Senior Space Systems Test & Evaluation Engineer

KBR, Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. seeks a Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer to support STARCOM TES at Schriever SFB, CO, contributing to test planning, execution, and data analysis for space systems. An active TS/SCI clearance with SAP eligibility is required.

Responsibilities include coordinating tests, applying design of experiments, and developing test documentation to ensure mission success within the DoD acquisition framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Operations Research, Engineering, Math, Probability, Statistics or Science
• 10+ years of demonstrated Systems &/or Test Engineering experience with space, ground, operations, and sustainment segments of DoD
• A SME-level understanding of test, evaluation and experimentation and the distinctions between developmental, operational, and integrated test
• 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
• Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: Space-related data communications, EO/IR/RF Sensors, Spacecraft GNC, Space system Architectures, Space Battle Management and Control, Cyber
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with eligibility for Special Access Programs (SAP)

Responsibilities

• Assist in the planning, coordination, and execution 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
• Create/review 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 analysis on pre-test predictions, including those obtained through M&S and HWIL, to design test events and profiles, define data collection requirements, and develop go/no-go criteria to meet test objectives
• Work with programs to perform reviews of systems, sub-systems, and components to ensure the data management and analysis plan (DMAP) provides proper data collection for real-time and post-mission data processing, evaluation, and analysis to meet test/experimentation objectives
• Set up data analysis requests, process data, perform data quality control review and anomaly resolution, and analyze data as per the data analysis plan
• Execute simulations to predict or evaluate system effectiveness or suitability under relevant operational conditions and scenarios
• Monitor the gathering of M&S data and guide test result evaluation to determine if system configurations and architecture meet customer specifications and performance expectations
• Create Test Reports/Presentations of complex data sets
• Create/enhance data analysis tools

Skills

Test engineering

Modeling & simulation

Design of experiments

Data analysis

HWIL

Space systems

Acquisition lifecycle

DoD programs

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science

Master’s degree in related field

Job description

KBR, Inc. seeks a Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer to support STARCOM TES at Schriever SFB, CO, contributing to test planning, execution, and data analysis for space systems. An active TS/SCI clearance with SAP eligibility is required.

Responsibilities include coordinating tests, applying design of experiments, and developing test documentation to ensure mission success within the DoD acquisition framework.