Principal Program Systems Integration Engineer

KBR Careers; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Principal Program Systems Integration Engineer to join our Systems Integration team. Your work will support satellite communications systems for MILSATCOM and US Space Force, with on-site requirements in a secure facility and collaboration across SE&I stakeholders.

You will lead integration efforts, analyze requirements, and apply digital engineering methods to model and test systems, ensuring secure, interoperable, and resilient space communications for

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement integration strategies to integrate satellite communication systems, segments, subsystems, and components; manage technical baselines among stakeholders.
• Perform analysis of the systems requirements that define the technical baseline and verification of the technical baseline.
• Apply Digital Engineering methods and modeling strategies (e.g. Digital twins) to support integration and test activities.

Job description

Title: Principal Program Systems Integration Engineer Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security. KBR is seeking a Principal Program Systems Integration Engineer to join our team in El Segundo, CA. Due to security requirements, work is required to be on‑site in a secure facility. You will join the Systems Integration team within the broader Systems Engineering team defining the next generation of space communication systems supporting U.S. Space Force (USSF) Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM). You will support Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) activities in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment. The Systems Integration Engineer will interface and collaborate with SE&I team members, contractors, government civilians and members of the USSF. The Systems Integration Engineer will lead and support several working groups responsible for leading technical discussion, resolve and identify risks, requirement gaps, developing briefings, writing and tracking action items, and authoring meeting minutes. The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge SE&I for the Space Force’s Space System Command. We support the Space Force’s acquisition of state-of-the-art MILSATCOM systems, providing secure global, survivable, and protected communications for our nation’s warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement integration strategies and processes to successfully integrate satellite communication systems, segments (Ground, Space, Crypto, Terminals), subsystems, elements, and components; manage the technical baselines among different stakeholders
• Perform analysis of the systems requirements that define the technical baseline and verification of the technical baseline
• Apply Digital Engineering methods and modeling strategies (i.e. Digital twins) to support integration and test activities