Software Engineer/ Developer

KBR•Albuquerque, NM

35d

About The Position

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. KBR is seeking a Software Engineer/Developer to join our team in Albuquerque, NM. This position supports the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate (ARFL/RV), the Air Force's center of excellence for space research. AFRL/RV develops and transitions technologies that provide space-based capabilities to the nation. In this role, you will work with government and industry leaders to develop new modeling & simulation capabilities for space, driving critical analyses and investment decisions for pathfinding technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Computer Engineering, Computer Sciences or other related degree
1-3 years of programming experience with C++, Python, Matlab, and Visual Basic. Experience using AFSIM is highly desired.
Some experience in system architecting, modeling, simulation, analysis, developing concepts, early systems engineering, and/or soliciting concepts from industry and stakeholders
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing to support acquisition documentation and effectively collaborate among the engineering team and management to achieve common project goals
Ability to build, integrate and troubleshoot software components
Ability to take technical findings/data to generate analysis required to support informed decisions

Nice To Haves

General knowledge of other software programming frameworks and databases and the ability to apply that knowledge to the software domain
Knowledge of the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration and Modeling (AFSIM) for M&S efforts
Some understanding of space-based assets, including satellite constellations, space-based radar, space weather, space ISR and GPS
3-5 years of software engineering experience
Experience working with constructive mission simulations
Experience conducting modeling and simulation (M&S) study and analysis support
General knowledge of real-time target environments, including processor and network architectures, communication protocols and exiting simulation framework design/use
Working knowledge of electronic warfare in a technical field such as aircraft, ship, missile, or space systems
Mission Level Analysis derived from physics-based modeling and simulation
Experience supporting system engineering and integration of concept development, systems design and architecture, modeling and simulation, engineering integration, test and evaluation
An active TS/SCI clearance is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform software design and development in C++
Collaborate with customers and systems engineers and subject matter experts to develop, refine and translate requirements
Research trends for various concept designs and translate to detailed software models
Provide technical engineering support to analysis projects
Conduct modeling and simulation (M&S) study and analysis support
Analyze test data on various space systems, compare to M&S results, provide summary reports
Support modeling and simulation for space systems (e.g., SATCOM, GPS and GNSS)
Lead or manage aspects of or full projects
Solve complex problems
Meet regularly with customer, provide oral and written status on tasks