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Chief Systems Engineer

chantilly, VA

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Job 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.

Title

Chief Systems Engineer

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.

This is a contingent position based upon contract award.

KBR is seeking a Chief Systems Engineer to support a procurement providing Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) support to an IC/DoD government customer within the Washington DC Metropolitan area.

Primary Responsibilities

Assist the Government in directing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the NSG, ASG and Federal Agencies.

Assist with the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architecture traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.

Advise the Government on proposed changes to the solution designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology.

Assist the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.

Support the analysis and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs.

Assist the Government in performing systems integration activities.

Assist in leading AoAs, CoAs, Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.

Assist the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design.

Provide expert advice to the Government in the areas of relating vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, process, and capability developments.

Assis the government in modernization of infrastructure and capabilities.

Oversee and coordinate the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.

Required Qualifications

18+ years of experience

Master’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or in related technical or scientific fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree.

Active TS/SCI with the ability to obtain a Poly required

Expert-level experience in relevant work areas including DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, Planning Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES)

Desired Qualifications

Demonstrated experience with MBSE, processes, tools and languages.

Software Development Framework certification.

INCOSE Expert System Engineering Professional (ESEP) certification.

Demonstrated experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.

Demonstrated experience in the development of Digital Engineering Ecosystems and Digital Twins.

Demonstrated knowledge of the current NSG/ASG and other IC Enterprises.

Basic Compensation

$213,000 - $260,300

This range is for the Virginia area only

Additional Compensation

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

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’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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Worksite address

chantilly, VA, 22021, US

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