Space Systems Engineer – Chemical & Process Systems (ECLSS, Food Systems & ISRU)

KBR•Titusville, FL

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About The Position

Provide systems engineering, integration, and technical oversight support for NASA exploration, ISS, Commercial LEO Destination (CLD), and technology development programs. Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to advance lunar ISRU, Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS), space food systems, chemical and process systems, and other human exploration capabilities. Apply systems engineering principles and chemical/process engineering expertise to develop, integrate, test, and mature space-based process technologies and systems. The role supports architecture studies, requirements development and management, technical assessments, design reviews, system integration, testing, verification, and validation. It also includes analyzing laboratory, test, and demonstration data; preparing technical analyses and customer deliverables; advising customers; and presenting findings and recommendations to engineering teams, program management, and senior government leadership. The position requires a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and 3–5 years of relevant experience. Domestic travel is required. The role is with KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business. Employees joining before the planned spin-off are expected to transition to the future independent company, Trinzic, when the separation is complete without needing to reapply.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.
At least 3–5 years of relevant experience.
Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team-building, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and effectively in a government/contractor team environment.
Understanding of the systems development lifecycle, including requirements, design, verification and validation, and operations, and its application to multidisciplinary engineering systems.
Experience supporting technology development, technology maturation, or demonstration programs through concept development, design, testing, and operational implementation.
Experience applying chemical/process engineering principles—such as process flows, mass and energy balances, fluid systems, thermal processes, separation processes, reaction systems, or electrochemical systems—to system design or analysis.
Ability to present technical findings, recommendations, and analyses to engineering teams, program management, customers, and senior leadership.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrated sustained superior performance.
Available to travel domestically.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ECLSS, space food or food-processing systems, lunar or planetary ISRU, advanced chemical processing systems, fluid and gas handling systems, electrochemical systems, thermal processing technologies, or other space technology development programs.
Experience developing or reviewing process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), mass and energy balances, process models, and instrumentation/control architectures.
Experience with NASA human spaceflight, ISS, Commercial LEO Destination, lunar exploration, or technology demonstration programs.
Experience integrating laboratory- or subsystem-scale process technologies into larger system architectures and supporting progression through verification, validation, and technology maturation.

Responsibilities

Support systems engineering, integration, architecture studies, and technical assessments for ECLSS, space food, ISRU, and related chemical/process systems.
Develop, manage, decompose, and trace requirements from project objectives through subsystem implementation and technical documentation, including process, fluid, thermal, chemical, and system interface requirements.
Develop and assess CONOPS, requirements, systems engineering plans, test plans, statements of work, and other customer deliverables for chemical/process-intensive space systems.
Lead specification development, configuration management, interface management, verification, validation, and baseline control activities.
Evaluate the impacts of new requirements, capabilities, interfaces, and design changes, and integrate approved changes into program baselines.
Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, schedule, and integration risks, including risks related to process performance, material and energy flows, subsystem interfaces, and system operability.
Support proposal evaluations, design reviews, and technical assessments of contractor-developed solutions.
Develop and manage Interface Control Documents (ICDs), coordinating with customers, contractors, and external stakeholders on mechanical, fluid, thermal, electrical, and process interfaces.
Support system integration, testing, verification, and validation from component and subsystem testing through integrated system demonstrations.
Advise customers on systems architecture, verification and validation, chemical/process system integration, and systems engineering best practices.
Present technical positions, findings, and recommendations to engineering teams, program management, and senior government leadership.
Develop technical reports, engineering analyses, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, mass and energy balances, trade studies, and other technical documentation for system design, integration, testing, and customer deliverables.
Analyze and interpret laboratory, test, and demonstration data to evaluate system performance, identify design improvements, validate engineering assumptions, and inform process development and maturation.
Translate experimental findings, operational lessons learned, and performance data into engineering recommendations, design updates, requirements refinements, and process optimization strategies.
Perform system-level trade studies and engineering assessments addressing process architecture, resource utilization, consumables, mass and energy flows, system interfaces, operability, and technology maturation.
Support integration of chemical and process technologies into crewed and uncrewed space-system architectures, considering process equipment, utilities, controls, instrumentation, storage, and supporting subsystems.