Chief Project Engineer

Reference: 85347-370104 Readiness Delivered. At Kratos, we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit balanced with discipline. We work hard, and take care of our customers, employees, and families. Recognized as thought leaders in our industry, we are motivated by creating and delivering innovative solutions to our nation and global customers. Kratos is seeking a Chief Project Engineer, in Colorado Springs, CO, for SATCOM and Space Ground System 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 interfaces and overseeing subcontractors. The Chief Project Engineer is the Customer's primary interface for all technical matters relating to the project Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: 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 (depending upon project size and scope) 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 forms 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 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 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