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Systems Engineer

Location Springfield, Virginia Category Engineering, Technology, & Science Job Type Full time Job Id R2098965 Posted Date 01/31/2025
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Systems Engineer

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

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 is a contingent position based upon contract award.

KBR is seeking a Mid-level Systems Engineer to support a government customer in Springfield, VA. The Systems Engineer provides the expertise and skillsets to successfully develop, coordinate, and execute a risk-based GEOINT product quality assessment program. They will apply systems engineering processes relevant to DoD acquisition programs to enable detailed risk-assessments of GEOINT data and GEOINT TCPED capabilities for developing comprehensive quality evaluation studies. This function maintains awareness of planned updates to the NSG, including systems, capabilities, and sensors through review and coordination of Mission Partner Requests for Change (RFC), review of system documentation, and tracking schedules. Additionally, this function facilitates and supports the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs), Concept of Operations (CONOPs), work instructions and others to ensure standardization and continuity in the risk-based strategy across all product quality efforts.

Responsibilities: 

  • Provide and maintain functional knowledge of the following: The National System for GEOINT (NSG), system engineering processes and procedures, and GEOINT capabilities that reside in NSG legacy and cloud environments

  • Support early product quality requirements review and input for NSG system development, upgrades, sensor integration, and other NSG improvements via Request for Change (RFC) review

    • Coordinate Subject Matter Expert (SME) review of related RFCs and supporting documentation to assess product quality risk and impact.

    • Report comments and impacts to RFC POCs and track RFC approval.

  • Support the development and maintenance of product quality SOPs, CONOPs, architecture design, handbooks, strategic plans, and reference guidance.

  • Support program milestone events (including Test Planning Meetings, Operational Acceptance Tests, and others) and provide recommendation based on assessments, analysis, and coordination; risk assessments, product quality assessments, coordination with program offices.

  • Provide Product Quality risk assessment of ad hoc Image Quality support requests received from mission partners, stakeholders, DoD Service components, NGA team member organizations, and others.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.

  • 4-7 years of experience working experience in government or industry in relevant work areas including: DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, PPBES Process or system engineering of large complex System of Systems or Service Oriented Architecture/Cloud environments.

  • Experience with and strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle.

  • Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and NRO enterprises.

  • Experience with sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes.

  • Understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle to include independent testing and data verification, requirements, and development of concept of operations. 

  • Experience working with test plans and procedures and with working on an assessment team on a project.

  • Experience developing/assessing product quality requirements and specifications. 

  • Experience in image science field working with the fundamentals of image processing, image formation, optics, digital signal processing.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

  • Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program.

  • Documented work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.

  • Demonstrated expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.

Security Clearance Requirements: Active TS/SCI (with poly preferred)

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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