Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer

KBR • Colorado Springs, CO

2d • $150,000 - $165,000 • Onsite

About The Position

KBR is seeking a Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer to support the United States Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) Test and Evaluation Squadrons (TES) at Schriever SFB in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The position supports planning, execution, and evaluation of tests and experiments for space systems, including use of modeling and simulation (M&S) and hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL). The role requires experience across the acquisition lifecycle and multiple phases of test and evaluation, with an active TS/SCI clearance and eligibility for Special Access Programs (SAP).

The engineer will plan and execute test programs, apply scientific and statistical methods to improve test efficiency, analyze test data, and prepare technical documentation and reports. Candidates should be able to decompose complex systems into functional elements, identify suitable test objectives and methods, and understand the strengths and limitations of different evaluation techniques. The work is onsite at Schriever SFB. Candidates joining KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions business before its planned spin-off, expected in January 2027, will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete without needing to reapply.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Operations Research, Engineering, Math, Probability, Statistics, or Science.
• At least 10 years of demonstrated Systems and/or Test Engineering experience with DoD space, ground, operations, and sustainment segments.
• SME-level understanding of test, evaluation, and experimentation, including distinctions between developmental, operational, and integrated test.
• Comfort with modeling and simulation, laboratory testing, open-air testing, and live-fire testing; supporting skills include system decomposition, design of experiments and response surface methodologies, regression testing, and model and simulation validation.
• Ability to provide integrated engineering and analysis support for design reviews, test planning working groups, test card preparation, disciplined test execution, and collaborative authorship of post-flight reports.
• Willingness to take on changing and evolving roles and responsibilities in response to customer requirements and needs.
• Aptitude and patience for processing and analyzing complex system test and experimentation data.
• Technical expertise in at least one of the following: space-related data communications, EO/IR/RF sensors, spacecraft GNC, space system architectures, Space Battle Management and Control, or cyber.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with eligibility for Special Access Programs (SAP).

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Math, Probability, Statistics, or Science, with at least 10 years of demonstrated experience.
• Space Weapons officer (W13S/13S) experience with understanding of the joint operations environment and/or offensive or defensive space tactics, or graduation from specialized T&E training such as the USAFTPS Space Test Course.
• DoD Acquisition Professional Development (ADPD) Test and Evaluation Level 3 certification.
• Experience within the DoD or as a defense contractor working in test and evaluation.
• Knowledge of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics.
• Space operations and/or orbital mechanics experience.
• Knowledge of statistical techniques for approaching complex problems with large amounts of data.
• Application of operations research techniques and supporting skills, including database query languages, design of experiments and response surface methodologies, scripting language programming, and development of appropriate models and simulations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating, and executing space systems tests and experiments.
• Design, develop, and execute test and experimentation programs and processes to assess space systems.
• Apply scientific and statistical tools, including design of experiments, to improve test efficiency and produce actionable results.
• Create and review test engineering documentation, including test plans, Test Information Sheets, safety packages, data analysis management plans, review-board briefs, test readiness briefs, test cards, and test and analysis reports.
• Analyze pre-test predictions, including M&S and HWIL results, to design test events and profiles, define data collection requirements, and develop go/no-go criteria.
• Work with programs to review systems, subsystems, and components and ensure data management and analysis plans provide appropriate data collection for real-time and post-mission processing, evaluation, and analysis.
• Set up data analysis requests, process data, conduct data quality control and anomaly resolution, and analyze data in accordance with the data analysis plan.
• Execute simulations to predict or evaluate system effectiveness or suitability in relevant operational conditions and scenarios.
• Monitor M&S data gathering and guide evaluation of test results to determine whether system configurations and architectures meet customer specifications and performance expectations.
• Create test reports and presentations based on complex data sets.
• Create or enhance data analysis tools.

Benefits

• Potential additional compensation may include sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior