Space Systems Engineer

KBR National Security Solutions is seeking a motivated and talented Space Systems Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, Virginia. The position will support a major U.S. Government organization responsible for the acquisition, integration, and operation of proliferated satellite constellations.

Requirements

• Manage and develop requirements from higher level Enterprise governing documents to the Segment level and lower levels.
• Develop and manage system-level verification and validation (V&V) strategies.
• Define verification methods, success criteria, and traceability from requirements to test.
• Evaluate contractor V&V plans, procedures, and results.
• Support test planning across components, subsystems, systems, and mission levels.
• Identify gaps, risks, and disconnects in verification approaches and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead coordination and completion of segment specification sell-off, along with other verification and validation activities.
• Support technical reviews and provide V&V status to Government decision makers.
• Coordinate across the SPO for any proposed specification changes and facilitate integration of changes into the baseline.
• Identify risks to mission closure in the collection segment and evaluate proposed burn-down plans.
• Support customer in CONOPS development.
• Interface with spacecraft, payload, network, and user segment teams to define and manage end-to-end system interfaces.
• Support integration and test (I&T) planning and execution across ground and space segments.
• Evaluate contractor designs, test results, and operational concepts for compliance with mission requirements.
• Contribute to system documentation, reviews, and decision briefings for Government leadership.
• Document, develop and deliver analyses, recommendations, plans, reports, and briefings to the Government.

Benefits

• 401K plan with company match
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• AD&D
• Flexible spending account
• Disability
• Paid time off
• Flexible work schedule