Senior Systems Engineer

KBR
Chantilly, Loudoun County, VA
Title:
Senior Systems Engineer

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

KBR's National Security Solutions team provides high-end 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 country's most critical role - protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?
  • Innovative Projects: KBR's 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 looking for a motivated Senior Systems Engineer to join our team and provide Systems Engineer Technical Advisor (SETA) support for the Intelligence Community Customer Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED). GED plays a critical role in enabling the Intelligence Community Customer to plan and execute intelligence-gathering missions, transforming collected data into useful information for the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) users.

In this role, you will have the chance to design, develop, test, and deliver products that support our customers' advanced systems. You'll collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams focused on hardware, software, system integration, and data analysis to help achieve important missions and meet requirements.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Assist in the implementation of agency approaches to Systems Engineering (SE) and SE Management.
  • Provide mission expertise in GEOINT ground (G2), SIGINT ground (SG), to enhance SE procedures.
  • Collaborate with teams to analyze and interpret simulation data to influence decision-making.
  • Engage in the development, maintenance, management, and implementation of system architectures.
  • Facilitate requirement traceability and validation through collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Enable the achievement of mission capabilities through effective integration of engineering disciplines.
  • Participate in the development and delivery of training programs covering tradecraft, agile development, DevSecOps, Digital Engineering, and new technologies.
  • Support processes associated with change and configuration management for systems in development and implementation.
  • Assist in the development, maintenance, and management of project roadmaps and schedules.
  • Participate in risk assessment and management processes to identify opportunities and mitigate potential issues.
  • Collaborate with teams to develop action plans for risk mitigation.
  • Support activities related to system readiness, testing, verification, and validation. ensuring compliance with established standards and requirements.
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline wit15+ years of experience.
  • Experience with Agile development methodologies.
  • Experience with Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence concepts, tools, and systems
  • Knowledge of IC overhead collection systems and processing
  • Understanding of planning and integrating secure solutions based on legal, policy, and compliance directives.
  • Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering.
  • Experience in developing requirements for system performance, availability, scalability, manageability, and security for mid-to-large-scale systems.
  • Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Knowledge of the Intelligence Community Customer System Engineering process and familiarity with terms such as Interface Control Documents (ICDs), System Requirements Documents (SRD), and Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR).
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 you're 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. Let's shape the future together.

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 team's 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.
Posted 2026-06-26

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