Operations Engineer (Space)

KBR, Inc.•Chantilly, VA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

KBR's National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to 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. KBR is seeking an Operations Engineer (Space) to join the Air Force, Space, and Intelligence Business Group providing systems engineering and technical advisory services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community (IC) customer. The Operations Engineer will serve as the subject matter expert (SME) and System Program Office (SPO) representative coordinating with end user operators, the developer, and other stakeholders for the deployment of new protection capabilities into space operations. The Operations Engineer is the SPO’s on-site agent for user-engagement with operators of a space protection system and will collaborate with site users and SMEs within the SPO home office to support system testing, transition to operations planning, user/operator training, Operations and Maintenance (O&M) planning and Deficiency Report (DR) management, and be the focal point for representing SPO equities to the site’s Operations stakeholders.

Requirements

Must have an active/current TS/SCI with a Polygraph
Bachelor of Science - STEM degree
9+ years relevant technical experience.
Experience in IC or DoW space acquisitions or mission operations.
Experience deploying and sustaining software within a 24/7 operations center or similar environment.
Knowledge of agile software development principles.

Nice To Haves

Experience with DevOps, including continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD).
Experience in Space Protection operations and familiarity with protection technologies.
Experience authoring operator-related or software deployment documentation.
Experience in Space system testing, simulation, and modeling environments.
Knowledge of the fundamentals of orbital mechanics and orbit determination.

Responsibilities

Provides space protection operations mission expertise to acquisition managers and software engineers in the development of tools that provide operators Indications and Warning against Space threats.
Elicits system capability needs and user interface/experience (UI/UX) preferences from operational users.
Collaborates with software developers to inform/guide mission application enhancements.
Manages the transition of new capabilities and software deliveries to operations.
Leads the review and coordination of system documentation and training materials.
Evaluates developer solutions, guides software deployment activities, and assesses software patches/fixes.