Senior Scientist

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Senior Scientist

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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.

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Senior Scientist

The Senior Scientist / Principal Investigator will provide technical leadership for various Government programs within the Technical Intelligence Operating Unit. The Technical Intelligence portfolio covers all aspects of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and includes customers such as NASIC, AFRL, AFIT, DARPA and others. The Senior Scientist will participate in program execution as both a contributor and as a lead (Principal Investigator), working with an established team of engineers, scientists and software developers . Duties shall include data processing, analysis, and algorithm development, mission planning, and execution of field tests. A successful candidate will have expertise in image/signal processing, digital engineering, ISR sensors, and sensor data exploitation.

Job Duties:

• Solve challenging problems for the DoD and IC
• Employ sound system engineering principles from requirements through testing
• Work directly with customers to come up with ideas that address their top mission objectives
• Work as part of a team with other engineers to develop new capabilities
• Analyze data in the application of remote sensing technology to solve intelligence issues
• Coordinate with analysts from other intelligence disciplines

Required Qualifications:

• PhD degree in engineering, science or mathematics with at least 10 years engineering experience
• Demonstrated expertise with image/signal processing, data exploitation, digital engineering
• Established contacts with DoD and IC mission partners
• Strong technical writing and briefing skills

At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, 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 more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer.

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.