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Job Description
Kratos is seeking an experienced Signal Processor (SIGPRO) Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the sustainment, overhaul, and modernization of the AN/SPY-1 radar system, with a specific focus on the signal processor subsystem. The SME will provide in-depth technical guidance across engineering, sustainment, and depot-level repair planning. This position plays a critical role in restoring and modernizing radar capabilities by supporting design recovery, system troubleshooting, test strategy development, and obsolescence resolution for legacy digital and analog processing architectures.
Key Responsibilities:
Experience and Skills
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Travel: ~10-20%, including to shipyards, government labs, and partner facilities.
(No phone calls please)
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Job Benefits
Kratos is seeking an experienced Signal Processor (SIGPRO) Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the sustainment, overhaul, and modernization of the AN/SPY-1 radar system, with a specific focus on the signal processor subsystem. The SME will provide in-depth technical guidance across engineering, sustainment, and depot-level repair planning. This position plays a critical role in restoring and modernizing radar capabilities by supporting design recovery, system troubleshooting, test strategy development, and obsolescence resolution for legacy digital and analog processing architectures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the technical lead for the AN/SPY-1 Signal Processor subsystem across all radar variants (D, D(V), D(MOD)).
- Lead efforts to analyze and document the design and functional behavior of legacy signal processor components, including digital processing modules, interface cards, and timing assemblies.
- Support design recovery and traceability efforts, working from GFI, limited technical data, or harvested hardware.
- Define and support the development of prototype subassemblies, repair processes, and test capabilities to validate organic sustainment approaches.
- Develop and validate functional test procedures, signal flow diagrams, and performance benchmarks.
- Identify critical components at risk due to obsolescence, and support alternate part qualification, reverse engineering, or redesign as necessary.
- Coordinate with systems engineers, test engineers, and OEM partners to ensure alignment with weapon system interface requirements and mission-critical timing/data processing functionality.
- Provide technical input to Integrated Technical Data Packages (ITDPs), depot stand-up planning, and operator/maintainer training materials.
- Ensure test and repair processes comply with NAVSEA and METCAL standards where applicable.
Experience and Skills
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience with radar or advanced signal processing systems, including 5+ years supporting AN/SPY-1 or equivalent phased array radar systems.
- Deep understanding of legacy digital processing architectures, A/D conversion, timing synchronization, and signal conditioning.
- Experience with diagnostics, troubleshooting, and repair at the board and component level.
- Familiarity with tools used for signal integrity analysis, logic analyzers, and boundary scan testing.
- Proven ability to read, interpret, and reverse-engineer technical data, schematics, and embedded processing logic.
- Experience developing or reviewing test procedures and technical documentation for government sustainment programs.
- Active Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior work with AEGIS Combat System interfaces, SPY-1 timing architectures, or radar track processing functions.
- Familiarity with DoD obsolescence mitigation strategies, including reverse engineering, emulation, and form-fit-function redesign.
- Experience supporting ORDALT implementation, depot activation, or prototype validation.
- Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices or digital engineering toolsets.
- Active TS/SCI Clearance
Travel: ~10-20%, including to shipyards, government labs, and partner facilities.
(No phone calls please)
#LI-Onsite
#LI-AC1
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
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