Adversary Timing & PNT Analysis Engineer

KBR, Inc; Beavercreek, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc is seeking an Adversary Timing Analysis Engineer/Analyst to support intelligence assessments of foreign timing technologies and architectures. The role involves analyzing timing ecosystems, atomic clocks, and PNT systems, and generating comprehensive assessments for national-level intelligence production.

The position requires a technical degree, 3+ years in related fields, and an active TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline.
• 3+ years in intelligence analysis or related fields.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Knowledge of precision timing concepts.
• Experience conducting technical research.
• Strong written and oral communication.
• Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical intelligence analysis of foreign timing systems, capabilities, and supporting technologies.
• Assess adversary development and employment of atomic clocks, frequency standards, precision oscillators, timing sources, and synchronization technologies.
• Analyze timing architectures supporting military, commercial, and critical infrastructure applications.
• Evaluate timing resiliency strategies, backup timing capabilities, and alternative PNT solutions.
• Characterize foreign efforts to improve timing accuracy, stability, availability, and continuity.
• Assess dependencies between foreign timing capabilities and navigation, communications, cyber, space, and command-and-control systems.
• Analyze vulnerabilities, limitations, and potential failure points within adversary timing architectures.
• Track foreign research, development, testing, acquisition, and deployment of advanced timing technologies.
• Integrate intelligence reporting, open-source information, technical measurements, and scientific literature into comprehensive assessments.
• Produce high-quality intelligence reports, technical papers, capability assessments, and executive briefings.
• Collaborate with engineers, scientists, intelligence analysts, and operational stakeholders across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.
• Support future capability forecasting and technology trend analysis related to timing and PNT systems.

Skills

Intelligence analysis

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

KBR, Inc is seeking an Adversary Timing Analysis Engineer/Analyst to support intelligence assessments of foreign timing technologies and architectures. The role involves analyzing timing ecosystems, atomic clocks, and PNT systems, and generating comprehensive assessments for national-level intelligence production.

The position requires a technical degree, 3+ years in related fields, and an active TS/SCI clearance.