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System Engineer/Product Owner

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions · Colorado Springs, CO · 2 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$100k/yrFull-time

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Aid in system documentation generation and updates.
  • Contribute to documentation, configuration management, and baseline control.
  • Participate in requirement reviews, technical reviews, and engineering working groups.
  • Travel as necessary to attend conferences and customer meetings.

Requirements

  • 5+ years engineering experience.
  • 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).
  • Self-motivated and comfortable with supporting multiple groups of developers, engineers, and testers.
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills.
  • Support programs through SRR, PDR, CDR or equivalent design reviews.
  • Working knowledge of space systems, including ground systems, satellite command and control, and system development processes (plus).

Skills

  • 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.

Pay

The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, and skills. Competitive salary based on experience and education.
Salary Range: $100,000-$130,000

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.

About the Role

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.

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