Senior Systems Engineer

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Program Summary

KBR’s Electronic Warfare Systems team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Why Join KBR?

· 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.

Job Summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team at our Colorado Springs, CO Cygnet Heights office. The selected candidate will operate under the direct supervision of the Technical Operations Manager and support projects around ground-based mobile satellite communication systems, software development, and radio frequency engineering. The Senior Systems Engineer will be responsible for analyzing user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications. Additionally, the Senior System Engineer will assist the Technical Operations Team with growth and development of the Systems Engineering Functional Area while leading junior systems engineers and interns within their functional.

Roles and Responsibilities

· Analyzes user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.

· Analyzes system requirements and provides support to design and development activities.

· Confirm system's and components' capabilities by designing testing methods; testing properties and conducts testing events.

· Perform requirements analysis, decomposition, and allocation of requirements

· Provide Program Management support by tracking all program requirements and technical specifications, ensuring design and manufacturing processes support verification and validation.

· Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies.

· Mentor others in the principles, techniques, processes, and procedures of Systems Engineering.

· Provides technical guidance and support for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.

· Provides technical support to application and tool development teams.

· Coordinates with software architects and other technical delivery team members to overcome technical obstacles.

· Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and associated problems, issues or conflicts.

· Communicate with other program personnel and government staff

Basic Qualifications

· Bachelor's Degree in a related field with at least ten (10) years’ experience with system requirements, system development and implementation, system testing, etc.

· Active Top Secret Clearance with eligibility to receive TS/SCI

· Ability to derive an understanding of stakeholder needs and functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness from system requirements

· Experience supporting system requirements and system integration at the enterprise level

· Experience following a formal procedure for coordinating system integration activities among multiple teams, ensuring complete coverage of all interfaces

· Experience with Agile project management principles and processes

Preferred Qualifications

· Master’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field

· Experience supporting the federal government or DoW

Salary Range: $137,130 - $205,695

The salary range posted is for Colorado Springs, CO. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.

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
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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.