Title:
Antenna Engineer
KBR is seeking a highly qualified Antenna Engineer to provide support for the NRO Mission Operations Directorate (MOD). MOD operates, maintains, and reports the status of intelligence satellites and their associated ground systems, provides defensive space control and space protection, monitors satellite flight safety, and provides space situational awareness. This effort includes support to innovation labs developing new tools, models, and algorithms to operate and exploit satellite space and ground systems.
Responsibilities:
Expertise and experience in performing research, antenna design, creating prototypes of designs,
Making development schedules, creating budget proposals for development projects, and supporting ground-based aperture projects.
Skills include expertise with antenna theory, antenna design, satellite modems, and antenna hardware components.
Tasks may include technical support for antenna hardware installation, alignment, modelling and configuration, calibration, monitoring and troubleshooting.
Required Qualifications:
3-5 years of expertise and experience in performing antenna research and design
Ability to create prototypes of designs
Ability to develop schedules, create budget proposals for development projects
Provide ground-based aperture support
Have expertise within antenna theory, antenna design, satellite modems, and antenna hardware components.
Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related quantitative science field
Desired Qualifications:
Master’s degree in engineering or related quantitative science field
Experience leading teams resulting in successful verification and test strategies/solutions for complex programs
Experience with cloud development processes
Experience with industry system engineering practices
Strong interpersonal skills in order to influence, collaborate and work effectively with all levels of internal and external leadership.
Knowledge of NRO Mission Operations Directorate
Basic Compensation: $109,560.00 - $164,340.00
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.
Benefits:
KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include a 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.
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.
