Spacecraft Signals Analyst

KBR • Chantilly, VA

12d • Onsite

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 highly motivated Spacecraft Signals Analyst with SIGINT and IC experience to support characterization of signals from various payloads. The successful candidate will have a degree in engineering or other technical discipline and will have intimate knowledge of SIGINT missions and processing of data. The successful candidate will be able to characterize RF data and provide independent data assessments of outputs. The candidate will also have experience presenting data to decision makers and is able to work as part of a team or independently. Why Join Us? Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions. Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace. Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Requirements

• Active/Current TS/SCI with Poly
• Bachelors of Science degree in engineering or technical discipline
• 5 years experience with space/ground aerospace systems engineering
• Knowledge of SIGINT collection space systems
• Understanding of RF environments and space signal propagations

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to the tasking, collection, and processing lifecycle
• Masters degree in engineering discipline or systems engineering

Responsibilities

• Execute characterization of RF signals for inclusion in automated signal databases
• Evaluate collection, production, and data reporting system algorithms
• Assess payload effectiveness and provide feedback to system developers
• Provide initial analysis of RF data to characterize, parameterize, and provide independent data assessment for product verification
• Calculate Geo-observables for input to geometric knowledge database
• Perform interactive processing of off-line data input to parametric knowledge databases
• Query, display, archive and playback data to gauge collection system accuracy
• Compile metrics and provide performance status and reporting accuracy on weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis to decision makers
• Assist analytic efforts to optimize the full potential of emerging system capabilities
• Advance task management and allocation of to enhance collection effectiveness
• Work with mission partners on various tasking strategies and data delivery options to optimize RF collection
• Contribute to the development of various ways to analyze performance measurements metrics
• Support capabilities experiments / exercises, systems integration, and operations performance analysis
• Author presentations and background papers for middle management and executive-level meetings

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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees