Title:
SIGINT Ground SPO Mission Processing/Acquisition Engineer
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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.
KBR is seeking a highly qualified Mission Processing/Acquisition Engineer to support our customer in Chantilly, VA delivering mission-critical capabilities that enable to plan and execute intelligence-gathering missions from overhead systems and process the resulting collected data into useful information distributed to IC and DoD users.
This position in contingent upon contract award
Specific responsibilities will include:
Provide expert technical recommendations and engineering advice on the development and integration of new and modified capabilities in the SIGINT processing domain
Direct interactions with the industry development contractors on project status, metrics, and issues
Provide Government acquisition support including, but not limited to Engineering Change Proposals (ECP), ECP Technical Evaluations, core acquisition processes and documentation (SOW, RFP, WBS, etc.)
Define future architecture enhancements and their associated features and capabilities
Provide technical and programmatic inputs to Government program office cost estimates
Provide experienced counsel to the Government staff through all phases of acquisition including, but not limited to generation and review of system and sub-system requirements, development processes, integration, verification, validation, and testing (IVV&T)
Aid in working with Mission Operations teams to enable transition of new capabilities into mainstream operations
Coordinate with internal and external offices, Directorates and agencies of the US Government to identify, characterize and resolve issues and risks throughout the acquisition lifecycle
Required Qualifications:
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
BS in engineering, physics, or related technical degree with at least 5 years’ experience or extensive field experience in lieu of formal engineering technical certifications
Knowledge of remote sensing systems and general space and ground architectures
Experience with product Mission Processing Systems
Strong Systems Engineering skills including requirements, CONOPS, integration and readiness.
Experience/familiarity in Scaled Agile Frameworks for Enterprise (SAFE) agile software development and Dev/OPS concepts, processes and production
Knowledge of Cloud Environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud or Azure
Knowledge of Industry Standard frameworks for authorization like OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), User-Managed Access (UMA)
Familiarity with the functions of Jenkins software process automation and integration.
Commitment to leverage strong interpersonal & communications skills translate complex technical challenges and issues to senior US Government leadership
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.
