Principal Systems Engineer

KBR•Plano, TX

About The Position

KBR is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join our team in Dallas, TX. The successful candidate will provide In-Service Engineering support, failure analysis, maintain-ability / repair-ability support and analysis, architecture design, implementation oversight, systems integration, verification and validation, interface management and general engineering and technical assessments to the Advanced Sensors Technologies (AST) Program Office (PO) for the Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS).

Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering or Technical field with a minimum of 8 years of experience is required. Additional experience accepted in lieu of BS/BA
Experience with Minataur
Demonstrated ability to work with integrated teams comprised of military, civilian, and contractor personnel
Experience working in a DoD security environment.
Work closely with engineering teams to evaluate, integrate, and deliver radar and sensor technologies
Clearance: Top Secret/SSBI (CE) security clearance is required.
Must have completed a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) within the past six (6) years or currently enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation (CE) Program

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience operating aircraft, airborne systems, or weapon systems
Operational experience with DoD active-duty customers
Experience with Advanced Sensor Technologies Program Office
Experience in Mechanical Engineering

Responsibilities

supporting system activities
supporting development and refinement of system architectures to include requirements definition
tracking historical maintenance data for trend analysis
Supporting conceptual design
investigating emerging technologies/concepts
Providing technical support for contractual documentation
performing engineering studies to support program requirements
Analyze current capabilities, identify shortfalls and propose improvements
evaluation of contract proposals for technical feasibility
risk analysis and mitigation
Providing technical support to specification verification activities
coordination of root cause investigation
providing support for interface management and compliance
providing technical, cost, and schedule monitoring and assessment of AST efforts

Benefits

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 a sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
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
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