Senior Launch & Mission Integration Specialist

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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.

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.

Job Description:

- Provide program management and systems engineering support for Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) missions.

- Assess launch service schedules, budgets, risks, contract requirements, and technical milestones.

- Coordinate with Government customers, commercial launch providers, payload organizations, and mission partners.

- Lead Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings, Program Management Reviews (PMRs), Design Reviews, Readiness Reviews, Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), and Working Groups.

- Develop executive briefings, technical presentations, decision packages, schedules, and action-item tracking.

- Support launch campaign planning including site readiness, facility coordination, mission integration, and launch operations.

- Review engineering documentation and system testing to verify mission requirements.

- Ensure compliance with DoD, USSF, SSC, and national launch policies.

- Support acquisition planning, contract execution, proposal evaluations, and technical assessments.

Required Skills

- Active DoD Secret clearance

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Program Management, Acquisition Management, Physical Sciences, or related technical field

- 5+ years of experience supporting one or more of the following: Space launch, Missile systems, Space Systems, Systems Engineering, Acquisition, Mission Integration

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent efforts

- Experience using Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams)

Desired Skills:

• Active DoD TS with SCI eligibility.

• Master’s Degree in relevant education requirement (includes MBA w/ relevant technical experience).

• 10 years prior launch/missile enlisted experience may be substituted for education requirement.

• Prior Launch, Missile or Space Operational experience.

• Proficiency in the Comprehensive Cost and Requirement System (CCaR), MS Project or and/or Confluence/Jira.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

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.

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