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Senior System EngineerBelong. 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.
This is a contingent position based upon contract award
KBR is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team in the Northern Virginia area. In this role you will be responsible for analyzing user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
Responsibilities:
Analyzes user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
Analyzes system requirements and provides support to design and development activities.
Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies.
Provides technical guidance and support for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.
Provides technical support to application and tool development teams.
Coordinates with software architect and other technical delivery team members to overcome technical obstacles.
Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and associated problems, issues or conflicts.
Communicates with other program personnel and government staff
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree
Eight (8) or more years’ experience with system requirements, system development and implementation, system testing, etc.
Ability to derive an understanding of stakeholder needs and functions that may be logically inferred and implied as essential to system effectiveness from system requirements
Experience supporting system requirements and system integration at the enterprise level
Experience following a formal procedure for coordinating system integration activities among multiple teams, ensuring complete coverage of all interfaces
Experience with Agile project management principles and processes
Desired Qualifications:
Ten (10) or more years’ experience with system requirements, system development and implementation, system testing, etc.
Experience supporting the federal government or DoD
Clearance: TS/SCI w poly is required
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 of 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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