Chief Systems Engineer - National Security Systems

KBR Careers; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 213,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Relocation benefits

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Chief Systems Engineer to lead multi-discipline SE&I efforts for a high-visibility IC/DoD program in the Washington DC area. The role emphasizes requirements, architecture, scheduling, and analysis across NSG/ASG and Federal Agencies.

The candidate will guide engineering teams, manage complex system-of-systems tasks, and support modernization efforts with strategic planning and risk management.

Qualifications

• 18+ years of experience in systems engineering or related field.
• Master's degree or higher in Systems Engineering or related STEM field.
• Active TS/SCI with the ability to obtain a Polygraph.
• Expert-level experience with DoD/IC Acquisition Process, PPBES, and complex system of systems.
• Expert-level experience with systems engineering lifecycle and DoD/IC environments.

Responsibilities

• Direct requirements engineering, solutions engineering, scheduling, reliability, resiliency, services development, integration, test and evaluation, maintainability and analysis across NSG, ASG and Federal Agencies.
• Plan and analyze requirements traceability, architecture traceability, and cloud service capabilities.
• Advise on changes to solution designs based on requirements and new technology.
• Translate mission and customer needs into system requirements and solutions.
• Support allocation of requirements to architecture components and programs.
• Perform systems integration activities and lead AoAs, CoAs, trade studies and engineering assessments.
• Engage in strategic planning, project management, and risk management for capability development.

Skills

MBSE

DoD/IC Acquisition Process

PPBES Process

System of Systems

Cloud environments

Systems Engineering lifecycle

Education

Master's degree in Systems Engineering or related STEM field

Job description

KBR is seeking a Chief Systems Engineer to lead multi-discipline SE&I efforts for a high-visibility IC/DoD program in the Washington DC area. The role emphasizes requirements, architecture, scheduling, and analysis across NSG/ASG and Federal Agencies.

The candidate will guide engineering teams, manage complex system-of-systems tasks, and support modernization efforts with strategic planning and risk management.