Senior Ground Systems Engineer: Satellite & Space Defense

KBR Careers; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

AD&D

Flexible schedule

PTO

Job summary

KBR National Security Solutions in Chantilly, VA seeks a Senior Ground Systems Engineer to support a major U.S. Government satellite ground segment program.

You will provide SETA support focused on mission operations, control, data processing, and user interfaces within an integrated Gov/contractor team. Responsibilities include system architecture, requirements definition, interface management, and test planning across ground and space segments.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data analytics, or related STEM discipline.
• 8+ years of experience supporting satellite ground system development, integration, and test.

Responsibilities

• Advise Government on planning, engineering, and O&M of ground systems.
• Document site system architecture and impacts of updates.
• Define requirements, architecture, and trade studies for ground systems.
• Interface with spacecraft, network, and user segments to manage end-to-end interfaces.
• Support I&T planning and execution across ground and space segments.
• Evaluate designs and test results for mission compliance.
• Contribute to system documentation and briefings for leadership.
• Collaborate with partners to understand project requirements and risks.
• Deliver analyses, plans, and reports to Government.

Skills

Satellite ground systems

Systems engineering

Requirements definition

Agile/DevSecOps

Cloud technologies

Interface design

Test & integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Python

SysML

Job description

KBR National Security Solutions in Chantilly, VA seeks a Senior Ground Systems Engineer to support a major U.S. Government satellite ground segment program.

You will provide SETA support focused on mission operations, control, data processing, and user interfaces within an integrated Gov/contractor team. Responsibilities include system architecture, requirements definition, interface management, and test planning across ground and space segments.