Job Descriptions:
Kratos is seeking an experienced Signal Processor (SIGPRO) Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead to lead the sustainment, overhaul, repair, modernization, and depot activation effort for the AN/SPY-1 radar system SIGPRO subsystem.
The SIGPRO IPT Lead is responsible for the complete technical execution of the effort across all applicable AN/SPY-1 radar variants, including D, D(V), and D(MOD). This position provides technical leadership for design recovery, reverse engineering, diagnostics, repair development, test strategy, obsolescence resolution, technical-data development, and organic sustainment capability.
Reporting to the program manager, the SIGPRO IPT Lead serves as the primary technical focal point for the effort. The role leads the integrated team, aligns engineering and program activities, manages technical risks and dependencies, and ensures that deliverables meet customer, mission, schedule, quality, configuration management, and sustainment requirements.
Essential Responsibilities
- IPT Leadership and Program Execution
- Lead the complete AN/SPY-1 SIGPRO effort, including sustainment, overhaul, repair, modernization, prototype development, test capability development, and depot activation.
- Establish and maintain the integrated technical execution plan, including work priorities, technical milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and mitigation actions.
- Develop and maintain integrated schedules, and develop cost estimates/proposals.
- Lead and coordinate engineers, technicians, test personnel, quality personnel, supply chain representatives, OEM partners, government representatives, and depot stakeholders supporting the SIGPRO effort.
- Serve as the primary technical point of contact for program reviews, customer meetings, technical interchange meetings, readiness reviews, and engineering decisions.
- Communicate routine technical updates - including, but not limited to, technical status, risks, schedule impacts, resource needs, and recommendations - to the Kratos program manager and team, government leadership, and applicable stakeholders.
- Develop and assign tasking, and provide technical direction, oversight, and mentorship to team members supporting the IPT.
- Signal Processor Technical Leadership
- Serve as the technical lead for the AN/SPY-1 SIGPRO subsystem across radar variants D, D(V), and D(MOD).
- Lead analysis and documentation of the design and functional behavior of legacy SIGPRO components, including digital processing modules, interface cards, timing assemblies, and associated analog and digital circuitry.
- Evaluate subsystem interfaces, signal paths, timing relationships, A/D conversion, signal conditioning, embedded processing logic, and mission-critical data-processing functionality.
- Lead design-recovery and technical-traceability efforts using government-furnished information, limited technical data, legacy documentation, harvested hardware, and reverse-engineering methods.
- Establish technical approaches for failure analysis, repair, redesign, component replacement, emulation, alternate part qualification, and form-fit-function replacement.
- Sustainment, Repair, and Obsolescence Management
- Define and lead development of sustainable board- and component-level diagnostic and repair capabilities.
- Direct development and validation of prototype subassemblies, repair processes, work instructions, repair tooling, and test capabilities that support organic sustainment.
- Identify critical components, assemblies, and dependencies at risk due to obsolescence, supply-= chain constraints, single-source dependencies, or unavailable technical data.
- Develop and lead technical recommendations for obsolescence mitigation, including alternate part qualification, reverse engineering, redesign, emulation, and form-fit-function replacement.
- Ensure repair and modernization solutions preserve required functionality, interfaces, timing, reliability, maintainability, and mission performance.
- Test Strategy and Depot Activation
- Define the overall SIGPRO test strategy, including functional test procedures, signal-flow diagrams, performance benchmarks, acceptance criteria, diagnostic methods, and failure-isolation approaches.
- Lead development, validation, and improvement of test capabilities for repaired, redesigned, reverse-engineered, or newly manufactured assemblies.
- Review test data, failure trends, repair data, and performance results to identify root causes, recurring issues, and process-improvement opportunities.
- Support depot stand-up and activation efforts, including equipment requirements, test station planning, repair-process qualification, technical data readiness, training, and operational handoff.
- Ensure test and repair processes comply with applicable NAVSEA, METCAL, customer, quality, safety, configuration management, and program requirements.
- Technical Data and Stakeholder Coordination
- Lead preparation, review, and approval of integrated Technical Data Packages, repair procedures, test procedures, system diagrams, engineering analyses, configuration records, and operator and maintainer training materials.
- Ensure technical documentation is accurate, traceable, configuration controlled, and suitable for use by engineering, depot, maintenance, customer, and government personnel.
- Coordinate with systems engineers, test engineers, OEM partners, suppliers, and government technical representatives to resolve technical, interface, configuration, and performance issues.
- Support technical baseline reviews, design reviews, test readiness reviews, configuration control activities, and customer acceptance events.
- Develop clear technical briefings, decision packages, and status reports for program and customer leadership.
Required Experience:
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience supporting radar systems, advanced signal processing systems, electronic warfare systems, or similarly complex electronic systems.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting AN/SPY-1 or equivalent phased-array radar systems.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex engineering, sustainment, repair, modernization, design recovery, or depot activation efforts.
- Deep understanding of legacy digital-processing architectures, A/D conversion, timing synchronization, signal conditioning, digital interfaces, and embedded processing logic.
- Demonstrated experience with board- and component-level diagnostics, troubleshooting, failure analysis, repair, and validation.
- Ability to read, interpret, analyze, and reverse-engineer technical data, schematics, wiring diagrams, interface control documentation, and embedded processing logic.
- Experience developing, reviewing, or approving test procedures, repair procedures, technical data packages, and engineering documentation for government sustainment programs.
- Familiarity with signal integrity analysis, logic analyzers, boundary scan testing, and related electronic diagnostic tools.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical teams, manage technical risks, and deliver work against program schedules and milestones.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active Secret or TS/SCI security clearance.
- Experience with AEGIS Combat System interfaces, SPY-1 timing architectures, radar track processing, or associated weapon system interfaces.
- Experience supporting Navy depot operations, NAVSEA programs, METCAL requirements, ORDALT implementation, or organic sustainment initiatives.
- Knowledge of DoD obsolescence management practices, including reverse engineering, emulation, alternate part qualification, and form-fit-function redesign.
- Experience with model-based systems engineering, digital engineering tools, configuration management systems, or requirements traceability tools.
- Experience leading government and customer technical reviews, engineering change efforts, technical baseline decisions, or configuration control activities.
- Experience developing or standing up depot repair capabilities, test stations, repair processes, and technician training programs.
Success Measures
Success in this role will be demonstrated by:
- A complete, integrated, and executable plan for the SIGPRO sustainment and modernization effort.
- Timely delivery of validated repair processes, prototype assemblies, test capabilities, technical data, and depot-readiness deliverables.
- Effective resolution or mitigation of obsolescence, supply chain, technical data, and repair capability risks.
- Accurate, complete, and configuration-controlled documentation supporting repair, test, training, and sustainment operations.
- Strong technical coordination across engineering, test, quality, supply chain, OEM, government, and depot stakeholders.
- Reliable restoration and modernization of AN/SPY-1 SIGPRO capability in accordance with mission, technical, quality, schedule, and customer requirements.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
- Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision, retirement savings, and paid time off.
- Professional development opportunities and career progression.
- A collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven work environment.
Security Clearance
Possess or be able to obtain Secret security clearance
Keyword: IPT, Transmitter, Lead, SIGPRO, Signal Processor
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