MH-60R Sensor Operator/Crew Chief

Trinzic; Maryland; On-site; USD 104,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions spin-off, Trinzic, seeks a highly qualified MH-60R Sensor Operator/Crew Chief to support developmental flight test operations at NAS Patuxent River, MD. You will contribute to planning, execution, and evaluation of complex test activities in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Responsibilities include ground/flight duties, test event coordination, and adherence to safety and airworthiness requirements. US citizenship and clearance eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 500 hours as sensor operator/crew chief.
• Secret security clearance ability to obtain.
• US citizenship required for access to classified information.

Responsibilities

• Support MH-60R Test Team as part of HX-21 at NAWCAD, NAS Patuxent River, MD.
• Perform ground and flight duties of MH-60R Sensor Operator and Crew Chief.
• Coordinate test events, review procedures, briefings, and post-event support.

Skills

Sensor operator experience

Security clearance

NACCS/BHFE/MEAT backgrounds

Education

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Title

MH-60R Sensor Operator/Crew Chief

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.

KBR is seeking a highly qualified MH-60R Sensor Operator/Crew Chief to join our team supporting Air Test and Evaluation Squadron TWO ONE (HX-21) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), NAS Patuxent River, MD. In this role, you will support developmental flight test operations as part of a multidisciplinary team composed of government, military, contractor, and industry personnel. You will contribute to the planning, execution, and evaluation of complex flight test activities while ensuring adherence to safety, airworthiness, and mission requirements. As a member of KBR’s aircrew services team, you will support one of the nation’s premier flight test organizations delivering critical capabilities to government and commercial customers. This position plays a key role in advancing test programs and ensuring mission success across a dynamic operational environment.

Role & Responsibilities

• Supports the MH-60 Test Team as part of HX-21, a Developmental Test and Evaluation squadron at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), NAS Patuxent River, MD.
• Performs the ground and flight duties of a MH-60R Sensor Operator and Crew Chief.
• Supports a wide range of NAWCAD test and evaluation activities to include ground/flight event scheduling and coordination, test plan/test procedure development and review, flight briefings, test execution, and post-event support.

Basic Qualifications

• A minimum of 500 hours of sensor operator/crew chief experience. Current or recent (within 3 years) MH-60 qualification.
• Graduate of U. S. Naval Aircrew Candidate School (NACCS), USAF basic helicopter flight engineer (BHFE), or USMC Marine Enlisted Aircrew Training (MEAT) Program graduate is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required. Applicant selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Candidate must be able to pass the physical and training qualification requirements to provide contract aircrew support, including completion of U.S. Navy aviation physiology and water survival qualifications, as well as annual FAA Class II flight physical.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or active enrollment in a bachelor’s program (engineering preferred).
• Completion of USNTPS Fundamentals of Flight Test Short Course is desired.
• Recent experience with mission systems T&E techniques, concepts, principles, and practices preferred.
• Current MH-60R sensor operator qualification is desired.
• Night Vision Device (NVD)/Night Vision Goggle (NVG) qualification is desired.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 hours/week.

Compensation: $104,000-$157,000. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.

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 a 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

We support career advancement through professional training and development

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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.