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Digital Engineering Transformation LeadBelong. 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.
KBR is seeking a Digital Engineering Transformation Lead to join our team in Chantilly, VA. This effort is in direct support of a US Space Industry Prime Partner in the Chantilly, VA area.
The Digital Engineering Transformation Lead will be a hands-on leader within and across KBR’s Program Systems Engineering (SE) Integrated Team to deliver 100% on-target success of both top-down DE Culture Transformation objectives and hands-on DE taskings. Domain knowledge and executional focus areas include Space and Ground SE and Lifecycle Management fundamentals. DE/DEE including MBSE foundational principles to include processes and standards; [space and ground] mission, systems, and lifecycle development phase-tailored applications, tools, techniques of DE/MBSE. This role will deliver and maximize Enterprise-wide efficiency, interconnectivity, and re-use within DEE-centric mission architecture, design data, and organizational knowledge management systems.
Reporting to the Program Manager, this Leader is fully empowered to execute critical facets of the contract - including but not limited to: interaction with Customer(s) and Stakeholders; development of DE Transformation roadmap(s) and detail action plans; management of strategic and tactical outreach communications in response to Customer’s and Stakeholders’ needs; development and monitoring of direct and indirect DE Transformation performance results and metrics; all in order to drive DE Transformation gap closures in a timely fashion.
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:
Lead Digital Engineering Transformation efforts across an enterprise environment.
Coordinate and collaborate with directorates and offices across the Customer to transform space and intelligence enterprise to digital engineering practices and approaches.
Develop MBSE-based processes to support corporate systems engineering needs.
Provides technical advice and guidance to senior managers regarding the creation and implementation of new MBSE methods and techniques.
Assesses engineering artifacts and develops models of systems and processes using a MBSE tools.
Participate in collaborative meetings between the MBSE users and the tool development team to communicate modeling needs and help innovate potential solutions.
Define and demonstrate data standards and technologies required to manage the data needs and coordinate with teams supporting enterprise MBSE tool maintenance and integration to ensure solutions meet the needs of new modeling standards.
Work Environment:
Location: On-site
Travel Requirements: Minimal
Working Hours: Standard
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 10+ years of relevant experience.
An active TS/SCI with Poly is required to be considered for this position.
Background in, and an understanding of development of requirements, CONOPS, architectures, and other systems engineering artifacts.
Experience in designing, developing, and delivering organizational change management strategies and solutions for digital engineering transformation initiatives.
The candidate should have demonstrated experience with SysML, UML or industry standard modelling languages. Experience with UAFP is desired.
Experience with leading actionable and targeted digital engineering transformation plans (e.g., communications, training, sponsor roadmap, coaching, resistance management).
Ability to collaborate closely with teammates and stakeholders.
Desired Qualifications:
OCSMP Certification Level 1 or higher desired (with ability to complete OCSMP Level 2 or higher).
OCSMP Certification Level 3 desired.
Previous experience within the intelligence community.
Ability to present and lead enterprise-wide transformation efforts.
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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