Orbit Analyst

KBR • Colorado Springs, CO

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Orbit Analyst Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! 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: 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.

Requirements

• Clearance: TS/SCI with a Polygraph
• Education: Undergraduate degree in related field
• Experience Level: 3 years of orbital mechanics experience
• Time Management: Ability to identify and achieve multiple milestones spread across various calendars and schedules
• Process Ability to create and follow standard processes and clearly document results
• Problem Solving in Critical Situations: Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, demonstrated by frequent and successful application of technical standards, theories, concepts, and techniques
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to interface effectively with users, customers, management, and other engineering personnel
• Scheduling: Ability to occasionally work odd and/or extended hours covering a 24/7 period, particularly during launch operations

Nice To Haves

• Technical disciplines : orbital propagation and perturbations, orbit estimation, orbital maneuvers, modeling and simulation, and analysis
• Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis: Experience in modeling, simulation and analysis in orbital maneuvers and orbit estimation
• Software Experience: Knowledge and experience with STK, ODTK, Matlab and other COTS products
• Evaluating Technology: Ability to evaluate established and emerging technologies for applicability to architectural initiatives
• Project Life Cycle: Experience in executing the project life cycle of requirements analysis, design, hardware and/or software development, integration, test, and sustainment
• Understanding Customer Products: Experience in evaluating viability of vendor and government-provided HW/SW as part of technology/product trade studies
• Operational Procedures: Ability to develop and maintain operational procedures, products and training materials
• Communications Topologies: Knowledge of communications (network and RF) topologies, including SGLS, K and X band design
• Satellite Command and Control: Knowledge and experience with satellite command & control theories and methodologies

Responsibilities

• Orbit Analysis: Performing orbit analysis, orbital determination and analysis functions
• Satellite Contacts: Generating and providing daily orbital data to execute numerous satellite contacts
• Sensor Coverage and Telemetry Collection: Performing orbital engineering tasks required to support launch operations including sensor coverage and telemetry collection planning using link margin analysis and other tools, predicting trajectory and estimating the final orbit
• Ensuring Mission Success: Participating in program to customer interface requirements definition to ensure program and customer mission success
• Interfacing with Customers: Interfacing with external customers to maintain tracking station location, obscura, and Transmit Inhibit Zone data
• Testing Efforts: Participating in testing efforts of newly upgraded tracking stations
• Educating Customers: Participating in customer education of basic astrodynamics
• Software and Hardware Upgrades: Supporting and performing future OA software and hardware upgrades leading to the automation of many of the OA functions supporting both daily OA activities and OA launch support activities

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