Chief Systems Engineer

KBR Careers; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Potential bonuses and commissions

Relocation benefits

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

KBR Careers is seeking a Chief Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineering and Integration support for an IC/DoD government customer. The role requires over 18 years of experience, a Master’s degree in a related field, and an active TS/SCI clearance. Responsibilities include directing requirements engineering and advising on solution designs.

This contingent position particularly focuses on supporting strategic technical planning, project management, and systems integration activities within the government sector.

Qualifications

• 18+ years of experience in relevant fields.
• Expert-level knowledge in DoD/IC Acquisition Process.
• Extensive experience with systems engineering lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Direct requirements engineering and solutions engineering.
• Plan and analyze user requirements and problems.
• Advise on changes to solution designs based on requirements.

Skills

Expert-level experience in relevant work areas including DoD/IC Acquisition Process

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related fields

Active TS/SCI clearance

Expert-level experience with systems engineering lifecycle

Extensive experience within the DoD/IC

Education

Master’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related technical fields

Job description

Chief Systems Engineer

Position: Chief Systems Engineer – Washington DC Metropolitan Area.

This is a contingent position based upon contract award. KBR is seeking a Chief Systems Engineer to support a procurement providing Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) support to an IC/DoD government customer.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist the Government in directing requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across the NSG, ASG and Federal Agencies.
• Assist with the planning, analysis/traceability of user requirements, architecture traceability, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review cloud service capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
• Advise the Government on proposed changes to the solution designs based on analysis of requirements and new technology.
• Assist the Government in the capture and translation of mission and customer requirements/needs into systems/capability requirements and solutions.
• Support the analysis and allocation of requirements to systems architecture components and executing programs.
• Assist the Government in performing systems integration activities.
• Assist in leading AoAs, CoAs, Trade Studies, and Engineering Assessments.
• Assist the Government in strategic technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management and interface design.
• Provide expert advice to the Government in the areas of relating vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, process, and capability developments.
• Assist the government in modernization of infrastructure and capabilities.
• Oversee and coordinate the work of Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-level contractor Systems Engineers.

Required Qualifications

• 18+ years of experience.
• Master’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related technical or scientific fields (engineering, physics, mathematics, operations research, engineering management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree).
• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a Polygraph.
• Expert-level experience in relevant work areas including DoD/IC Acquisition Process, Requirements Process, Planning Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES).
• Expert-level experience with systems engineering lifecycle.
• Extensive experience within the DoD/IC.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with MBSE, processes, tools and languages.
• Software Development Framework certification.
• INCOSE ESEP certification.
• Experience in the field of geospatial intelligence.
• Experience in the development of Digital Engineering Ecosystems and Digital Twins.
• Knowledge of current NSG/ASG and other IC Enterprises.

Additional Compensation

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign‑on bonus, relocation benefits, short‑term incentives, long‑term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

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 law.