Mission Systems Engineer

Title:
Mission Systems Engineer

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KBR's National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country's most critical role - protecting our national security.

KBR is seeking a Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering and technical advisory services inAustralia. If the successful candidate is located in CONUS, relocation to the customer site may be approximately 4 months after completing Government Customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership for the integration of mission systems
• Oversee system engineering and technical execution of projects that cover hardware/software system development, test and final integration on customer platforms
• Conduct technical reviews and assessments of program development and readiness activities. Coordinates recommendations with government stakeholders and supports program status reviews.
• Identify and communicate system engineering risks, issues, opportunities, assumptions, mitigations, and dependencies
• Assist the government plan transition activities. Develop and oversee test plans and methodologies to ensure confidence in meeting operational needs.
• Develop assessments and recommendations, present to a variety of audiences
• Effectively communicate, coordinate, and collaborate with engineers from various contractors and government organizations

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• Bachelor's degree and nine (9) or more years technical experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
• Demonstrated success performing project management and systems engineering tasks
• Knowledge of SIGINT space and ground architecture including mission control and/or mission processing functions
• Program lifecycle experience from concept development and design to deployment, operations and maintenance, decommission; familiar with related control gates and associated documentation
• Experience with CONOPS and requirements development, systems analysis, interface control documentation, technical specification review, integration and testing; validation and verification
• Self-starter, proactively addresses customer requirements with no supervision; expert at defining solutions for broad, abstract topics
• Impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment, polished communicator (written/verbal);
• Master at collaboration and coordination with multiple stakeholders -- consensus builder
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), MS Outlook, MS Project

Desired:

• Knowledge of satellite constellations, spacecraft orbit, tasking process, and ground station characteristics
• Knowledge of SIGINT TCPED process
• US Space Force Command space operations structure
• MBSE/Digital Engineering, AGILE development, cloud technologies

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team's philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver - Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.