Jr. Systems Engineer

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Jr. 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.

KBR is seeking a Junior Systems Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, VA. We are looking for the self-driven, the bold, the passionate Systems Engineers who will join KBR on an exciting journey of professional thrill and personal growth as the KBR Team pursues and steps up to strategic Customer Enterprise-level challenges.

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:

• Under guidance of  Program Leaders, in consultation with cognizant Customer’s and Stakeholders’ D&O leaderships, support planning, development, and documentation of comprehensive DE/MBSE-centric:
• Systems Engineer Processes and Methodologies that span complete systems development lifecycle activities. Examples of SE Processes are Architecture Definition and Management, Requirements Management, Configuration and Data Management, Schedule Management, Verification and Validation Management, Mission Assurance Management etc.
• Over-arching and detail implementation guides and best practices of MBSE tools and techniques in support of above SE Processes. Ensure consistent and robust synthesis and documentation of common and/or mission-specific, -tailored digital modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) methodologies and best practices.
• Enterprise-wide Data and Knowledge Governance strategy and implementation plan that maximize process efficiency, user benefits associated with optimum construct of Authoritative Source(s) of Truth (ASoT) repositories, organizational productivity, and end-to-end information assurance associated with Customer-specific Cyber/IT framework and mandates.
• Identification, coordination, creation, integration, and documentation of end-to-end [systems development] SE and MS&A Process Workflows incl but not limited to work products and schedule review, prioritization, and approval.
• Collaborate with and/or coordinate as-needed across internal and external organizational interfaces internal and external Partners/Stakeholders under various teaming formats e.g. working groups (WG), steering groups, Integrated Product Teams (IPT) etc. in response to and/or support of cross-Enterprise DE-related Initiatives to solicit, establish, negotiate, and/or communicate SE/DE guidance e.g. standardized processes, tools, techniques etc.
• Creatively, judiciously, and effectively meld elements of traditional document-based SE lifecycle management processes with digitization- and virtualization-centric processes and techniques to effectively achieve end-to-end DE Transformation of both Customer organization(s) and Enterprise-wide culture.
• Impactfully collaborate, substantively contribute to, and/or comprehensively take on taskings, inch stones, and/or discrete actions in support of the formulation, planning, and delivery of step-by-step DE/MBSE guidance and tutorials as part of Customer Training requirements.
• Constructively and assertively embrace forward-leaning can-do attitude and team mindset in support of cognizant KBR Program leaderships to ensure 100% on-target planning and execution of all program objectives, milestones, reviews, award fee criteria throughout the entire span of the contract.
• Maintain positive learning aptitude in response to guidance, constructive critiques, and mentorship from senior leaderships to fulfill contract deliverables and internal team product development

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard

Required Qualifications:

• Current TS/SCI clearance with active polygraph
• 1+ years’ experience with space or ground systems engineering and system-of-systems (SoS) development and integration within context of mission, functional, logical, physical, and/or digital thread.
• 1+ years hands-on exposure to and working experience associated with sp