Mechanical Integration Engineer

Trinzic; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 118,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Professional training and development

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Mechanical Integration Engineer to join our team supporting space flight and ground support activities. The ideal candidate will provide integration services and engineering support for spacecraft, instruments, and related hardware.

Responsibilities include managing planned and unplanned tasks, working flexible hours, and maintaining clean, organized workspaces while coordinating with project teams and GSFC facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• Experience with integration engineering for space flight or ground support hardware.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including urgent requests.
• Strong organizational skills for clean workspaces.
• Familiarity with relevant processes and documentation systems.

Responsibilities

• Mechanically integrate space flight components into finished spacecraft or experiments ready for launch.
• Directs engineering and management for the integration of spacecraft, instruments, space flight hardware, and ground support equipment.
• Respond promptly to requests from project teams, including after-hours support as needed.
• Maintain and utilize assigned facilities for integration and handling operations; ensure lab areas are neat and free of excess materials.
• Leads integration operations in all designated project spaces at GSFC.
• Coordinate transportation and conduct pre-flight and post-flight operations at the launch site.
• Deliver mechanical services for space flight, atmospheric flight (balloon and aircraft), and Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE), including payload transporters and environmental control systems.
• Carry out work based on Work Order Authorizations (WOAs), providing technical data such as drawings, specifications, and step-by-step procedures. WOAs are part of the GSFC Quality Management System.

Skills

Integration engineering

Flexible hours

Organization

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Mechanical Integration Engineer

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

We at KBR share one goal: to improve the world responsibly as a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers.

We are seeking a Mechanical Integration Engineer to join our team supporting space flight and ground support activities. The ideal candidate will provide integration services and engineering support for spacecraft, instruments, and related hardware. Responsibilities include both planned and unplanned tasks, sometimes outside standard working hours, and maintaining clean and organized workspaces.

• Mechanically integrate space flight components into finished spacecraft or experiments ready for launch.
• Directs engineering and management for the integration of spacecraft, instruments, space flight hardware, and ground support equipment.
• Respond promptly to requests from project teams, including after-hours support as needed.
• Maintain and utilize assigned facilities for integration and handling operations; ensure lab areas are neat and free of excess materials.
• Leads integration operations in all designated project spaces at GSFC.
• Coordinate transportation and conduct pre-flight and post-flight operations at the launch site.
• Deliver mechanical services for space flight, atmospheric flight (balloon and aircraft), and Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE), including payload transporters and environmental control systems.
• Carry out work based on Work Order Authorizations (WOAs), providing technical data such as drawings, specifications, and step-by-step procedures. WOAs are part of the GSFC Quality Management System.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field preferred.
• Experience with integration engineering for space flight or ground support hardware.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including responding to urgent requests.
• Strong organizational skills for maintaining clean workspaces.
• Familiarity with relevant processes and documentation systems.

Basic Compensation

Jobs on this contract range from $117,800 – $176,700. Pay range is specific to the Greenbelt, MD area.

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.

KBR Benefits

• 401K plan with company match
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• AD&D
• Flexible spending account
• Disability
• Paid time off
• Flexible work schedule
• Professional training and development

KBR is an 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 federal, state, or local law.

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