Senior Systems Engineer - UAVs

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions - Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time - Mid Level

Oklahoma City, OK

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Systems Engineer - UAVs at 5-D Systems, a KRATOS Company, is responsible for providing full lifecycle systems engineering support for unmanned, manned, and optionally piloted aircraft systems. This role involves developing requirements, creating system design documentation, maintaining analytical models, and conducting tests to validate requirements. The position requires collaboration with internal and external teams, including project members, company leadership, and customers, to ensure successful project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing customer/stakeholder requirements, decomposing requirements, deriving requirements, and allocating requirements to system and subsystem elements
• Developing system architectures for new and existing systems
• Conducting trade studies and performing design research of engineering concepts and explorations to determine optimal requirements and system architecture
• Developing system/subsystem interface definitions, system schematics, and system design documentation
• Developing test plans and reports
• Leading and conducting various kinds of testing including hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL), subsystem and system testing, and flight testing
• Working in conjunction with Software Engineering Team to develop software system requirements and test requirements
• Participating in planning, design, testing, and deployment of moderately complex, engineered systems and software to ensure conformance with functional specifications and customer requirements
• Performing peer reviews of fellow team members' work
• Assisting in preparation of proposals and presentation materials
• Leading or supporting system engineering technical reviews (SETR)
• Traveling to customer locations as needed (>25% travel may be expected at times)

Requirements

• Experience developing system requirements and system design documentation
• Sharp analytical abilities and excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated technical leadership capabilities
• Results-oriented with a sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
• Experience working within the Defense and/or Aerospace industry
• Experience in Aircraft systems
• Experience in unmanned aircraft is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Coverage
• Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Education Reimbursement