Senior RF Systems Engineer – Space & Communications

KBR Careers; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Job summary

KBR's National Security Solutions team seeks a Sr RF Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering and SETA support to a government customer. The role covers space and ground communications for satellite systems, requiring collaboration with developers and cross-domain teams to advance mission objectives.

Ideal candidates hold TS/SCI with polygraph, advanced degrees in physics/EE/math or related fields, and strong skills in leadership, briefing, and problem solving.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with current polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with 15 years related experience; Master’s 12+ years; PhD and 9 years’ experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, programmatic, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong briefing and writing skills.
• Effective in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Familiarity with defense and intelligence acquisition, budget planning and contracting.
• RF and laser communication expertise and/or familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate enterprise-level architecture designs and program integration solutions and provide recommendations.
• Attend reviews; assess design maturity, requirements compliance and provide informed technical recommendations.
• Perform independent reviews of contractor communication designs to verify mission needs.
• Prepare and Review test plans and verification and validation plans for completeness and accuracy.
• Monitor enterprise and system test and review verification/validation data.
• Monitor contractor level risks and track mitigation progress.
• Proactively identify and assess emerging technical and programmatic risks and mitigate.
• Develop productive relationships with Contractor counterparts and SMEs.
• Provide SETA support in RF (Ka, Ku, S) and laser communication system design, development, and testing.
• Demonstrates familiarity with space-to-space, space-to-ground networks, mesh architecture, ITU rules, cryptography and IA accreditation.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Program management

Briefing and writing

Fast-paced environment

Defense familiarity

RF/laser communications familiarity

Education

Bachelor's in Physics/EE/Math or related

Master’s in Physics/EE/Math or related

PhD with 9 years experience

Job description

KBR's National Security Solutions team seeks a Sr RF Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering and SETA support to a government customer. The role covers space and ground communications for satellite systems, requiring collaboration with developers and cross-domain teams to advance mission objectives.

Ideal candidates hold TS/SCI with polygraph, advanced degrees in physics/EE/math or related fields, and strong skills in leadership, briefing, and problem solving.