Title:
Interface Management SME
KBR is seeking an SME to perform SETA functions in an exciting opportunity within the newly formed Systems Program Office (VSPO) within the NRO Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Directorate. The candidate will develop and maintain multi-segment interface requirement or control documents i.e program office to Command & Control (C2) and from C2 to Enterprise Ground Systems and Mission Operations Directorates. The candidate will participate in factory and ground site based activities such as witnessing tests at all levels, providing feedback to the government and team members, act as the government’s eyes and ears at the factory and ground site, attend review boards and participate in working groups. The candidate will have a working knowledge of the different types of capability testing and the uses of each in segment verification and validation.
Job Duties include:
- Review program office, C2, and Enterprise Ground & Mission Operations segment changes for multi-segment compatibility test
- Support space to ground compatibility tests
- Attend segment level design reviews and program management reviews to assess design maturity, requirements compliance and to provide informed technical recommendations to the USG
- Identify and assess emerging risks; develop and evaluate proposed burn-down plans
- Support technical evaluations of contractor proposals
- Review complex technical design documentation and provide formal and informal feedback to the COTR, Subject Matter Experts, and other customer personnel
- Liaise with mission analysis and acquisition teams to ensure completeness across the acquisition
- Develop productive relationships with prime contractor counterparts, functional counterparts, and other spacecraft subsystem subject matter experts
- Other Tasks include: providing status updates; process improvements and recommendations on the best way forward; document reviews (test procedures, design, management, integration, verification, validation and install plans); witnessing and evaluation of tests and installations; performing requirements verification and tracking; issue assessment
Position Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline or significant mission experience
- Basic understanding of DOD/IC satellite systems and architectures
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment
- Experience in DOD/IC acquisition and program management processes
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Available to travel domestically and internationally
Security Clearance Requirements: Active TS/SCI CI Poly with ability to continually maintain access
Travel: May require CONUS travel 20% of the time
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.
