Systems Engineer, Jr. - NRO Ground Enterprise

About the role

KBR's National Security Solutions team is seeking a motivated Systems Engineer, Jr. to provide Systems Engineer Technical Advisor (SETA) support for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED). The GED helps the NRO plan and run intelligence-gathering missions, turning collected data into information for the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense. This is a contingent position based on contract award.

Key responsibilities

• Support incidents and investigations by addressing end-user needs and identifying system issues related to space systems, with a focus on ground processing, mission management and command and control.
• Collaborate with analysts, project leads and customers to improve operational efficiency and system reliability.
• Assist in developing system requirements and specifications aligned with High-Level Mission objectives.
• Participate in trade studies and contribute to engineering tradeoff analyses, helping formulate Courses of Action (COAs).
• Gather information to create technical documents supporting project deliverables, especially for command-and-control operations.
• Stay current on agency, national and international space systems development standards to ensure compliance.
• Provide support throughout the systems engineering life cycle, managing risks and developing mitigation plans.
• Track project activities for systems engineering, software/hardware development and deployment, and engage in continuous improvement of ground processing and mission management.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and up to 5 years of experience.
• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with adjudicated polygraph.
• Experience developing requirements for system performance, availability, scalability, manageability and security for mid-to-large-scale systems.

Required skills

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Familiarity with machine learning/artificial intelligence concepts, tools and systems.
• Understanding of planning and integrating secure solutions based on legal, policy and compliance directives.
• Preferred: knowledge of the NRO systems engineering process (ICDs, SRDs, PDRs), model-based systems engineering, and IC overhead collection systems and processing.

What we offer

• Work on innovative projects in engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity.
• A collaborative, intellectually stimulating team environment.
• Possible bonuses, commissions, sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short- and long-term incentives or discretionary payments, depending on policy or contract.