JOB DESCRIPTION
Title:
Innovation Systems Engineer
Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR
KBR's Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country's most critical role – protecting our security.
Why Join Us?
1. Innovative Projects: KBR's work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
2. 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 security and shape the future of space defense.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lab Activity Programmatic Support: Providing technical and programmatic support to the government for all lab activities
* Technological Subject Matter Expertise: Providing subject matter expertise to customer leadership on emerging technologies (including AI) and initiatives related to space systems capabilities
* Lab Initiatives: Advising customer and enterprise leadership on efficacy of planned lab initiatives (cost, schedule, performance, risk, and opportunities)
* Operational Efficiencies Advisement: Advising customer leadership on operational efficiencies, including systematic and innovative allocation of limited resources (e.g., personnel, power, space, and cooling)
* Evaluating Impacts: Representing customer in evaluating impacts to site architecture driven by capability changes and customer decisions; assesses innovative concepts and emerging lab capabilities for potential transition onto operational baselines
Work Environment:
* Location: On-site
* Travel Requirements: Minimal
* Working Hours: Standard
Qualifications:
Required:
* Clearance: TS/SCI clearance with a Polygraph
* Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) or relevant field, and nine (9) years relevant experience; Masters in STEM or relevant field, and seven (7) years relevant experience
* Systems Engineering: At least seven (7) years of hands-on systems engineering experience, including preparation of necessary system engineering artifacts
* Project Management: Demonstrated expertise across full systems engineering lifecycle and project management
* Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and effectively interact with engineers, project managers, support personnel, and senior decisionmakers
* Gathering and Identifying Requirements: Experience gathering and identifying actionable requirements for new capabilities
* Array of Operations: Familiar with DevOps, DevSecOps, Agile development, and AI; Digital Engineering/Model Based Systems Engineering and associated tools
* Communication: Polished communicator (written/verbal); impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment; confident presenting analysis and recommendations to all levels of government
* Tools: Hands-on JIRA and Confluence experience for intra- and inter-team communications
* Microsoft Office: Expert user in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, Project, Visio)
Desired:
* Cybersecurity: IT and cybersecurity familiarity, including cloud operations, layered defense, and risk
* AI and Model Development: Hands-on AI experience, especially model development using large data sets
* Cyber Certification: Active cyber certification at DoD 8140 IAT Level 2 (i.e., Security+ CE)
* Developing Briefings: Experience developing briefings, analysis, etc. on short deadlines (8 hours or less)
* Research: Hands-on experience in an R&D environment as a researcher
* Executive Level Support: Experience supporting senior executive level government officials
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.
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,, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team's philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, ,, ,,, gender or expression,,, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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