Adversary Timing & PNT Intelligence Engineer

KBR Careers; Beavercreek Township (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a highly qualified Adversary Timing Analysis Engineer/Analyst to support intelligence assessments of foreign timing technologies that enable critical operations. You will analyze foreign timing ecosystems, including atomic clocks, frequency standards, timing distribution networks, and PNT systems, and produce high-quality intelligence reports for national-level consumers.

This role requires evaluating adversary capabilities, dependencies, vulnerabilities, and modernization efforts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field spelled out in the qualifications.
• 3+ years in intelligence analysis, PNT systems, timing tech, RF or related fields.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Knowledge of precision timing concepts and associated tech.
• Experience conducting technical research and assessments.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to explain highly technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated critical-thinking and problem-solving abilities.

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 tech.
• 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 C2 systems.
• Analyze vulnerabilities, limitations, and potential failure points within adversary timing architectures.
• Track foreign R&D, testing, acquisition, and deployment of advanced timing tech.
• Integrate intelligence reporting, open-source info, measurements, and literature into assessments.
• Produce high-quality intelligence reports, technical papers, capability assessments, and executive briefings.
• Collaborate with engineers, scientists, analysts, and DoD/IC stakeholders.
• Support capability forecasting and trend analysis for timing/PNT systems.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

Precision timing concepts

Technical research

Strong communication

Explain technical concepts

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Python

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

KBR is seeking a highly qualified Adversary Timing Analysis Engineer/Analyst to support intelligence assessments of foreign timing technologies that enable critical operations. You will analyze foreign timing ecosystems, including atomic clocks, frequency standards, timing distribution networks, and PNT systems, and produce high-quality intelligence reports for national-level consumers.

This role requires evaluating adversary capabilities, dependencies, vulnerabilities, and modernization efforts