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# System Engineer

- **Company:** Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Software Documentation, Computer Networks, Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Integration, Cisco Discovery Protocol, Reliability of Systems, Containerization, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools
- **Published:** November 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9284438/system-engineer

## About the Role

* 5+ years engineering experience
 * BS in SE, CS, EE, ME, or other engineering equivalent
 * Current, active Secret security clearance
 * Complete knowledge of Agile methodology
 * Support programs through SRR, PDR, CDR or equivalent design reviews
 * Familiarity with modern IT infrastructure capabilities to include virtualization, cloud deployment and containerization (CNFs)
 * Candidate must be self-motivated and comfortable with supporting multiple groups of developers, engineers, and testers.
 * Candidate must be able to articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms both internally to the team as well as externally to the customer and users.
 * Excellent written and oral communications skills.
 * Working knowledge of space systems, including ground systems, satellite command and control, and system development processes is a plus.

Preferred Skills and Experience

 * Experience with SCN
 * Experience with AWS / Azure / cloud architecture
 * Experience with SecDevOps processes
 * Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF)
 * Familiarity with Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) is a plus.
 * Model-Based Systems Engineering using Cameo or Enterprise Architect
 * Familiarity with modern IT infrastructure capabilities to include virtualization, cloud deployment and containerization (CNFs)
 * Security+ certification is not required but is beneficial to the position.

## Description

Kratos provides leading-edge capabilities for communication with satellites, spacecraft, missiles, and airborne platforms. From factory test to flight, from ground data networking to RF Links - commercial, intelligence, and defense users trust Kratos to solve their most difficult RF problems. For a more complete overview of our capabilities see http://www.kratosdefense.com/ . This System Engineering position is an exciting opportunity responsible for task order execution in support of the highly successful Command and Control Consolidated System supporting the C-SAR program based in Colorado Springs, CO. The successful candidate, as part of our engineering team, will work with our management, product, and IR&D teams to help create strategic technical visions. Additionally, they will support requirements analysis, system design, reliability analysis, system hardware/software integration, risk management, and system documentation generation/updates. The candidate will work closely with
system developers, test, and on-site user support personnel to support system updates, and ensure project objectives are met., * Supporting the C-SAR System Engineering team to ensure all engineering contractual requirements and deliverables are met.

 * Perform studies and capture technical analysis in support future design reviews
 * Participate in CDRLs generation and deliveries based on customer prescribed schedule
 * SecDevOps processes and related Agile practices (Atlassian suite)
 * Requirement's decomposition and analysis
 * System design and architecture
 * System documentation generation and updates
 * Provide technical advice to our customers on architectures and potential solutions
 * Develop and deliver effective customer presentations (support design reviews, status reports, kickoff meetings, test plans) demonstrating an ability to communicate comfortably at a system level
 * Attend and support highly technical engineering team meetings
 * Travel as necessary to attend conferences and customer meetings