Software Engineer (Mid-Level)

KBR, Inc. • Silver Spring, MD

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About The Position

BELONG. CONNECT. GROW. with KBR. Around here, we define the future. We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers. But we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely. KBR is seeking a Software Engineer to support KBR’s TOWR-S group under the Science and Space division. In this role, you will develop, integrate and deploy software for processing, distribution, visualization and monitoring of observations collected from satellite and other remote sensing platforms. The general theme of projects you will be involved in is mission systems development for the United States operational weather enterprise. Additional Responsibilities Include: Research and conduct software development and deployment individually and as part of a team Comfortable in a highly collaborative setting Assist with project planning and execution Prepare outreach presentations and training

Requirements

• Preferred Master’s degree in the field of Computer Science and 3+ years of relevant experience
• Fluent Python programming skills, including demonstrated ability to write object-oriented code, and work with data processing modules such as numpy and scipy
• Fluent as a developer in the Redhat/Centos Linux OS, including functional knowledge of standard bash command set, and use of the vi editor.
• Working knowledge of software revision control and specific experience with git
• Experience performing cloud-based (AWS) deployment of major software builds
• Specific experience with development, testing and integration of visualization tools which exploit observations from NOAA operational meteorological satellites such as GOES-R and JPSS

Nice To Haves

• Experience with rapid development in modern cloud environments
• Scientific Visualization using javascript, and packages such as d3.js
• Processing of remote sensing observations for feature extraction and estimation
• Data sciences, including exploratory data analysis and visualization and techniques for identifying trends in large data sets
• Experience with training and customizing AI/ML models

Responsibilities

• Research and conduct software development and deployment individually and as part of a team
• Comfortable in a highly collaborative setting
• Assist with project planning and execution
• Prepare outreach presentations and training

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