Communications Systems Engineer

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KBRs National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security this position your work will have a profound impact on the countrys most critical role protecting our national security.

Why Join Us

• 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.

KBR is seeking a midlevel Communications Systems Engineer to support the design development integration test and vulnerability assessment of military communications systems in laboratory simulation and operationally relevant environments. The role focuses on RF and non-RF communications systems including waveforms datalinks protocol behavior interfaces and end-to-end system performance.

The engineer will work across hardware software RF networking and test boundaries to develop requirements support lab design develop and integrate waveforms and communications protocols and evaluate system behavior using representative equipment test data and technical analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and document communications system architectures lab configurations interfaces and test environments
• Research select and integrate communications hardware software RF equipment networks datalink systems and test infrastructure
• Develop system requirements interface descriptions verification approaches test plans and supporting design documentation
• Develop integrate and evaluate waveforms communications protocols message flows and data exchange behavior
• Assess communications systems and architectures for vulnerabilities limitations interoperability issues and technical risk
• Execute lab HIL/SIL modeling and simulation field test exercise and interoperability activities for communications systems
• Document test results findings and recommendations for technical reviews and customer deliverables

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or Systems Engineering
• 3-8 years of experience in systems engineering integration test evaluation vulnerability assessment or development of communications or other complex technical systems
• Experience developing or using requirements interface descriptions verification matrices test plans architecture diagrams or system design documentation
• Experience integrating or testing systems involving hardware software networks RF equipment simulators lab infrastructure or fielded equipment
• Working understanding of communications behavior across physical link network and logical layers including waveforms protocols message flows timing interfaces routing or data exchange
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with military communications systems such as tactical radios datalinks SATCOM IFF Link 16 CDL MANET avionics communications or related C5ISR systems
• Experience with RF communications SDR-based systems waveform or protocol development datalink systems interoperability testing vulnerability assessment or protocol-level analysis
• Experience designing configuring or sustaining communications labs using radios SDRs RF test equipment network equipment simulators mission-system interfaces or representative fielded equipment
• Familiarity with RF fundamentals such as spectrum modulation antennas link budgets interference signal paths and RF test equipment
• Experience supporting DoD programs laboratory R&D acquisition operational test or prototyping environments

Basic Compensation:$100000 - $140000 (For Ohio Only)
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidates knowledge skills abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

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.