Defense Systems Engineer — MBSE & Requirements Expert

KBR, Inc; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Kord, a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR, seeks a Systems Engineer to support development, integration, verification, and lifecycle management of advanced weapon systems and related technologies.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, program management, manufacturing, test, and government stakeholders to define requirements, ensure traceability, and guide design reviews from concept through fielding and sustainment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• 4+ years of experience in systems engineering, integration engineering, requirements management, or related technical roles.
• Experience developing, managing, or verifying system requirements for complex technical systems.
• Experience supporting system integration, testing, or verification activities.
• Familiarity with systems engineering processes and lifecycle management principles.
• Knowledge of DoD acquisition processes, systems engineering standards, and technical review processes.
• Active DoD security clearance preferred or ability to obtain DoD clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support development and management of system, subsystem, and component-level requirements throughout the program lifecycle.
• Analyze customer needs and operational requirements to develop technical solutions and system architectures.
• Develop and maintain requirements documentation, specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), and traceability matrices.
• Perform requirements decomposition and allocation to hardware, software, and subsystem elements.
• Support system architecture development and technical baseline management.
• Coordinate and support integration of hardware, software, communications, and mission system components.
• Participate in system integration activities, troubleshooting efforts, and resolution of technical issues.
• Support design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and customer reviews.
• Assist with verification and validation planning, test execution, and requirements compliance assessments.
• Conduct technical analyses, trade studies, and risk assessments to support system development decisions.

Skills

Strong analytical, organizational, and

Excellent written and verbal

Cross-functional teamwork

Lifecycle management principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field

Master's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Cameo Systems Modeler

Job description

Kord, a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR, seeks a Systems Engineer to support development, integration, verification, and lifecycle management of advanced weapon systems and related technologies.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, program management, manufacturing, test, and government stakeholders to define requirements, ensure traceability, and guide design reviews from concept through fielding and sustainment.