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KBR, Inc. · 4 months ago

R & D Architect Support Engineer/Systems Engineer

Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

35+ years exp

KBR, Inc. is seeking a R&D Architect Support Engineer/Systems Engineer to be a technical member of a systems engineering team supporting Government customers. The role focuses on supporting the acquisition, integration, and testing initiatives for Multi-Intelligence hard intelligence problems, ensuring alignment with US Government requirements.

ConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyProject ManagementSoftware EngineeringTraining

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide Day-to-Day collaboration with the Government Customer, FFRDC teams, SETA and GED development contractors as well as External Agency mission partners

Provide oversight, monitor development and integration activities and ensure alignment of priorities and resources consistent with US Government requirements and objectives

Analyze a wide variety of mission thread projects for impact on the existing and planned system architecture

Assist in ensuring decisions about AGG R&E Systems are consistent with an open-architecture construct

Advise Senior and mid-level US Government managers on acquisition decisions regarding a portfolio of AGG projects

Support technical consultation, meeting coordination, and prepare and present architecture and acquisition recommendation briefings

Establish and maintain the System View-1 (SV-1) Systems Interface Description document baseline linking together the operational and systems architecture

This position requires an understanding of the intelligence community and customer domain, along with a strong focus on core systems engineering processes in support of end-to-end mission and services closure

Qualification

TS/SCI with PolygraphSpace/ground aerospace systemsModel-Based Systems EngineeringSystems integrationAgile software developmentArchitecture analysisGround mission processingCommunication

Required

TS/SCI with Polygraph required

B.S. in engineering, physics or related technical degree or relevant experience

Experience in space/ground aerospace systems engineering

Knowledge of system architectures, architecture evolution and interface definition

Demonstrated knowledge of Ground Systems

At least 35 years' experience with space/ground testing and systems engineering, systems integration, Verification, Validation and Transition (IVV&T) activities

Experience supporting agile software development and verification strategies and integration of new systems and initiatives in support of expanded mission capabilities

Experience with test strategies and plans, executing tests, analyzing data and summarizing results

Preferred

Experience with architecting in an agile software development paradigm

Demonstrated understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Ability to perform architecture analysis, trades, and system integration closure activities

Experience within an acquisition office or related Intelligence Community

Prior experience with ground mission processing or mission control systems, and/or mission operations is highly desired

Experience with commercial IVV&T techniques in service-oriented architecture (SOA) environments is also highly desirable

Experience interacting with User Community across a wide variety of intelligence and phenomenology disciplines

Benefits

401K plan with company match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Company

KBR, Inc.

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At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that are helping governments and companies around the world take on the great challenges of our time.

Founded in 1919

Houston, Texas, USA

10001+ employees