Junior Systems Engineer

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Program Summary

KBRs Product and Technology Solutions Division specializes in rapid prototyping and advanced technology solutions for directed energy electronic warfare and security applications. With expertise in electronic warfare systems critical infrastructure protection and product R&D KBR delivers cutting-edge innovations to meet mission-critical needs. Backed by a global presence and a strong ethical framework KBR collaborates closely with customers to develop secure effective and forward-thinking solutions.

Why Join KBR

Innovative Projects: KBRs 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.

Job Summary

KBR is seeking a Junior Systems Engineer to join our team at our Colorado Springs CO Cygnet Heights office. The selected candidate will operate under the direct supervision of the Senior Systems Engineer and support projects around ground-based mobile satellite communication systems software development and radio frequency engineering. The Junior/Mid Systems Engineer will be responsible for analyzing users requirements concept of operations documents and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.

Roles and Responsibilities

Analyze users requirements concept of operations documents and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications

Provide decision support and advice on investment strategies

Provide support to senior-level staff for coordination and management of systems engineering actions and activities

Provide technical support and assessments focused on activities that address technology research applied technology concepts and technology demonstrations.

Advise management on technical risks of new and ongoing projects and review analyze and assess technologies system concepts data and information to recommend applications of new or emerging technologies

Perform analyses and assessments of projects to help determine their consistency with strategic direction technology development plans and requirements

Support and coordinate outreach efforts with other Government agencies industry and academia

Assist in establishing procedures and standards for managing technical development/architecture plans across the portfolio

Review analyze comment and prepare staffing documents including plans policies concepts of operation technical architectures initiatives and programmatic documents

Analyze identified hardware software procedural or training system shortfalls and propose technical alternatives to remedy the problem(s) applying the principles and practices of systems engineering

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in engineering or other related technical discipline required

Minimum of 2 years of overall systems engineering experience and a thorough understanding of systems engineering and acquisition processes

Active Secret Clearance OR the ability to obtain

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

Ability to think critically (research understand analyze synthesize and critique) creating solutions to new and one-of-a-kind program challenges and issues as they arise

Preferred Qualifications

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

Salary Range: $89460-$134085

The salary range posted is based on Colorado Springs CO. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidates location knowledge skills abilities and/or experience contract affordability and in consideration of internal parity.

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.

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.