Title:

Senior Space Systems Experts

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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.

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.

This position is contingent upon contract award

KBR is seeking Senior Space Systems Engineers to join our Hemisphere team. Work location is El Segundo, CA.  Individuals will serve as trusted advisors and experts on space systems control functions and supporting engineering services required to enable and support the protect and defend mission set for Space Systems Command (SSC). The successful candidates will collaborate and communicate with the Hemisphere leadership team to ensure processes and products are delivered within program schedule and demonstrate depth of knowledge as applied and used in the space control system of systems integration.

Key Responsibilities:

Leads technical requirements development, systems engineering, and oversees development contractor to develop, design, produce, integrate and test space systems

Highly knowledgeable in payload integration, sensor employment, and application of orbital mechanics as they impact space operations, CONOPS development, and mission planning

Performs system integration of multiple efforts to integrate complex space systems and their deployment into on-orbit operations

Ability to communicate clearly and in a collaborative manner with mission partners on interface control documents

Oversees requirements verification and validation processes and execution of them

Makes space program risk assessments and provides actionable recommendations to the Chief Engineer and Program Manager

Expertly collaborates with Government program office representatives, FFRDC, SETA, and other contractor personnel

Qualifications Required:

Bachelor of Science degree in related science field (orbital mechanics, space physics, etc)

12 years of experience

Expertise in technical requirements development, systems engineering lifecycle, and application to DoD space system acquisition processes

Proficient in requirements verification and validation for specific space system components and subcomponents to include orbitology, navigation, sensor employment, communications, optimization, and command and control

Active Top Secret clearance, SCI eligible

Desired:

Master’s degree preferred in related engineering discipline (systems engineering, aerospace engineering, etc) and 10 years of experience in DoD space system acquisitions

SAP eligible

Expertise in navigating dynamic and fast paced engineering acquisition program offices within the DoD with special focus on spacecraft bus and payloads

Previous experience with DoD and/or IC programs with a focus on space system architectures to include the ground segment layer

Recognized demonstrated leadership skills in the Aerospace or DoD working across space and ground segment organizations

Highly adept with writing and delivering documents and briefings with effective communication skills

Basic Compensation:

El Segundo: $170,000 - $200,000

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s work location, knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience, clearance level, contract affordability and in consideration of internal parity. 

Additional Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance. 

KBR 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. 

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