Acquistion Engineer

KBR • Chantilly, VA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

KBR’s National Security Solutions 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 Us?
Innovative Projects: Briefly describe the cutting-edge projects or technologies the candidate will be working on.
Collaborative Environment: Highlight the team dynamics and any unique aspects of the workplace culture.
Impactful Work: Explain how the candidate’s work will make a difference in the company and the broader field.

Requirements

• Must possess and be able to maintain an active TS/SCI with Poly
• BS/BA 18+ years, or MS/MA 15+ years, or PhD and 12+ years
• More than 15 years of experience focusing on acquisition support (structure of contracts, execution of task orders and fixed price contracts, the government competitive acquisition process)
• Experience with DoD/IC acquisitions, including source selections on Major System Acquisition
• Familiarity with GEOINT systems
• Experience with Systems Engineering processes across the development life cycle
• Familiarity with IC and DoD Acquisition regulations and policies
• Ability to mentor junior contractors and Government team members
• Track and report progress at multiple levels of Contractor and Government leadership

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity using Confluence and JIRA Atlassian commercial tools
• Experience or training with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) agile methodologies
• PMI PMP or DAWIA Level 3+ certification. Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Program Management Level III+

Responsibilities

• Writing the Statement of Work for upcoming acquisitions
• Defining proposal acceptance criteria, monitoring developer’s cost, schedule, and performance during execution, reviewing CDRLs, and providing innovative acquisition recommendations to solve challenging issues with the optimal courses of action.
• Overseeing contract execution and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)
• Advising Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) on developer performance through cost, schedule, and performance analysis and evaluation
• Identifying risks and providing unique courses of action to solve complex technical problems
• Reviewing contractor submissions for technical accuracy and providing government personnel detailed critical analysis
• Assist with contract compliance assessments
• Ability to mentor junior contractors and Government team members
• Track and report progress at multiple levels of Contractor and Government leadership

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees