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Mid-Level SIGINT System Engineer

Location Chantilly, Virginia Category Engineering, Technology, & Science Job Type Full time Job Id R2104856 Posted Date 04/11/2025
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Mid-Level SIGINT System 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.

KBR is seeking a SIGINT Systems Engineer with technical and engineering skills and relevant SIGINT mission expertise to be part of our team supporting our customer in Chantilly, VA that delivers mission-critical capabilities directly supporting intelligence-gathering missions from overhead systems.  We lead architectural assessments and report recommendations to senior US Government personnel guiding acquisition and execution of next-generation SIGINT systems needs for the next 10-20 years.  These systems deliver collected data distributed to US Government Intelligence Community and Military users.

The SIGINT Systems Engineer serves as a technical advisor to support the Government in defining new mission requirements, performing oversight of modeling and simulation, architectural definition clarifying the types of system capabilities, orbits, collection requirements, and system needs for the intelligence and DoD communities.  The SIGINT leadership team embraces innovation in a relentless effort to meet intelligence needs and shorten the timelines to provide actionable critical information to US Government decision-makers.  This is a position of trust advising the US Government and supporting critical missions in SIGINT, COMINT, FISINT, and ELINT. 

This is a contingent position based upon contract award

Specific responsibilities may include:

  • Define SIGINT requirements

  • Develop and coordinate CONOPS of SIGINT mission systems

  • Write and translate requirements into Epics/Features based on emerging customer needs

  • Understand system-to-system interfaces and function as an Integrator

  • Assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures

  • Monitor system and segment schedules, recognize dependencies, Identify risks and opportunities

  • Facilitate readiness and demonstrations in support of system and acquisition milestones

  • Integrate new systems and initiatives in support of expanded SIGINT mission inclusive of planning for operational sustainment of existing systems.

  • Participate in studies looking at the future generation of SIGINT capabilities spanning the next decade.

  • Familiarity with overall SIGINT architecture, including space and ground components and mission partner interfaces, inclusive of familiarity with mission control and processing of SIGINT systems.

  • Experience identifying user needs and gaps, identifying potential solutions, and assessing/analyzing alternatives

Minimum qualifications:

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field (Master's degree preferred)

  • 5+ years of experience in SIGINT systems engineering

  • Experience in Requirements

  • Experience in Requirements Tracing

  • Experience in MBSE

  • Experience in Cost, Schedule and Performance trades

  • Experience in systems integration

  • Experience in IVV&T

  • Experience in Risk and Opportunities

  • Experience in Configuration Management and Configuration Control and all the associated processes for space systems and space craft ground systems

  • Systems Engineering training

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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