Title:
SIGINT Enterprise Systems Engineer
KBR is seeking a highly qualified SIGINT Enterprise Systems 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.
The candidate will focus on SIGINT mission trades, capability definition, CONOPS generation, and interaction with Mission Partners. The candidate will help customer acquisitions leveraging agile principles to define capability roadmaps, Solution Epic generation and features necessary to prioritize developer backlogs in alignment with capability deliveries. The candidate will provide agile software development best-practices to teams coordinating CONOPS and architecture products, establishing and translating requirements into features, assessing system and segment schedule and risks, leading readiness and release planning events in support of system and acquisition-level ground milestones, and supporting agile test and DevOps verification strategies and integration of new systems and initiatives in support of expanded SIGINT mission capabilities.
Specific responsibilities will include:
Have the aptitude to assess agile and SE processes and create efficiencies continuously, and may lead projects for systems teamwork, have frequent client interactions, and support system and mission strategy development across the various ground organizations
Daily interaction with the customer and supporting contractors and will need to follow customer standards and processes as the program matures through the life-cycle
Candidate will interact with multiple Acquisition Offices (AOs) and facilitate risk and action closure with Acquisition Offices and users, and support technical consultation, meeting coordination, and support to recommendation briefing packages
This position requires an understanding of the intelligence community and customer domain, along with a strong focus on core systems engineering processes in support of end-to-end mission and services closure
Required qualifications:
Active TS/SCI and CI Polygraph
Requires 12 - 15 years with BS/BA or 10 - 13 years with MS/MA or 10+ years with PhD
Knowledge of SIGINT remote sensing systems and overall space and ground architecture including mission control and/or mission processing functions
Experience providing domain knowledge and expertise for all phases of the acquisition lifecycle of multiple concurrent large (>$50 million in value) satellite ground system acquisitions. Special focus areas include: Digital Engineering and Data Engineering.
Integration and closure experience within overall customer domain
Detailed knowledge of customer's mission capabilities (to include SIGINT and Multi-INT domains) and overall space and ground architecture
Expertise in mission technical capabilities and system performance analysis and assessment
Experience identifying user needs and gaps, identifying potential solutions, and assessing/analyzing alternatives
Experience in supporting Requirements Engineering, CONOPS development, and system integration to accommodate End to End Systems Engineering
Commitment to recognize, understand, respect, and operate effectively within various SETA, FFRDC, and Government lines of authority
Familiarity with overall SIGINT ground customer, technical familiarity with mission control and/or processing of one or more SIGINT systems, including sensor knowledge
Ability to work for specific IC customer and familiarity with that customer’s processes and organization
Knowledge of, and experience executing, Scaled Agile Frameworks for Enterprise (SAFE) Agile methodology
INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY AT KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, 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 more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer.
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.
