Acquistion Engineer

KBR Careers; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR Careers is looking for an Acquisition Engineer to support national security initiatives in Chantilly, Virginia. This role involves writing Statements of Work and overseeing contract execution while providing critical technical analysis. Applicants must hold an active TS/SCI clearance and have significant experience in acquisition support.

The position offers a collaborative work environment and contributes to impactful projects in the intelligence community.

Qualifications

• Must possess and be able to maintain an active TS/SCI with Poly.
• More than 15 years of experience focusing on acquisition support.
• Experience with DoD/IC acquisitions and source selections.

Responsibilities

• Write Statement of Work for acquisitions.
• Oversee contract execution and Engineering Change Proposals.
• Advise Contracting Officer on developer performance.

Skills

Acquisition support

Systems Engineering

Clearance management

Technical accuracy review

Mentoring

Education

BS/BA, MS/MA, or PhD with relevant experience

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Title

Acquisition Engineer

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: Briefly describe the cutting‑edge projects or technologies the candidate will be working on.
• Collaborative Environment: Highlight the team dynamics and any unique aspects of the workplace culture.
• Impactful Work: Explain how the candidate’s work will make a difference in the company and the broader field.

Key Responsibilities

• SOW: Writing the Statement of Work for upcoming acquisitions.
• Acquisition: Defining proposal acceptance criteria, monitoring developer’s cost, schedule, and performance during execution, reviewing CDRLs, and providing innovative acquisition recommendations to solve challenging issues with the optimal courses of action.
• Oversight: Overseeing contract execution and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs).
• Performance: Advising Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) on developer performance through cost, schedule, and performance analysis and evaluation.
• Technical: Identifying risks and providing unique courses of action to solve complex technical problems.
• Accuracy: Reviewing contractor submissions for technical accuracy and providing government personnel detailed critical analysis.
• Compliance: Assist with contract compliance assessments.

Work Environment

• Location: On‑site
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard

Qualifications

Required:

• Clearance: Must possess and be able to maintain an active TS/SCI with Poly.
• Education: BS/BA 18+ years, or MS/MA 15+ years, or PhD and 12+ years.
• Support: More than 15 years of experience focusing on acquisition support (structure of contracts, execution of task orders and fixed price contracts, the government competitive acquisition process).
• DOD/IC: Experience with DoD/IC acquisitions, including source selections on Major System Acquisition.
• Systems: Familiarity with GEOINT systems.
• Process: Experience with Systems Engineering processes across the development life cycle.
• Policy: Familiarity with IC and DoD Acquisition regulations and policies.
• Mentor: Ability to mentor junior contractors and Government team members.Reporting: Track and report progress at multiple levels of Contractor and Government leadership.

Desired:

• Tools: Familiarity using Confluence and JIRA Atlassian commercial tools.
• Methodologies: Experience or training with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) agile methodologies.
• Project Management: PMI PMP or DAWIA Level 3+ certification. Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Program Management Level III+.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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.

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