Job Description

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. As part of the OpenSpace Test team, the Software Test Engineer will support test activities within the development organization.

Role responsibilities:

• Designs, developments, troubleshoots, and executes system tests
• Assists with troubleshooting problems within the test environment
• Installs and configures software within the test environment
• Records and correlates test data with associated requirements and work items in our software quality systems
• Scripting/Coding using Bash, Python, C, C++ etc.
  
  

Experience And Skills

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in software test engineering, software verification and validation, or related software development lifecycle roles.
• Strong understanding of software development and test lifecycle processes, including requirements analysis, test planning, test case development, execution, and verification.
• Experience testing complex defense or embedded software systems, ideally within radar, signal processing, or other mission-critical electronic systems.
• Familiarity with automated test frameworks, scripting, and test tools used for software validation (e.g., Python, MATLAB, Jenkins, or equivalent).
• Ability to develop and execute detailed test plans, test procedures, and test reports to verify software performance against system and software requirements.
• Experience working within structured configuration management and requirements traceability environments (e.g., Windchill, Cameo, DOORS, Jira, or similar tools).
• Strong communication, collaboration, and technical writing skills with the ability to clearly document test results and software defects.
• Active Secret Clearance
  
  

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Build pipeline automation using tools such as Atlassian Bamboo or Azure DevOps, Atlassian Bitbucket or GitHub or GitLab and JFrog Artifactory
• Expert knowledge with Docker, Kubernetes, and Rancher
• Experience developing/conducting tests related to scalability and performance and addressing found issues
  
  

Competitive salary based on experience and education

Kratos is valued for our ability to design and deliver leading edge, resilient solutions for aerospace communication, control, awareness and mission success across a continuum of offerings—from commercial to tailored custom solutions and integrated programs. Customers trust us to stay relevant and know we are in it for the long-haul. We bring both the capability and confidence that our customers value and depend on. And, we always deliver.

Job 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

Kratos Defense is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. EOE, Minorities, Females, Vet, Disabled, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or any other protected class. All qualified job seekers are encouraged to apply. Kratos Defense is committed to America's veterans by providing opportunities for them to continue contributing after service to our nation. We also work to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

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