Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer

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Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer

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: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• 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 successfully getting mission capability on orbit and shaping the future of space reconnaissance.

Position Description/Job Responsibilities:

KBR is seeking a Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer to work with our team to support the United States Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) Test and Evaluation Squadrons (TES) at Schriever SFB in Colorado Springs CO. An active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Applicants should have experience in acquisition lifecycle and multiple phases of the test and evaluation process. Strong applicants will have experience with contractor or developmental testing operational testing and livefire testing particularly testing of space systems and the role of modeling and simulation (M&S) and hardwareintheloop (HWIL) in a test campaign. Experience in evaluating both small subsystems test results and major system program results is highly desired. In addition applicants should have familiarity with major DoD acquisition programs as part of the Space Force acquisition process. Successful applicants should be adept at breaking complex systems into functional elements and determining test objectives applicable to each. Test Engineers/Operations Analysts must have the ability to selfteach to stay current with the best T&E and M&S tools and techniques for evaluating capabilities. Additionally they must understand the advantages and limitations of differing techniques for solving a particular problem.

Responsibilities:

Assist in the planning coordination and of space systems tests & experiments

Design develop and execute advanced test/experimentation programs and processes to conduct assessment of space systems

Apply optimal scientific and statistical tools such as design of experiments to increase test efficiency and produce actionable test results

Create/review test engineering documentation to include test plans Test Information Sheets Safety Packages Data Analysis. Management Plans Technical and Safety Review Board Briefs Test Readiness Briefs Test Cards and Test/Analysis Reports as required

Perform analysis on pretest predictions including those obtained through M&S and HWIL to design test events and profiles define data collection requirements and develop go/nogo criteria to meet test objectives

Work with programs to perform reviews of systems subsystems and components to ensure the data management and analysis plan (DMAP) provides proper data collection for realtime and postmission data processing evaluation and analysis to meet test/experimentation objectives

Set up data analysis requests process data perform data quality control review and anomaly resolution and analyze data as per the data analysis plan

Execute simulations to predict or evaluate system effectiveness or suitability under relevant operational conditions and scenarios

Monitor the gathering of M&S data and guide test result evaluation to determine if system configurations and architecture meet customer specifications and performance expectations

Create Test Reports/Presentations of complex data sets

Create/enhance data analysis tools

Qualifications:

Required:

Bachelors Degree in Operations Research Engineering Math Probability Statistics or Science

10 years of demonstrated Systems &/or Test Engineering experience with space ground operations and sustainment segments of DoD

A SMElevel understanding of test evaluation and experimentation and the distinctions between developmental operational and integrated test

Comfortable with methodologies including modeling and simulation laboratory testing openair testing and livefire testing and supporting skills such as modeling and simulation system decomposition design of experiments and response surface methodologies regression testing and validation of models and simulations

M&S and HardwareintheLoop (HWIL) testing and associated VV&A processes

Team mentality to provide integrated engineering/analysis support for design reviews test planning working groups test card prep disciplined test and collaborative authorship of post flight reports

Willingness to accept changing and evolving roles & responsibilities in support of customer requirements and needs

Aptitude and patience to process and analyze complex system test/experimentation data

Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: Spacerelated data communications EO/IR/RF Sensors Spacecraft GNC Space system Architectures Space Battle Management and Control Cyber

An active TS/SCI clearance

Desired:

Masters Degree in Operations Research Engineering Math Probability Statistics or Science with 10 years of demonstrated experience

Space Weapons officer (W13S/13S) with understanding of joint operations environment and/or Offensive/Defensive space tactics &/OR graduate of specialized T&E training (e.g. USAFTPS Space Test Course)

DoD Acquisition Professional Development (ADPD) Test and Evaluation Level 3 certification

Experience within the DoD or as a Defense Contractor working in test and evaluation

Knowledge of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics

Space operations and/or orbital mechanics

Statistical techniques for approaching complex problems with large amounts of data

Application of operations research techniques and supporting skills such as database query languages design of experiment and response surface methodologies scripting language programming and development of appropriate models and simulations

Location: Schriever AFB CO

Basic Compensation:

$150160k

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidates knowledge skills abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

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.

Ready to Make a Difference

If youre excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Lets shape the future together.

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