Mission Engineer

Title:

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KBR is seeking a Mission Engineer (ME) to support a Range Operations Contract (ROC) project team that provide various technical launch services supporting Sounding Rocket missions from WFF Norway Alaska and other locations. The ME provides technical aspects of requirements review and analysis project support planning and scheduling project risks project design and test project and project closeout for launch services provided by the ROC. The ME will manage and direct engineering on multiple launch missions providing necessary technical inputs to support mission build up range instrumentation configuration test plans and launch activities.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent. MidLevel position into Project Engineering preferably with a minimum of 5 years engineering or related launch range experience.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for technical/operational leadership of a small routine project/mission within the programmatic guidelines set by the program manager and customer.

Defines generates and reviews project requirements documentation.

Performs standard technical studies to refine project requirements. Monitors project to ensure work scope schedule and budget are well defined and maintained.

Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received.

May conduct basic performance/project analysis during phasedown to benefit future/other projects/missions/programs.

Technical Skills:

Systems Engineering per NASA standards

Integration and testing per NASA standards

Support complex and/or technologically challenging tasks including the leadership in generating the Test Plans and Telemetry and radar support requirements

Develops maintains and reports technical performance metrics effectively measuring the level of performance in of launch missions.

Managerial Skills:

Technical liaison with government and customer technical personnel of the mission

Technical lead for providing range support to assigned launch missions supporting matrixed team and Task Lead

Manages the various technical & engineering interfaces identify and collect compliance and risks items; collect and document lessons learned

Ensuring technical support to customers providing technical consultation advice to Task Leads regarding design issues development and test approaches and test result assessments

Core Skills:

Strong leadership skills

Ability to work well in a team environment

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Selfmotivated selfstarter

Strong organizational skills

Ability to function in a dynamic environment with changing requirements and priorities

Microsoft Office products

Desired Skills:

Experience in launch aerospace or space range operations.

Fundamental knowledge of telemetry principles data acquisition Radar Command antenna systems a plus

Reports technical status to the stakeholders as appropriate.

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

Travel: Up to 10 of the year

KBR BENEFITS

KBR offers a wide range of benefits for their employees; we offer medical prescription dental vision AD&D disability benefits retirement 401k travel benefits PTO holidays flexible work schedules parental leave military leave education assistance and the list goes on and on! We also support career advancement through professional training and development.

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.