Kratos Defense and Security Solutions · 12 hours ago
Engineering Manager
Huntsville, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expKratos Defense and Security Solutions is seeking a highly motivated Engineering Manager to lead their engineering organization and maintain a high standard of system and software engineering excellence. The role involves staffing, fostering company culture, and providing technical expertise while overseeing engineering development activities across aerospace and defense programs.
ConsultingCyber SecurityGovernmentInformation TechnologyNational SecurityPublic SafetySatellite CommunicationSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Ensuring the engineering team is staffed appropriately to meet company growth and business objectives. Leads hiring, resource allocation, and performance management for the engineering organization
Providing the engineering team members with feedback and recognition
Generating and performing annual performance reviews
Working in collaboration with company leadership and business development to forecast engineering requirements and capability growth areas
Building and maintaining relationships with customers and other engineering managers to ensure the appropriate level of engineering is provided to new and existing customers
Supporting proposal development efforts
Completing engineering forecasts/estimates to complete (ETC), monitoring team progress, and reporting to business team
Responsible for overseeing engineering development activities including planning, requirements, design, implementation, verification, and validation
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 basic engineering concepts and explorations to determine optimal requirements and architectures
Developing system/subsystem interface definitions, system schematics, and system design documentation
Developing subsystem and system test plans and completing data analysis and test reporting
Executing integration and test activities to include benchtop, hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, subsystem/system acceptance, verification testing, and flight testing
Building engineering analysis or test tools
Leading or supporting system engineering technical reviews (SETR)
Traveling to customer locations as needed (>25% travel may be expected at times)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Software, Computer or Electrical Engineering
10+ years of experience working in a highly technical, aerospace-related industry
10+ years of experience working in a Systems or Software Systems Engineering position and 2+ years of experience managing a team
Familiarity with all phases of the Aerospace Systems Engineering design process: concept of operations, requirements development, software/system Architecture, system Integration and test, Verification and Validation
Ability to acquire and maintain a U.S. DoD Secret Clearance or higher
Preferred
Excellent communication skills and capable of working effectively in a dynamic environment
A proactive approach to leadership. Anticipates needs and works with stakeholders to solve problems effectively and efficiently
Demonstrated technical and personnel leadership capabilities
The ability to provide high-impact engineering technical contributions
Experience leading cross functional teams in a prototype/development environment
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
Company
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions provides mission critical engineering, IT services, and war fighter solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$943.8MKey Investors
United States Air Force
2025-06-25Post Ipo Equity· $556M
2025-04-17Grant· $30M
2024-02-22Post Ipo Equity· $288M
Leadership Team
Eric DeMarco
President and CEO
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Ben Goodwin
SVP,Corporate Development & Government Affairs
Recent News
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