R & D Architect Support Engineer/Systems Engineer

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KBR is seeking a R&D Architect Support Engineer/Systems Engineer. This position will serve as a technical member of a dynamic systems engineering team supporting the Government customer.  The candidate will support the Applied Research & Development (R&D) acquisition, integration and test initiatives with a specific focus area. Specifically, the candidate will support pathfinding and transition of applications and mission capabilities to the operations environment for Multi-Intelligence hard intelligence problems. 

Why Join Us?

• 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mission: Provide Day-to-Day collaboration with the Government Customer, FFRDC teams, SETA and GED development contractors as well as External Agency mission partners

• Requirements: Provide oversight, monitor development and integration activities and ensure alignment of priorities and resources consistent with US Government requirements and objectives

• Projects: Analyze a wide variety of mission thread projects for impact on the existing and planned system architecture

• Systems: Assist in ensuring decisions about AGG R&E Systems are consistent with an open-architecture construct

• Acquisition: Advise Senior and mid-level US Government managers on acquisition decisions regarding a portfolio of AGG projects

• Briefings: Support technical consultation, meeting coordination, and prepare and present architecture and acquisition recommendation briefings

• Documentation: Establish and maintain the System View-1 (SV-1) Systems Interface Description document baseline linking together the operational and systems architecture

• IC: This position requires an understanding of the intelligence community and customer domain, along with a strong focus on core systems engineering processes in support of end-to-end mission and services closure

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site

• Travel Requirements: Minimal 0-20%

• Working Hours: Standard/Flexible

Qualifications:

Required:

• Security Clearance Requirements: TS/SCI with Polygraph required

• Education: B.S. in engineering, physics or related technical degree or relevant experience

• Space and Ground: Experience in space/ground aerospace systems engineering

• Architecture: Knowledge of system architectures, architecture evolution and interface definition

• Systems: Demonstrated knowledge of Ground Systems

• Testing: At least 35 years’ experience with space/ground testing and systems engineering, systems integration, Verification, Validation and Transition (IVV&T) activities

• Agile: Experience supporting agile software development and verification strategies and integration of new systems and initiatives in support of expanded mission capabilities

• Analyze: Experience with test strategies and plans, executing tests, analyzing data and summarizing results

Desired:

• Agile: Experience with architecting in an agile software development paradigm

• MBSE: Demonstrated understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

• Integration: Ability to perform architecture analysis, trades, and system integration closure activities

• IC: Experience within an acquisition office or related Intelligence Community

• Mission Processing: Prior experience with ground mission processing or mission control systems, and/or mission operations is highly desired

• IVV&T: Experience with commercial IVV&T techniques in service-oriented architecture (SOA) environments is also highly desirable

• Communication: Experience interacting with User Community across a wide variety of intelligence and phenomenology disciplines

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.