Mid-Level Systems Engineer

Title:
Mid-Level Systems Engineer

Program Summary

KBR's Product and Technology Solutions Division specializes in rapid prototyping and advanced technology solutions for directed energy, electronic warfare, and security applications. With expertise in electronic warfare systems, critical infrastructure protection, and product R&D, KBR delivers cutting-edge innovations to meet mission-critical needs. Backed by a global presence and a strong ethical framework, KBR collaborates closely with customers to develop secure, effective, and forward-thinking solutions.

Why Join KBR?

• Innovative Projects: KBR's work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Job Summary

KBR is seeking a Mid-Level Systems Engineer to join our team at our Colorado Springs, CO Cygnet Heights office. The selected candidate will operate under the direct supervision of the Senior Systems Engineer and support projects around ground-based mobile satellite communication systems, software development, and radio frequency engineering. The Junior/Mid Systems Engineer will be responsible for analyzing user's requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Analyze user's requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications

• Provide decision support and advice on investment strategies

• Provide support to senior-level staff for coordination and management of systems engineering actions and activities

• Provide technical support and assessments focused on activities that address technology research, applied technology concepts, and technology demonstrations.

• Advise management on technical risks of new and ongoing projects and review, analyze, and assess technologies, system concepts, data, and information to recommend applications of new or emerging technologies

• Perform analyses and assessments of projects to help determine their consistency with strategic direction, technology development plans, and requirements

• Support and coordinate outreach efforts with other Government agencies, industry, and academia

• Assist in establishing procedures and standards for managing technical development/architecture plans across the portfolio

• Review, analyze, comment, and prepare staffing documents, including plans, policies, concepts of operation, technical architectures, initiatives, and programmatic documents

• Analyze identified hardware, software, procedural, or training system shortfalls and propose technical alternatives to remedy the problem(s), applying the principles and practices of systems engineering

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or other related technical discipline required

• Minimum of 5 years of overall systems engineering experience and a thorough understanding of systems engineering and acquisition processes

• An active TS/SCI clearance

• Ability to derive an understanding of stakeholder needs and functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness from system requirements

• Experience supporting system requirements and system integration at the enterprise level

• Experience following a formal procedure for coordinating system integration activities among multiple teams, ensuring complete coverage of all interfaces

• Experience with Agile project management principles and processes

• Ability to think critically (research, understand, analyze, synthesize, and critique), creating solutions to new and one-of-a-kind program challenges and issues as they arise

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to derive an understanding of stakeholder needs and functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness from system requirements

• Experience supporting system requirements and system integration at the enterprise level

• Experience following a formal procedure for coordinating system integration activities among multiple teams, ensuring complete coverage of all interfaces

• Experience with Agile project management principles and processes

Salary Range: $110,460-$165,690

The salary range posted is based on Colorado Springs, CO. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate's location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.

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.