Senior Systems Engineer

Title:

Senior Systems Engineer

Job Posting Description

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.

Position Summary:

KBR, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled and experienced System Engineering SME to support the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Division. Providing expert-level system engineering and test and evaluation guidance on this complex program, this role will focus on developing and then implementing test objectives, at a formal integration event, which evaluates how well the ABMS product lines interoperate across each other as well as with the DAF BATTLE NETWORK.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure ABMS product lines are interoperable across the DAF BATTLE NETWORK

• Ensure systems interface to other services, DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) efforts in support of Joint All Domian Command and Control (JADC2) are engineered to ensure interoperability across joint and coalition forces.

• Develop and then lead execution of the ABMS integrated evaluation strategy.

• Serve as the focal point for all ABMS integrated evaluation events.

• Collaborate with others to develop objectives and key results for each integrated evaluation event.

• Facilitate planning conferences to achieve evaluation event objectives.

• Provide subject matter expertise on system engineering requirements and practices during all phases of the acquisition lifecycle, from materiel solution analysis through production, deployment, and operations and support with a focus on interoperability requirements.

• Ensure ABMS acquisition processes and documents align with appropriate systems engineering statutory and regulatory requirements.

• Address System Interoperability During Design:

• Provide subject matter expertise to product delivery teams to ensure their systems are designed, developed, and maintained in such a way that they are interoperable across the DAF BATTLE NETWORK as well as with relevant joint and coalition partner capabilities.

• Advise on interoperability considerations for critical infrastructure and classified systems as they relate to the product line’s acquisition efforts (e.g., Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Special Access Program (SAP), Collateral, and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)).

• Participate in AFSIT and JITC certification tests, as required.

• Training, Awareness & Collaboration:

• Deliver training and awareness programs on Air Force-specific integrated test and interoperability requirements for acquisition program office personnel.

• Promote interoperability best practices across all assigned programs, ensuring that program personnel understand and implement interoperability requirements effectively.

• Serve as a liaison between program office, user community and contractor personnel to ensure clear communication and adherence to both integrated test and interoperability policies.

Work Environment:

Location: On-site (Beavercreek, OH)

Travel Requirements: Moderate 20-40%

Working Hours: Standard – Core hours 0900 - 1500

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.

• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering

• Extensive experience with MBSE tools.

• Experience on Air Force acquisition programs or similar DoD systems.

• Demonstrated ability to manage system requirements verification and validation activities.

• Demonstrated ability to lead planning and execution events.

• Experience with prototyping and experimentation within the DoD or IC.

• Proficiency with engineering tools and technologies commonly used in Air Force and DoD acquisition programs, such as mode