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Senior Test and Evaluation Portfolio Manager

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Senior Test and Evaluation Portfolio Manager

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: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.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 successfully getting mission capability on orbit and shaping the future of space reconnaissance.

Position Description/Job Responsibilities:

KBR is seeking a Senior Test and Evaluation Portfolio Manager to work with our team in Colorado Springs, CO. An active TS/SCI clearance (or TS with SCI Eligibility) is required. The selected candidate will support the United States Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) Headquarters.

Applicants should have experience in acquisition lifecycle and multiple phases of the test and evaluation process. Strong applicants will have experience creating, evaluating, and reviewing test plans in the areas of developmental testing, operational testing, and live-fire testing, particularly in the area of testing space systems. Experience with portfolio and/or program management is required. Experience evaluating both small subsystem test results and major system program results is highly desired. In addition, applicants should have familiarity with major DoD acquisition programs as part of the Air Force acquisition process. 

Responsibilities:

Assist in the planning, coordination, execution, and reviewing of space systems tests & experiments.Provide input into the design, development, and execution of advanced test/experimentation programs and processes to conduct assessment of space systems.Review, edit, and improve test engineering documentation to include test plans, Test Information Sheets, Safety Packages, Data Analysis, Management Plans, Technical and Safety Review Board Briefs, Test Readiness Briefs, Test Cards, and Test/Analysis Reports, as required.Review analysis on pre-test predictions, including those obtained through M&S, to design test events and profiles, define data collection requirements, and develop go/no-go criteria to meet test objectives.Collaborate with and support the test teams and products produced following their reviews of systems, sub-systems, and components to ensure the data management and analysis plan (DMAP) provides proper data collection for real-time and post-mission data processing, evaluation, and analysis to meet test/experimentation objectives.Review, improve, and support test teams with their data analysis requests, providing input regarding their requests for process data, data quality control reviews and anomaly resolutions, and their data analysis as per the data analysis plan.Evaluate and review simulation efforts to predict or evaluate system effectiveness or suitability under relevant operational conditions and scenarios.Provide oversight and assist test teams to ensure pre-test, during-test, and post-test execution activities, schedules, and resources are identified and available to meet customer specifications and performance expectations.Develop and maintain summary information capturing all major test and evaluation activities and resource requirements across STARCOM T&E portfolio,Identify and deconflict scheduling and resourcing concerns, where necessaryReview and improve Test Reports/Presentations.

Required Skills/Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree10 years of test project management (test manager or test analyst)10+ years of demonstrated systems engineering and program/portfolio management experience with space, ground, operations, and sustainment segments of DoDExperience with multiple (5+) space systemsA detailed understanding of test, evaluation and experimentation functions and how they relate to space operations at the tactical level, or of operations such as exercises, plans, coordination, demonstrations, such as space flag and other related war gaming events.Comfortable with methodologies including modeling and simulation, laboratory testing, open-air testing, and live-fire testing and supporting skills such as modeling and simulation, system decomposition, design of experiments and response surface methodologies, regression testing, and validation of models and simulations.Team mentality to provide integrated engineering/analysis support for design reviews, test planning working groups, test card prep, disciplined test execution, and collaborative authorship of post flight reports.Willingness to accept changing and evolving roles & responsibilities in support of customer requirements and needs.Aptitude and patience to process and analyze complex system test/experimentation data.Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: Space-related data communications, EO/IR/RF Sensors, Space systemArchitectures, Space Battle Management and ControlExperience with portfolio and/or project managementAn active TS/SCI clearance (or TS with SCI eligibility)

Preferred Skills/Experience:

Bachelor Degree or higherPMP certificationSpace Weapons officer (W13S/13S), with understanding of joint operations environment, and/or Offensive/Defensive space tactics.Experience within the DoD or as a Defense Contractor working in test and evaluation.Knowledge of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics.DoD Acquisition Professional Development (ADPD) Test and Evaluation Level 3 certification.Space operations and/or orbital mechanicsStatistical techniques for approaching complex problems with large amounts of dataApplication of analytical and operations research techniques and supporting skills such as database query languages, design of experiment and response surface methodologies, scripting language programming, and development of appropriate models and simulations.

Work Environment:

Location: On-site – Plaza of the Rockies, Colorado Springs

Travel Requirements: Minimal less than 10% if necessary

Working Hours: Standard

Basic Compensation: 

$160-170k

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience 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.

Benefits:

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include a 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.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.

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