • Requirements Validation/Verificationunmatched
  • Sales Presentationunmatched
  • Software Administrationunmatched
  • Software Developmentunmatched
  • Software Specificationunmatched
  • Software Testingunmatched
  • Space Operationsunmatched
  • Status Reportsunmatched
  • Stock Purchase Plansunmatched
  • System Architectureunmatched
  • System Testunmatched
  • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Systems Analysisunmatched
  • Systems Engineeringunmatched
  • Systems Maintenanceunmatched
  • Technical Supportunmatched
  • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
  • Traceabilityunmatched
  • Training/Teachingunmatched
  • United States Department of Defense (DoD)unmatched
  • Validation Testingunmatched
  • Verification Plansunmatched
  • Vision Planunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched

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