Senior Space Systems Test Engineer | TS/SCI

KBR Careers; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 165,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Flexible work schedule

Paid time off

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Test Analyst to support Test and Evaluation for the USSF, based in Downtown Colorado Springs with an active TS/SCI clearance with SAP eligibility. The role focuses on planning, developing, and executing complex space systems tests using design of experiments and DMAP data planning, ensuring rigorous data analysis and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include coordinating test programs, reviewing test engineering documentation, and collaborating with test teams to

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Math, Probability, Statistics or Science.
• 6+ years of experience in Operations Research and Modeling and Simulation.
• Expert knowledge of a broad range of test and evaluation disciplines, concepts, principles, and practices.
• Knowledge of Space operations and/or orbital mechanics.
• Experience using statistical techniques for approaching complex problems with large amounts of data.
• Experience applying operations research techniques and supporting skills such as database query languages, design of experiment and response surface methodologies, scripting language programming, and development of appropriate models and simulations.
• Professional knowledge of a broad range of engineering, scientific, and/or operational research disciplines, concepts, principles, and practices.
• Mastery of quantitative techniques and methods used to develop, adapt, modify, and apply models to resolve problems or define alternative solutions.
• Ability to lead and participate in study teams; originate new ideas, projects, and methodologies; and execute projects and/or studies within established financial and/or time constraints.
• An advanced understanding of test, evaluation and experimentation functions and how they relate to space operations at the tactical level or of operations such as exercises, plans, coordination, demonstrations, such as space flag and other related war gaming events.
• Comfortable with methodologies including modeling and simulation, laboratory testing, open-air testing, and live-fire testing and supporting skills such as modeling and simulation, system decomposition, design of experiments and response surface methodologies, regression testing, and validation of models and simulations.
• Team mentality to provide integrated engineering/analysis support for design reviews, test planning working groups, test card prep, disciplined test execution, and collaborative authorship of post flight reports.
• Willingness to accept changing and evolving roles & responsibilities in support of customer requirements and needs.
• Aptitude and patience to process and analyze complex system test/experimentation data.
• An active TS/SCI clearance with SAP eligibility is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the planning, coordination, and execution, and reviewing of space systems tests & experiments.
• Design, develop, and execute advanced test/experimentation programs and processes to conduct assessment of space systems.
• Apply optimal scientific and statistical tools such as design of experiments to increase test efficiency and produce actionable test results.
• Critically review, edit, and improve test engineering documentation to include test plans, Test Information Sheets, Safety Packages, Data Analysis, Management Plans, Technical and Safety Review Board Briefs, Test Readiness Briefs, Test Cards, and Test/Analysis Reports, as required.
• Perform and review analysis on pre-test predictions, including those obtained through M&S, to design test events and profiles, define data collection requirements, and develop go/no-go criteria to meet test objectives.
• Collaborate with and support the test teams and products produced following their reviews of systems, sub-systems, and components to ensure the data management and analysis plan provides proper data collection for real-time and post-mission data processing, evaluation, and analysis to meet test/experimentation objectives.
• Critically review, improve, and support test teams with their data analysis requests, providing senior-level input regarding their requests for process data, data quality control reviews and anomaly resolutions, and their data analysis as per the data analysis plan.
• Evaluate, review, and improve simulations to predict or evaluate system effectiveness or suitability under relevant operational conditions and scenarios.
• Review test team usage of M&S data and ensure appropriate analytical methods and techniques were applied to guide test result evaluation to determine if system configurations and architecture meet customer specifications and performance expectations in support of accreditation efforts.
• Review and improve Test Reports/Presentations of complex data sets.
• Review/create/enhance data analysis tools.

Skills

Operations Research

Modeling & Simulation

Statistics

Design of Experiments

Data Analysis

Team Leadership

Education

Master’s Degree in Operations Research/Engineering/Math/Probability/Statistics/Science

Tools

Database query languages

Data analysis tools

Job description

KBR is seeking a Senior Test Analyst to support Test and Evaluation for the USSF, based in Downtown Colorado Springs with an active TS/SCI clearance with SAP eligibility. The role focuses on planning, developing, and executing complex space systems tests using design of experiments and DMAP data planning, ensuring rigorous data analysis and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include coordinating test programs, reviewing test engineering documentation, and collaborating with test teams to