Senior Space Surveillance Operations Engineer

Kbr; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Professional training and development

Job summary

KBR seeks a Senior SSA Operations Engineer to lead SSA mission planning, sensor orchestration, and data analysis in support of protect and defend missions. The role emphasizes modeling, simulation, and AI/ML approaches for sensor calibration, with a focus on operational SSA execution.

Required is a TS/SCI clearance and extensive experience in SDA planning, MATLAB/STK/Simulink proficiency, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related engineering discipline with 12+ years in operational SSA mission planning.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Extensive experience in SDA mission planning and sensor orchestration for protect and defend missions.
• Proficient with MATLAB, STK, and Simulink.

Responsibilities

• Inject SSA domain expertise into systems engineering processes for mission planning and sensor requirements.
• Advise the program manager on technical analysis and design for SSA/SDA architectures impacting mission success.
• Develop agent-based models and DRMs for SSA/SDA mission sets.
• Identify AI/ML approaches for sensor calibration and sensor orchestration planning and tasking.
• Conduct trade studies and interface definitions to improve SSA architecture and validate collected data.

Skills

SSA mission planning

Data analysis

Modeling and simulation

Advanced analytics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in space physics/orbital mechanics

Master’s degree in space physics/orbital mechanics

Tools

MATLAB

STK (AGI Systems Tool Kit)

Simulink

Job description

KBR seeks a Senior SSA Operations Engineer to lead SSA mission planning, sensor orchestration, and data analysis in support of protect and defend missions. The role emphasizes modeling, simulation, and AI/ML approaches for sensor calibration, with a focus on operational SSA execution.

Required is a TS/SCI clearance and extensive experience in SDA planning, MATLAB/STK/Simulink proficiency, and strong communication skills.