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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.
Position Summary:
KBR is looking for a journeyman-level software engineer to support the horizontal integration of multiple USAF open architecture programs and projects. Our team leads the charge in the USAF Autonomy open architecture development, simulation, maturation and coordination.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assessments: Prototype and assess feasibility of horizontal integration efforts across open reference architectures and multiple projects
- Coordination: Coordinate experiments, assure complimentary lines of effort, and produce final leadership-level outbriefs of experimentation results to inform horizontal integration decision making
- Break up scope of broad cross-cutting activities into prototype-based work to reduce risk and identify opportunities across open architectures and standards
- Technical Leadership: Act as the technical owner of the Autonomy Integration team combining multiple projects includes: MBSE models, documentation, MS&A Simulation environment and reference software
- Perform technical leadership of an industry consortium as a CLIN lead
Work Environment:
- Location: On-site
- Travel Requirements: Minimal
- Working Hours: Standard (8am-4pm-core hours)
Qualifications:
Required:
- Education: BS in a technical field (Prefer computer science or electrical engineering)
- 15+ years in software development
- Experience with software architecture and development
- Experience with data modeling, test driven development, and mission planning
- Experience with modern commercial software development practices using tools like GitLab, Jira, and Artifactory
- Experience with collaborative software development in either open source or professional team environments.
Preferred:
- Software Development Experience: 20+ years in software development in a classified working environment
- Government Experience: Top Secret eligible, Government program experience
- Tools Awareness: Familiarity with modern software development tools, languages, and practices
- Architecture Knowledge: Familiarity with existing DoD open architectures, such as OMS
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.
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