Group Manager – Flight Sciences/Aero Engineers

About the role

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., is a leading defense technology company focused on unmanned systems, satellite communications, cyber security/warfare, microwave electronics, missile defense, training, and combat systems. Our customers include the U.S. federal government, foreign governments, commercial enterprises, and state and local government agencies. At Kratos, we prioritize affordability as a cornerstone of our technology. We leverage proven, cutting-edge methodologies and technology to minimize costs, streamline schedules, and mitigate risks, ensuring timely delivery of cost-effective solutions to market.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and directs the effort of engineering personnel to ensure successful overall project and organizational performance.
• Ensures maximum productivity and cost-efficiency of assigned team.
• Makes recommendations for the tools and resources, including performing cost analysis, necessary for the team’s success.
• Develops and implements improvements in procedures and standards to ensure that output is high quality, accurate, on-time, and within budget.
• Understands and mitigates risks of technical approaches to meet customer requirements and company objectives.
• Plans and supervises the development and mentoring of technical personnel.
• Accomplishes human resource strategies by communicating and enforcing values, policies, and procedures; implementing orientation, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplinary actions; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions.
• Fosters ethical conduct and personal integrity to ensure Kratos’s ability to attract and retain employees and customers in a highly competitive environment.
• Fosters a “center of excellence” attitude within the assigned group and engineering area of expertise.
• Champion discussions within the group on challenging technical issues, the latest breakthroughs in that particular discipline, new customer desires or verification techniques in related area and tools to support design.
• Acts as the face of the Company to customers ensuring that team’s products and services are meeting internal and external customer requirements, goals, and expectations.
• Reports progress in meeting external/internal customer requirements, goals, and expectations.
• Supervises the effort of professional and technical personnel in support of design reviews and technical interchange meetings with suppliers and external/internal customers.
• Sets and monitors project financial performance and indirect spending as appropriate.
• Frequent outside contact with customers and suppliers.
• May travel to support new business development and customer maintenance.

Requirements

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; Masters preferred. US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance of the appropriate level. 8+ years related technical supervisory/team/project leadership experience. Significant, practical experience in the specific engineering subject matter. Experience with engineering development processes. Experience related to engineering configuration management and change management. Experience monitoring and enforcing engineering budgets. Experience related to change management within the engineering development. Familiarization with engineering development risk management process. Demonstrated passion for management of people and projects. Demonstrated passion for customer satisfaction. Demonstrated strong communication skills; including strong interpersonal and writing skills. Ability to travel as necessary to perform job duties.

Qualifications

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; Masters preferred. US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance of the appropriate level. 8+ years related technical supervisory/team/project leadership experience. Significant, practical experience in the specific engineering subject matter. Experience with engineering development processes. Experience related to engineering configuration management and change management. Experience monitoring and enforcing engineering budgets. Experience related to change management within the engineering development. Familiarization with engineering development risk management process. Demonstrated passion for management of people and projects. Demonstrated passion for customer satisfaction. Demonstrated strong communication skills; including strong interpersonal and writing skills. Ability to travel as necessary to perform job duties.

Skills

• Ability to maintain sensitive and confidential information as required by government standards.
• Ability to interact effectively with peers and supervisors.
• Ability to interact appropriately with the public when necessary.
• Ability to adhere to workplace rules.
• Ability to effectively communicate professionally in writing or verbally with all levels of personnel.

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

Pay

$165,000 - $199,000

Schedule

Office and manufacturing environment. May work extended hours or weekends.