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KBR, Inc.

System Engineer - GEOINT

KBR, Inc., Springfield, Virginia, us, 22161

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Title System Engineer – GEOINT

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high‑end engineering and advanced technology solutions to government customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical mission – 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.

This is a contingent position based upon contract award.

KBR is seeking a Systems Engineer to support government customers in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The Systems Engineer for GEOINT Testing provides the expertise and skillsets to develop, coordinate, and execute a risk‑based GEOINT product quality assessment program. You will apply systems engineering processes relevant to DoD acquisition programs to enable detailed risk‑assessments of GEOINT data and GEOINT TCPED capabilities for developing comprehensive quality evaluation studies. The role also involves maintaining awareness of planned updates to the National System for GEOINT (NSG), including systems, capabilities, and sensors through review and coordination of Mission Partner Requests for Change (RFC), review of system documentation, tracking schedules, and the development and upkeep of standard operating procedures, concepts of operations, work instructions, and other guidance to standardize the risk‑based strategy across all product quality efforts.

Responsibilities

Maintain functional knowledge of the NSG, system engineering processes, and GEOINT capabilities in legacy and cloud environments.

Support early product quality requirements review and input for NSG system development, upgrades, sensor integration, and other NSG improvements via RFC review.

Coordinate SME review of related RFCs and supporting documentation to assess product quality risk and impact.

Report comments and impacts to RFC points of contact and track RFC approval.

Develop and maintain product quality SOPs, CONOPs, architecture design, handbooks, strategic plans, and reference guidance.

Support program milestone events (including Test Planning Meetings, Operational Acceptance Tests, and others) and provide recommendations based on assessments, analysis, and coordination; conduct risk assessments and product quality assessments in coordination with program offices.

Provide product quality risk assessments of ad‑hoc image quality support requests received from mission partners, stakeholders, DoD service components, and other organizations.

Required Education, Experience & Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related STEM field such as engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, computer science, information technology, or management information systems.

Eight or more years of experience.

Senior‑level experience in government or industry in DoD/IC acquisition, requirements, PPBES processes, or system engineering of large complex systems of systems or service‑oriented architecture/cloud environments.

Experience with and strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle.

Demonstrated knowledge of current NSG/ASG enterprises.

Desired Qualifications

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related STEM field.

Documented work experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.

Expertise in photogrammetry, remote sensing, image science, information sciences, geographic information systems, geomatics, or related fields.

Security Clearance Requirements Active TS/SCI (with polygraph preferred)

About KBR At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our zero‑harm culture. This commitment informs everything we do and fuels our journey toward a people‑first company. We deliver – together.

Equal Opportunity Employer 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, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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