Title:
Software Engineering Intern
At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.
Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.
Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.
Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.
KBR is seeking a Software Engineering Intern to assist with the development of the software baseline of our ATOM project. The successful candidate will be willing to work across the full domain of our project’s tech stack - from human-machine interfaces, to hardware command and status, to SDR control. This role is well suited to an engineer who enjoys solving difficult problems within the SATCOM domain, responsive user interfaces, distributed systems, disconnected operations, and mission-critical software.
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.
Responsibilities
- Triage defects, and recommend improvements for a user-facing web UI
- Develop responsive, accessible user interfaces using React, TypeScript, JavaScript.
- Develop SDR interfaces and C2 logic.
- Extend a system’s open architecture framework to enable cross-system compatibility and extensibility.
- Develop backend APIs and supporting services using GoLang, Python.
- Work with SQLite databases.
- Work with external services that require data conversion and packaging prior to ingest.
- Build software that functions reliably in disconnected, degraded, and austere environments.
- Improve system performance, observability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
- Collaborate with product owners, domain experts, operators, and other engineers to translate operational needs into usable software.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to hold a secret clearance.
- Ability to work within a team environment and learn alongside the engineers present on the team.
- Current pursuit of a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience writing maintainable, tested, production-quality code.
- Understanding of software architecture, API design, and error handling.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrable experience with TypeScript and/or JavaScript.
- Demonstrable experience building React applications, or equivalent experience with other JavaScript frameworks.
- Experience working with RF communication protocols and SDRs.
- Experience designing and implementing backend services and APIs with GoLang, Python, or similar language.
- Experience with Docker, Docker Compose, or Podman.
- Experience working in environments requiring formal security, quality, or configuration-management processes.
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical work from design through delivery.
Basic Compensation: $41,300.00 - $62,000.00
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
Additional Compensation:
KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
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.
