Senior RF Systems Engineer – Space & National Security

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

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

KBR’s National Security Solutions is seeking a Senior Communications Systems Engineer to provide SETA support and systems engineering for RF and laser communication networks spanning space and ground segments, with a focus on evolving architectures and secure communications. On-site in Chantilly, VA, you will work with cross-domain teams to mitigate risks and validate designs.

The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph, advanced degrees, and strong briefing/writing skills to support government

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with current Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline with 15 years related experience; Master’s degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline 12+ years related experience; PhD and 9 years’ experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, programmatic, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong briefing and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate enterprise-level architecture designs and program integration solutions and provide recommendations.
• Attend Enterprise, System, Subsystem and Segment level design reviews and program management reviews; assess design maturity, requirements compliance and provide informed technical recommendations.
• Perform independent reviews of contractor communication designs to verify satisfaction of mission needs (Requirements, CONOPs, constraints, etc).
• Prepare and Review test plans and procedures and verification and validation plans for completeness and accuracy. Ensure compliance and provide feedback.
• 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 to the Program Office and recommend mitigation approaches.
• Develop productive relationships with Contractor counterparts, functional counterparts, and other subject matter experts.
• Provide SETA support in the design, development, and testing of RF (Ka, Ku, S, etc) and laser communication systems.
• Demonstrates expertise and/or familiarity of: Space-to-space, space-to-ground, and ground-to-ground communication networks; Mesh architecture; Internet Protocols; ITU frequency allocation rules; Cryptography implementation and IA accreditation.

Skills

RF communications

Laser communications

Systems engineering

Project leadership

Briefing skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline

Master’s degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline

PhD

Tools

RF hardware

Laser communication systems

Space-to-space / space-to-ground networks

Job description

KBR’s National Security Solutions is seeking a Senior Communications Systems Engineer to provide SETA support and systems engineering for RF and laser communication networks spanning space and ground segments, with a focus on evolving architectures and secure communications. On-site in Chantilly, VA, you will work with cross-domain teams to mitigate risks and validate designs.

The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph, advanced degrees, and strong briefing/writing skills to support government