Acquistion Engineer

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Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

KBRs National Security Solutions team provides highend 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 countrys most critical role protecting our national security.

Why Join Us

• Innovative Projects: Briefly describe the cuttingedge projects or technologies the candidate will be working on.
• Collaborative Environment: Highlight the team dynamics and any unique aspects of the workplace culture.
• Impactful Work: Explain how the candidates work will make a difference in the company and the broader field.

Key Responsibilities:

KBR is looking for an engineer to provide an advisor to support multiple aspects of Government programsacquisitionefforts. This role will include:

• SOW: Writingthe Statement of Work for upcoming acquisitions
• Acquisition: Defining proposal acceptance criteria monitoring developers cost schedule and performance during reviewing CDRLs and providing innovativeacquisitionrecommendations to solve challenging issues with the optimal courses of action.
• Oversight: Overseeing contract and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)
• Performance: AdvisingContractingOfficer (CO) and ContractingOfficerTechnical Representative (COTR) on developer performance through cost schedule andperformance analysisand evaluation
• Technical: Identifying risks and providing unique courses of action to solve complex technical problems
• Accuracy: Reviewing contractor submissions for technical accuracy and providing government personnel detailedcritical analysis
• Compliance: Assist with contract compliance assessments

Work Environment:

• Location: Onsite
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard

Qualifications:

Required:

• Clearance: Must possess and be able to maintain an active TS/SCI with Poly
• Education: BS/BA 18years or MS/MA 15 years or PhD and 12 years
• Support: More than 15 years of experience focusing onacquisitionsupport (structure of contracts of task orders and fixed price contracts the government competitiveacquisitionprocess)
• DOD/IC: Experience with DoD/IC acquisitions including source selections on MajorSystem Acquisition
• Systems: Familiarity with GEOINT systems
• Process: Experience withSystems Engineering processesacross the development life cycle
• Policy: Familiarity with IC and DoD Acquisition regulations and policies
• Mentor: Ability to mentor junior contractors and Government team members
• Reporting: Track and report progress at multiple levels of Contractor and Government leadership

Desired:

• Tools: Familiarity usingConfluenceandJIRAAtlassiancommercial tools
• Methodologies: Experience or training withScaled Agile Framework(SAFe)agile methodologies
• Project Management: PMI PMP or DAWIA Level 3 certification. Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Program Management Level III

Ready to Make a Difference

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KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match medical dental vision life insurance AD&D flexible spending account disability paid time off or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Inclusion and Diversity at KBR

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 teams 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.

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 teams 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.