Project Engineer Kratos Space Training & Cyber United States, Colorado, Colorado Springs Oct 27, 2026 Readiness Delivered.

Kratos is a leader in assured aerospace communication solutions and services. We are cutting-edge innovators and creative problem solvers working collaboratively to solve our customers toughest challenges. We are a trusted partneridriven by doing the right thing and achieving maximum success for our customers, our partners and ourselves. 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 offeringsifrom commercial products 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. We are seeking a Systems Engineer / Project Technical Lead for SATCOM and Space Ground System projects of varying size and complexity. The Systems Engineer provides technical leadership throughout the entire engineering lifecycle; from contract award through system acceptance testing and post-delivery support. The Systems Engineer directly leads multi-functional teams of hardware, software, integration and test engineers and interfaces with other internal organizations such as Production, Quality, Customer Support and others. The Systems Engineer is the Customeris primary interface for all technical matters relating to the project. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: Requirements analysis, decomposition, and management including customer 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 acceptance test planning and test execution

Articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms to the customer, users, and the development team. This includes leadership of project formal reviews (requirements, design, and test readiness)

Support definition, scoping, tracking, and refinement of the project schedule to ensure on-time & on-budget completion. This includes identification and mitigation of risks.

Maintain technical project responsibility for assigned tasks and work closely with company management to provide status of project tasks

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

Prepare, deliver, and submit technical papers and perform engineering studies

Mentor less experienced engineers

Keyword:

Project Lead Engineer, Systems Engineer, System Architecture, SATCOM, Satellite Ground Systems, Docker, C++, Python

Required Experience:

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related STEM degree and at least 5 years relevant work experience (willing to consider a range of work and educational levels)

Strong understanding of signal processing, digital communications theory, and network communications

Software development experience using at least one modern programming language (i.e. C++)

Experience in coordinating requirements with the customer, 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

Proficiency with basic test equipment, such as Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, etc.

Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to interact directly with customers

Willing to travel to provide customer support (typically 20% CONUS travel) Preferred Skills/Experience Strong data analytics skills for signals and RF data from a variety of sources (IQ files, CSV files, database feeds, 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 with satellite command and control systems

Experience executing development projects using Agile methodologies

Familiarity with cloud-based and Kubernetes-enabled applications

Familiarity with automated test scripting and tools (e.g., Python, Bamboo)

Familiarity with Configuration Management Tools (e.g., Git, Atlassian tools, Artifactory, etc.) #LI-Hybrid Competitive salary based on experience and education

Salary Range:

$130,000-$170,000 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 offeringsifrom 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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