Title:
Sr. Technical Professional - Quality Engineering
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.
Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!
Program Summary
KBR combines mission expertise with advanced digital technologies to solve the world’s toughest challenges on a global scale. KBR is a trusted national security partner for a wide array of customers across space, land, air and sea. KBR delivers innovative solutions across digital engineering and integration, rapid prototyping, mission operations, data analytics, artificial intelligence and secure logistics. At KBR, We deliver.™
Job Summary
The Quality Engineer establishes and maintains quality standards for receiving, in‑process, and final inspections in alignment with contract requirements. This role ensures consistent compliance with specifications through inspections, audits, tests, and validations across design, engineering, and production activities.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Ensuring adherence to quality processes and contractual requirements.
- Conducting and participating in root-cause analyses; determining dispositions and implementing corrective actions.
- Overseeing daily work operations and supervising the quality team.
- Contributing to the development of unit objectives, work plans, and schedules.
- Allocating resources to support timely completion of assignments.
- Providing activity updates, status reports, and quality metrics to management
- Leading daily team activities to ensure task completion within schedule and contract parameters
- Offering technical guidance and direction to team members
- Performing advanced individual contributor tasks when required
- Collecting and analyzing statistical data to identify and evaluate trends
- Participating in design reviews to ensure inclusion of quality requirements
- Resolving technical or operational issues to maintain schedule commitments
- Recommending and implementing improvements to work methods, procedures, and processes
- Assisting in recruitment decisions
- Coaching, motivating, and developing team members
- Facilitating team communication through regular meetings
- Training and mentoring subordinates
- Additional duties assigned by the Quality Manager
Basic Qualifications
- BA/BS degree in a technical discipline and 5 years of experience. In lieu of formal education, at least 13 years of progressive experience in a related field.
- Quality certification (e.g., QMS ISO9001/AS9120, Quality Inspection, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Six Sigma Black Belt certification
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Candidates must be U.S. citizen and possess a valid driver’s license
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.
