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KBR, Inc. · 4 months ago

SIGINT Ground SPO Mission Processing/Acquisition Engineer

Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

KBR, Inc. is seeking a highly qualified SIGINT Ground SPO Mission Processing/Acquisition Engineer to support intelligence-gathering missions from overhead systems. The role involves providing expert technical recommendations, interacting with contractors, and supporting government acquisition processes throughout the lifecycle of SIGINT processing systems.

ConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyProject ManagementSoftware EngineeringTraining

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide expert technical recommendations and engineering advice on the development and integration of new and modified capabilities in the SIGINT processing domain

Direct interactions with the industry development contractors on project status, metrics, and issues

Provide Government acquisition support including, but not limited to Engineering Change Proposals (ECP), ECP Technical Evaluations, core acquisition processes and documentation (SOW, RFP, WBS, etc.)

Define future architecture enhancements and their associated features and capabilities

Provide technical and programmatic inputs to Government program office cost estimates

Provide experienced counsel to the Government staff through all phases of acquisition including, but not limited to generation and review of system and sub-system requirements, development processes, integration, verification, validation, and testing (IVV&T)

Aid in working with Mission Operations teams to enable transition of new capabilities into mainstream operations

Coordinate with internal and external offices, Directorates and agencies of the US Government to identify, characterize and resolve issues and risks throughout the acquisition lifecycle

Qualification

Active TS/SCI with CI PolygraphSIGINT processing systemsSystems Engineering skillsScaled Agile FrameworksCloud EnvironmentsIndustry Standard frameworksTechnical recommendationsInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

BS in engineering, physics, or related technical degree with at least 5 years' experience or extensive field experience in lieu of formal engineering technical certifications

Knowledge of SIGINT remote sensing systems and general space and ground architectures

Experience with SIGINT product Mission Processing Systems

Strong Systems Engineering skills including requirements, CONOPS, integration and readiness

Experience/familiarity in Scaled Agile Frameworks for Enterprise (SAFE) agile software development and Dev/OPS concepts, processes and production

Knowledge of Cloud Environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud or Azure

Knowledge of Industry Standard frameworks for authorization like OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), User-Managed Access (UMA)

Familiarity with the functions of Jenkins software process automation and integration

Commitment to leverage strong interpersonal & communications skills translate complex technical challenges and issues to senior US Government leadership

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