Systems Engineer, Jr.

KBR•Chantilly, VA

4d•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. This position offers the opportunity to work on projects with a profound impact on the country’s critical role of protecting national security. The role involves designing and optimizing defense systems, contributing to the future of space defense. This is a contingent position based upon contract award. KBR is seeking a Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineer Technical Advisor (SETA) support for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED). GED is crucial for enabling the NRO's intelligence-gathering missions, transforming data into useful information for the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) users. The engineer will design, develop, test, and deliver products supporting advanced customer systems, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams on hardware, software, system integration, and data analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and up to 5 years of experience.
Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
Familiarity with Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence concepts, tools, and systems
Understanding of planning and integrating secure solutions based on legal, policy, and compliance directives.
Experience in developing requirements for system performance, availability, scalability, manageability, and security for mid-to-large-scale systems.
Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with adjudicated polygraph

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the NRO System Engineering process and familiarity with terms such as Interface Control Documents (ICDs), System Requirements Documents (SRD), and Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR).
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering.
Knowledge of IC overhead collection systems and processing

Responsibilities

Support incidents and investigations by addressing end-user needs and identifying system issues related to space systems, with a focus on ground processing, mission management, and command and control across various phenomenology’s.
Collaborate with analysts, project leads, and customers to enhance operational efficiency and system reliability.
Assist in developing system requirements and specifications aligned with High-Level Mission objectives.
Participate in trade studies to identify improvements in system performance, architecture, and software/hardware solutions.
Contribute to engineering tradeoff analyses and assist in formulating Courses of Action (COAs) that consider operational constraints.
Gather information to create technical documents that support project deliverables, specifically for command-and-control operations.
Stay updated on agency, national, and international standards related to space systems development to ensure compliance and integration.
Provide support throughout the systems engineering life cycle, managing risks and developing mitigation plans to guarantee mission success.
Track project activities for systems engineering, software/hardware development, and deployment, ensuring effective command and control integration.
Engage in continuous improvement efforts to optimize ground processing and mission management practices.