GEOINT Electro-Optical/Infra-Red Processing System Engineer
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KBR is looking for a GEOINT Electro-Optical (EO)/Infra-Red (IR) Processing Systems Engineer to support one of our customers in Chantilly, VA. The candidate will perform engineering and acquisition activities as a technical member of a dynamic systems engineering team supporting the Customer Ground Enterprise Directorate. The candidate will provide Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) support for the acquisition, development, deployment and sustainment of ground-based systems supporting the US Intelligence Community (IC). The Candidate will work as part of an integrated team including US Government employees, US Military, Federally Funded Research & Development Contract (FFRDC) and other SETA contractors. The candidate will have daily interaction with the customer and support contractors and will learn and execute customer standards and processes. This position demands a candidate that has experience working across Geo-Spatial Intelligence (GEOINT), and specifically, Electro-Optical (EO) and Infra-Red (IR) programs and systems. This is a challenging and rewarding work environment in which you will be immersed in the relentless pursuit of improved system performance and mission success fielding the world’s premier ground intelligence systems.
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.
Key Responsibilities:
Systems: Support technical and programmatic interchanges, identify and resolve issues; provide engineering advice and insight to the customer team in order to effectively develop, integrate, test and deploy intelligence mission processing systems with a specific focus on EO/IR
Life-cycle: Oversee development contractor teams by assessing cost, schedule and system performance through the program life-cycle with special emphasis on rapid insertion of capabilities into the operations domain
Acquisition: Provide major system acquisition expertise in support of future acquisition architectures, trade studies and the development of an acquisition strategy and all supporting documentation to provide new capabilities to the warfighter
Enterprise: Apply Scaled Agile Frameworks for Enterprise (SAFE) software development, integration, test and deployment concepts and processes in collaboration with the development contractor teams and associate US Government entities and mission stakeholders
Work Environment:
Location: On-site
Travel Requirements: Minimal 0-20%
Working Hours: Standard/Flexible
Qualifications:
Required:
Security Clearance Requirements: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Education: B.S. in Sciences, Technology, Engineering, or Business Management with 10+ years if applicable technical experience
Performance: Demonstrated proficiency in managing technical, cost and performance aspects of large-scale programs
CONOPS: Proficiency with Electro-Optical CONOPS, applications, processing and dissemination activities
EO: Understanding of the applicability of EO phenomenology toward solving national intelligence challenges
IC: Knowledge of IC and DoD acquisition roles, processes and program management
MS Office: Working knowledge with MS Office application suite
Software: Experience in Agile (preferably SAFE) software development
Waterfall: Experience with classic Waterfall Systems Engineering
Communication: Strong written and oral communication skills
Experience: Minimum two years of experience supporting system architecture, design or development in an AWS-type cloud computing and storage environment
Desired:
Education: Advanced STEM Degree
Space and Ground: Experience with IC and/or Department of Defense (DoD) space and ground architectures
NTM: Experience in engineering and acquisition of complex space and ground NTM systems
Performance: Knowledge of cloud-computing, cloud-hosting technologies and business-case performance analysis including DevOPS, DevSecOps, etc.
Cloud: Familiarity with emerging IT and Cloud deployment and sustainment trends
Agile: Working knowledge of Agile metrics, team management, backlog grooming and prioritization, performance tradeoffs
AWS: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification
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, disability, 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 race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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