Senior Technical Advisor - Aviation Platforms/Engineering Systems

KBR, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Flexible spending account

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Technical Advisor to develop and implement integrated ISR solutions for aviation platforms and engineering systems. You will provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams to ensure real-time data dissemination, robust decision support, and enhanced operational effectiveness across domains.

Responsibilities include strategic planning, architecture oversight, and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver on-time, within-scope technology enhancements while

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10-15 years direct experience with engineering/integration activities supporting the Government, preferably with the Army.
• Direct demonstrated experience managing aviation and product development projects for DoD aviation including hardware and software.
• Exposure to model-based systems engineering techniques and human-systems integration principles.
• Direct experience with agile development lifecycle.
• Experience with ISR Architecture infrastructure including Space, Aerial and Ground.
• Integration of new technologies with medium Technology Readiness Levels into operational environments.
• Experience with AI/ML capabilities for sensor fusion and actionable intelligence.
• Aviation avionics system architecture development for on-platform integration and qualification.
• ISR related sensors (RF/EW, SAR, EO/IR, SIGINT).
• Understanding of DoD communications and networking.
• Place of performance: Huntsville, AL or Washington D.C. area.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.
• Travel CONUS/OCONUS may be required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as chief technical authority for strategic planning, development, and management of technology enhancement solutions.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions on time and within scope.
• Oversee system architecture, platform integration, data interoperability, and secure intelligence solutions.
• Coordinate with Change Review Panel (CRP) to mitigate and approve project changes.
• Support stakeholder coordination and customer-driven solutioning.
• Develop detailed technical responses and cost estimates with Program Management.
• Provide supervision and mentorship to multi-discipline engineers, technical leads, and technicians.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements and performance objectives.

Skills

System integration

Model-based systems engineering

AI/ML for sensor fusion

Agile development lifecycle

ISR architecture infrastructure

Cross-domain integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Title:

Senior Technical Advisor - Aviation Platforms/Engineering Systems

Program Summary

KBR’s Aviation & Ground Systems Directorate provides Systems Engineering & Integration support to the Army’s Aviation and Ground soldiers with project based and full-time personnel support services. KBR sets the standard with a wide range of services including Government Engineering, Logistics, Business, and International focuses, while ensuring customer satisfaction and providing excellence in contract deliverables.

Job Summary

KBR is searching for a Senior Technical Advisorto develop and implement integratedintelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) solutions.

In this role, the candidate will providetechnicalleadership forthe cross-functional teams responsible for executing the customer-defined tasks.The candidate will ensure that distinct systems, platforms, and technologies work together seamlessly to enable real-time data dissemination, robust decision support, and enhanced operational effectiveness across all domains.

Responsibilities and Duties

TheSeniorTechnical Advisorserves as the chief technical authority andis responsible for strategic planning, development, execution, and management ofcomprehensive, data-driven and actionable technology enhancement solutions involving engineering advancements, enterprise architecture, secure intelligence and operational environment solutions, data interoperability, or multi-vendor ecosystems.

Leading cross-functional technical teams, the Candidate is accountable for delivering integrated and advanced solutions on time and within scope, ensuring continuity of technical vision and retaining institutional knowledge throughout the project lifecycle.

Additional responsibilities include

• Leveraging Government-provided secure infrastructure, networks, systems, and software, overseeing technology development, system architecture, platform integration, and data & threat analysis efforts/solutions.
• Establishing a standard methodology that is scalable and flexible to build rapid prototypes as well as accommodate various solutions that are functional and feasible to meet the customer’s mission and objectives.
• Overseeing prototype demonstrations in operationally relevant environments, conducting technical and operational assessments against defined performance criteria, and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure solutions meet real-world requirements.
• Engaging withaChange Review Panel (CRP) to mitigate and approve changes to projects’ baseline, including scope, schedule, cost, and compliance requirements.
• As a mission-critical expert, assisting with stakeholder coordination and briefing project information as well as assisting the customer in solutioning based on specified customer requests.
• Working in conjunction with the Program Management team to develop detailed project technical responses and cost estimates.
• Providing supervision and mentorship to multi discipline engineers, technical leads, and technicians.
• Understanding contractual requirements to ensure successful contract performance.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related discipline
• 10-15years’direct experience with engineering/integration activities supporting the Government, preferably with the Army
• Direct demonstrated experience managing aviation and product development projects for DoD aviation including hardware and software
• Must have exposure to model-based systems engineering techniques and human-systems integration principles
• Direct experience with agile development lifecycle
• Direct and relevant experience with ISR Architecture infrastructure including Space, Aerial and Ground.
• Demonstrated performance of integration of new and emerging technologies with medium Technology Readiness Levels into an operational environment.
• Recent and relevant experience with AI/ML capabilities for sensor fusion, data compression and implementation of actionable intelligence.
• Relevant experience with aviation avionics system architecture development for on-platform integration and qualification
• Direct and relevant experience with ISR related sensors (i.e.: RF/EW, SAR, EO/IR, SIGINT)
• Understanding of communications and networking for DoD networks
• Place of performance is in Huntsville, AL or in the Washington D.C. area
• Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance is required
• CONUS and potentially OCONUS travel will be required

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Army’s Vision 2030 Plan
• Advanced knowledge of cutting-edge technologies (i.e., Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), autonomous systems, advanced networking and real- time data fusion)
• Experience supporting Army Intelligence and Security Enterprise (AISE) and relevant stakeholders
• Experience withArmy ISR technologies,Armyand Joint Forceplatforms,associatedsensorsand networks,and skills above
• Program Management Experience
• Product Line Management Experience

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.