Space Domain Awareness Subject Matter Expert

KBR, Inc.•Falls Church, VA

6d•$170,000 - $185,000•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. 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 highly skilled and experienced Space Domain Awareness Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join a dynamic, high-performing, multidisciplinary team of military domain SMEs, modelers, and analysts located in Northern Virginia. This team leverages advanced modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) tools and techniques to shape and inform Concept Exploration, Course of Action Analysis, and Operational Planning efforts for Department of War (DoW) stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 14+ years of relevant experience in US Air Force, US Space Force, or other Service space-based operations and architectures
Direct experience developing space-based concepts of operation, concepts of support, and/or courses of action in support of Joint or Service Component Operational Planning efforts
U.S. military Joint Qualified Officer (JQO) designation
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a small, high-performance team environment
Strong collaborative skills with experience working in expert-driven, multidisciplinary teams

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 16+ years of relevant experience in US Air Force, US Space Force, or other Service space-based operations and architectures
Extensive experience planning at a combatant command or service component command
Experience supporting analytical studies of military operations
Experience with military exercises or wargames
2+ years of experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) techniques and tools

Responsibilities

Apply expert knowledge of current and emerging US military space satellites, systems, sensors, and employment concepts and of their contribution to the execution of kill chains and kill webs.
Assist with the identification and transformation of military or threat space doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures into products to inform the development of behaviors and decision structures in the simulation software.
Develop space-based behaviors and concepts of operations (CONOPS) for use by modelers and other operational SMEs in the MS&A environment.
Drive innovation by bridging traditional operational planning and novel analytical approaches through creative and critical thinking.
Leverage deep understanding of joint, multi-domain military capabilities, and space employment frameworks to evaluate the execution of kill chains and kill webs.
Collect, analyze, and curate authoritative military information—including doctrine, planning materials, and capability documents—in a “smart” knowledge management environment that enables enterprise-wide insight and collaboration.
Deliver high-quality, high-impact written, visual, and analytical deliverables that inform senior decision-making.
Lead small teams or tasks in support of the broader overall effort.