Colorado Springs, CO30+ days ago
The Lead Systems Engineer is the Customeris primary interface for all technical matters relating to the project Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: Lead and conduct requirement analysis, decomposition, and management including customer and subcontractor interaction and trade-off options Architecture / System / Hardware / Firmware / Software design development and maturation (depending upon project size and scope) Support verification and troubleshooting of the technical solutions provided by the development staff Support or lead the project acceptance test planning and test execution effort Articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms to the customer, users, subcontractors, and the development team including leadership of project formal reviews (requirements, design, and test readiness) Support the Project Manager in the creation and status updates of project schedule and financial performance Support definition, scoping, tracking, and refinement of the project schedule to ensure on-time & on-budget completion Maintain technical project responsibility for assigned tasks, provide technical management of subcontractors, and work closely with company management to provide status on progress on project development tasks Support project risk and opportunity management Support business development activities in support of Kratos satellite communications products Represent the Company as technical advisor in high-level meetings and briefings with Company and customer personnel Serve as a Principal Investigator or individual contributor to internal research and development projects Prepare, deliver, and submit technical papers and perform engineering studies Mentor less experienced engineers This position requires at minimum a Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret / SCI Keyword: Project Engineer, Technical Lead, Requirement Verification, System Architect Required Experience: BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree and at least 10 years relevant work experience (willing to consider a range of work and educational levels) Leading system development that includes/integrates software development, using at least one modern programming language (i.e. C++, Java, Python, i) Experience in coordinating requirements with the customer, defining/architecting a solution to satisfy them and developing the test methodology to verify them Experience in coordinating requirements with subcontractors, defining/architecting a solution to satisfy them and developing the test methodology to verify them Self-motivated and comfortable leading a technical team comprised of a diverse group of engineers across multiple disciplines Experience preparing for and leading PDRs, CDRs, SRRs, TRRs, and other similar requirement and design review meetings internally and with customers and subcontractors Proven ability to work with ambiguity and loosely defined requirements and get the tasks and requirements clarified and focused for effective exec tion, helping the customer & subcontractor understand the requirements needed to provide a system that meets the customeris needs Proficiency with basic test equipment, such as Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, etc. ), to include strong skills in MATLAB (or equivalent tool) Familiarity with SATCOM links and hardware, ground system architectures, component functionality and testing methods used when integrating large communications systems Experience in SysML using Enterprise Architect, Cameo System Modeler, Rhapsody, or other tools Experience using MBSE Basic knowledge of signal processing, digital communications theory, and network communications Experience executing project development using Agile methodologies Familiarity with cloud-based and Kubernetes-enabled applications Familiarity with automated test scripting and tools (e.g., Bamboo) Familiarity with Configuration Management Tools (e.g., Git, Atlassian tools, Artifactory, etc.) #LI-Onsite The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below.