Space Protection Strategy Engineer – Intermediate (Onsite)

KBR; Chantilly (VA); Vor Ort; USD 126.000 - 153.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Zusammenfassung

KBR in Springfield, VA is seeking an Integrated Protection Strategy Engineer – Intermediate to support conjunction assessment and mitigation for space safety. This full-time, on-site role collaborates with mission operations teams to analyze orbital data and plan collision avoidance maneuvers.

The position requires a Master’s with 7+ years (or a Bachelor’s with 8+ years, or no degree with 10+ years), TS/SCI clearance, and experience with STK or FreeFlyer.

Qualifikationen

• Expertise in orbital mechanics or related aerospace engineering.
• Experience with orbital data analysis and conjunction assessment.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Aufgaben

• Perform conjunction assessments and evaluate collision risk.
• Propagate trajectories to predict potential conjunctions.
• Plan and execute collision avoidance maneuvers with mission ops.
• Document assessments, risk evaluations, and decisions.
• Refine collision avoidance algorithms and decision-support tools.
• Participate in anomaly resolution and post-event analysis.
• Collaborate with external data providers for coordination.

Kenntnisse

Orbital mechanics

Astrodynamics

TS/SCI clearance

Ausbildung

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

No degree

Tools

STK

FreeFlyer

Jobbeschreibung

KBR in Springfield, VA is seeking an Integrated Protection Strategy Engineer – Intermediate to support conjunction assessment and mitigation for space safety. This full-time, on-site role collaborates with mission operations teams to analyze orbital data and plan collision avoidance maneuvers.

The position requires a Master’s with 7+ years (or a Bachelor’s with 8+ years, or no degree with 10+ years), TS/SCI clearance, and experience with STK or FreeFlyer.