Space Vehicle Systems Engineer — TS/SCI Lead

KBR Careers; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR’s National Security Solutions team seeks a Space Vehicle Systems Engineer to support a USA government space program in Chantilly, VA. The role focuses on spacecraft bus, payload integration, and cross-team collaboration with IC/DoD stakeholders.

The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance, extensive experience in space systems engineering, and proven ability to lead projects. You will work with diverse government and contractor teams to ensure mission success and system integrity.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with current Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or technical discipline with 14+ years relevant experience; OR Master’s with 12+ years.
• Experience with space systems design, development, assembly, integration, and testing.
• Experience with the Intelligence Community (IC) and/or the Department of Defense.
• Experience with IC architectures, spacecraft, and payloads.
• Ability to lead and be the primary point of contact for one or more projects.
• Effective interpersonal and customer engagement skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical subjects to senior decision makers.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct daily support to the program office Contracts Officer and COTR as a trusted Government agent.
• Engage with Space and Ground System Development contractors to meet mission milestones within cost, schedule, and performance bounds.
• Collaborate with SMEs to solve problems in system definition, requirements, development and sustainment.
• Engage stakeholders to define and communicate detailed understanding of systems, designs, and interfaces.
• Advise the Government to identify gaps, define technology insertion points and assess maturity for mission performance.
• Build and present comprehensive briefings with documents to show progress, risks, issues and opportunities.
• Provide expertise in sensitive Acquisition Source-Selection activities.
• Evaluate contractor performance and reinforce engineering rigor.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science/technical

Master’s degree in engineering/science/technical

Job description

KBR’s National Security Solutions team seeks a Space Vehicle Systems Engineer to support a USA government space program in Chantilly, VA. The role focuses on spacecraft bus, payload integration, and cross-team collaboration with IC/DoD stakeholders.

The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance, extensive experience in space systems engineering, and proven ability to lead projects. You will work with diverse government and contractor teams to ensure mission success and system integrity.