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Senior Launch Integration and Operations Engineer

Location Chantilly, Virginia Category Engineering, Technology, & Science Job Type Full time Job Id R2101445 Posted Date 06/17/2025
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Senior Launch Integration and Operations Engineer

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

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.

KBR is seeking a Senior Launch Integration and Operations Engineer to support collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver technical solutions that enhance resilience, operational readiness, and mission effectiveness on behalf of our team supporting our customer in Chantilly, VA that delivers mission-critical capabilities directly supporting intelligence-gathering missions from overhead systems.  We lead architectural assessments and report recommendations to senior US Government personnel guiding acquisition and execution of next-generation SIGINT systems needs for the next 10-20 years.  These systems deliver collected data distributed to US Government Intelligence Community and Military users.

The Launch Integration and  Operations Engineer serves as a technical advisor focusing on spacecraft, payloads, ground systems, and launch integration, ensuring that all components align with the operational goals and mission objectives.  The SIGINT leadership team embraces innovation in a relentless effort to meet intelligence needs and shorten the timelines to provide actionable critical information to US Government decision-makers.  This is a position of trust advising the US Government and supporting critical missions in SIGINT, COMINT, FISINT, and ELINT. 

This is a contingent position based upon contract award

Specific responsibilities may include:

  • Systems Engineering: Provide technical expertise and oversight for the design, development, and integration of spacecraft, payloads, ground systems, and launch vehicles
  • Requirements Analysis: Analyze and validate system requirements, ensuring alignment against mission objectives and program goals
  • Integration and Testing: Support integration activities for space vehicles and ground systems, ensuring seamless interoperability and mission readiness
  • Technical Support: Provide engineering support for payload and spacecraft design, development, and testing, including system performance analysis and risk assessments
  • Launch Integration: Collaborate with launch providers and stakeholders to ensure successful integration and deployment of spacecraft and payloads
  • Problem Solving: Identify and resolve technical challenges related to system integration, testing, and deployment, ensuring adherence to schedules and performance requirements
  • Collaboration: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including operational teams, engineers, contractors, and government agencies, to ensure all launch operational requirements are met
  • Documentation: Develop and maintain detailed engineering documentation, including technical reports, design reviews, and integration plans
  • Continuous Improvement: Recommend enhancements to engineering processes and tools to optimize system performance, resilience, and maintainability

Minimum qualifications:

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree (Master's degree preferred)
  • 10+ years of experience
  • Mission planning and initiation of SIGINT payloads and systems required
  • Experience working with developers on the initiation, rehearsals, and planning as well as Operations and Maintenance (O&M) efforts of space systems
  • Test and Evaluation (T&E) experience required
  • Strong communication skills required
  • Familiarity with IC acquisition policies and procedures

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.

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