System Engineering/Product Owner

This System Engineering/Product Owner 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., * Serve as the Product Owner for one or more Agile teams, translating stakeholder needs into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria

• Prioritize and manage the product backlog to ensure alignment with program goals, technical constraints, and stakeholder priorities
• Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, and feature definition sessions with engineering teams
• Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and technical leads to define the roadmap and increments
• Communicate product status, risks, and changes to stakeholders in a clear and structured manner
• Validate delivered capabilities against requirements and user needs
• Supporting the C-SAR System Engineering team to ensure all engineering contractual requirements and deliverables are met
• Support system design and architecture
• Assist with system documentation generation and updates
• Participate in requirement reviews, technical reviews, and engineering working groups
• Contribute to documentation, configuration management, and baseline control
• Travel as necessary to attend conferences and customer meetings

• BS in SE, CS, EE, ME, or other engineering equivalent
• Complete knowledge of Agile methodology, including hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Experience as a Product Owner in a technical environment
• Experience with MILSATCOM missions
• Ability to translate stakeholder needs into clear product requirements and user stories
• Working knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (requirements, interfaces, architecture concepts)
• Support programs through SRR, PDR, CDR or equivalent design reviews
• 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

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent Agile certification
• Experience with SCN
• Experience with SecDevOps processes
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, DOORS/Jama, or engineering collaboration platforms.
• Security+ certification is not required but is beneficial to the position

Competitive salary based on experience and education Salary Range: $100,000-$130,000

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.