Software Acquisitions Engineer

KBR•Chantilly, VA

7d•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. This position has a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting national security. KBR is seeking a Mid-Level Software Acquisitions Engineer with 9–12 years of experience in the software acquisitions lifecycle to support physics-based modeling and simulation efforts (including tools development) for satellite system resiliency. As a key member of the on-site SETA team, this role contributes to mission success through ensuring resilient mission capabilities. This position supports a System Program Office (SPO) where the engineer will work seamlessly with other government and team members in a challenging work environment, supporting the Customer’s acquisitions lifecycle, systems engineering & integration, while delivering mission excellence to programs of national importance.

Requirements

Must have an active/current TS/SCI with a Polygraph.
Bachelor of Science STEM degree and 9 years of relative experience or a Master’s and 7 or more years of relative experience.
Possess the ability to communicate, coordinate, and engage customer independently.
Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and small team environment.
Demonstrated ability to operate successfully both independently and as a team-member.
Ability to communicate with clarity and accuracy both verbally and written.
Demonstrate familiarity in the functional mission areas and key intelligence issues.

Nice To Haves

Experience with physics-based modeling and simulation techniques and tools
Experience with AI/ML applications
Knowledge of intelligence production cycle, limitations, and when to apply engineering judgment

Responsibilities

Work in a collaborative team environment studying and analyzing a wide variety of problems in the Space domain.
Identify Agile solution and program epics with acceptance criteria and ensure prime development and subcontractors align to government requirements.
Optimize pre-increment planning and iterative integration demos via Agile software development best practices.
Assess developer performance by analyzing contract deliverables for demonstrations and oversee testing for achieving pertinent objectives.
Analyze developer recommendations for software enhancements across cloud, on premises, and HPC environments.
Write Statements of Work for upcoming systems acquisitions.
Advise Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) on developer performance through cost, schedule, and performance analysis and evaluation.
Identify risks and provide unique courses of action to solve complex technical problems.
Review contractor submissions for technical accuracy and provide government personnel detailed critical analysis.
Organize and execute tools demonstrations to the user community (one to two times per year).