Chief Project Engineer

Overview

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. Our culture is fast‑paced and innovative. We are a trusted partner driven by doing the right thing and achieving maximum success for our customers, our partners and ourselves. Kratos is seeking Chief Project Engineer for SATCOM and Space Ground Systems projects of varying size and complexity.

The Chief Project Engineer provides technical leadership throughout the entire engineering lifecycle; from contract award through system acceptance testing and post‑delivery support, coordinating and leading multiple engineering teams and subcontractors conducting development. The Chief Project 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, as well as overseeing subcontractors.

The Chief Project Engineer is the customer’s primary interface for all technical matters relating to the project.

Project Engineer, Technical Lead, Requirement Verification, System Architect, Chief Engineer, Chief Project Engineer

• Lead, conduct, and coordinate requirement analysis, decomposition, and management over multiple engineering development efforts, including customer and subcontractor interaction and trade‑off options.
• Lead and coordinate the Architecture/System/Hardware/Firmware/Software design development and maturation over multiple deliverable development efforts involving multiple development teams and subcontracting partners.
• Support and coordinate the verification and troubleshooting of the technical solutions provided by the various development teams, including subcontractors.
• Support, coordinate and/or lead the project acceptance test planning and test execution effort.
• Articulate technical concepts orally and in written form 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 the project schedule and financial performance.
• Support definition, scoping, tracking, and refinement of the Integrated Master 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 and coordinate project risk and opportunity management.
• Support business development activities in support of Kratos satellite communications products.
• Represent the company as a 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.
• This position requires at minimum a Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret / SCI.

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree and at least 15 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, etc.).
• Experience in coordinating requirements with the customer, defining/architecting a solution to satisfy them and developing/coordinating 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 technical teams comprised of a diverse group of engineers across multiple disciplines, which can also include subcontractors.
• Experience leading and coordinating IPTs in designing, developing, integrating, testing, verifying, validating, and delivering a large…