R & D Architect Support Engineer/Systems Engineer - TS/SCI

JOB DESCRIPTION

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R & D Architect Support Engineer/Systems Engineer - TS/SCI

KBR is seeking a R&D Architect Support Engineer/Systems Engineer. This position will serve as a technical member of a dynamic systems engineering team supporting the NRO Ground Directorate (GED)/Advanced Ground Group (AGG) organization.  The candidate will support the Applied Research & Development (R&D) acquisition, integration and test initiatives with a specific focus area.   Specifically, the candidate will support pathfinding and transition of applications and mission capabilities to the operations environment for Multi-Intelligence hard intelligence problems. 

Responsibilities include:

• Provide Day-to-Day collaboration with the Government Customer, FFRDC teams, SETA and GED development contractors as well as External Agency mission partners
• Provide oversight, monitor development and integration activities and ensure alignment of priorities and resources consistent with US Government requirements and objectives
• Analyze a wide variety of mission thread projects for impact on the existing and planned system architecture
• Assist in ensuring decisions about AGG R&E Systems are consistent with an open-architecture construct
• Advise Senior and mid-level US Government managers on acquisition decisions regarding a portfolio of AGG projects
• Support technical consultation, meeting coordination, and prepare and present architecture and acquisition recommendation briefings
• Establish and maintain the System View-1 (SV-1) Systems Interface Description document baseline linking together the operational and systems architecture
• This position requires an understanding of the intelligence community and customer domain, along with a strong focus on core systems engineering processes in support of end-to-end mission and services closure

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in engineering, physics or related technical degree or relevant experience
• Experience in space/ground aerospace systems engineering
• Knowledge of system architectures, architecture evolution and interface definition
• Demonstrated knowledge of the NRO with special emphasis on Ground Systems
• At least 35 years’ experience with space/ground testing and systems engineering, systems integration, Verification, Validation and Transition (IVV&T) activities
• Experience supporting agile software development and verification strategies and integration of new systems and initiatives in support of expanded mission capabilities
• Experience with test strategies and plans, executing tests, analyzing data and summarizing results

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with architecting in an agile software development paradigm
• Demonstrated understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Ability to perform architecture analysis, trades, and system integration closure activities
• Experience within an acquisition office in the NRO, NGA or related Intelligence Community
• Prior experience with NRO ground mission processing or mission control systems, and/or mission operations is highly desired
• Experience with commercial IVV&T techniques in service-oriented architecture (SOA) environments is also highly desirable
• Experience interacting with User Community across a wide variety of intelligence and phenomenology disciplines

Security Clearance Requirements: Active TS/SCI with poly required

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , , , , gender or expression, , , veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.