Systems Engineer - Collection and Mission Management (Mid)

KBR, Inc; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR, Inc is seeking a Systems Engineer - Collection and Mission Management (Mid) to serve as the primary Systems Engineer for a US Government Agency focusing on mission management and collection operations. The role emphasizes integrating intelligence capabilities, supporting strategic planning, warfighter readiness, and multi-agency coordination.

The position requires collaboration with NSDC, USSPACECOM, and USSF to align priorities with directives and ensure effective decision-making.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in intelligence planning, collections management, and requirements management roles.
• Proficient in collections management tradecraft and multi-INT solutions.
• Ability to analyze risk, prioritize requirements and anticipate customer needs.
• Excellent communication and briefing skills for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Advise on Intelligence Planning and integrate capabilities.
• Coordinate and integrate sensitive capabilities for joint warfighter operations.
• Monitor collection requirements lifecycle and advocate for organizational needs.
• Apply collection management tradecraft to capture highly technical requirements.
• Develop relationships with customers to identify intelligence needs and gaps.
• Participate in IPT and COI meetings; coordinate planning with other offices.
• Provide leadership updates to align mission priorities.
• Ensure intelligence plans align with policies, directives and guidance.

Skills

Intelligence planning

Collections management

Requirements management

multi-INT solutions

Risk analysis

Briefing senior leadership

Job description

Title: Systems Engineer - Collection and Mission Management (Mid) Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

Systems Engineer- Collection and Mission Management (Mid) Position Summary This role serves as the primary System Engineer facilitating objectives for a US Government Agency focusing on mission management, collections, and requirements management. The Collections manager will act as the key interface to establish, foster, build and solidify relationships with the Nation Space Defense Center (NSDC), USSPACECOM and USSF. The role emphasizes integrating intelligence capabilities in support of joint strategic planning, warfighter operations, exercises, and readiness objectives. The employee will ensure organizational equities are represented in multi-agency coordination. This position requires extensive knowledge of Component Command structures, operations, and US Government priorities surrounding Space and Counter Space.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advisory services orchestrating and supporting Intelligence Planning (IP). Understand the IP process at commands and organizations to integrate all available intelligence capabilities in support of the Joint Strategic Planning Systems and Joint Planning.
• Coordinate and integrate sensitive capabilities and activities for the joint warfighter operations, plans and exercises. As needed, participate in command-level IP activities for the Joint and Partner Exercise Life Cycle to align Branch resources with warfighter readiness goals.
• Monitor Collection Requirements Lifecycle: track and monitor validated collection requirements, advocate for organizational needs, and ensure up-to-date representation in requirements matrices.
• Apply collection management tradecraft to capture highly technical intelligence requirements and articulate information required to satisfy them.
• Optimize requirements by building relationships with customers to identify intelligence needs and gaps, researching existing requirements.
• Facilitate Integrated Planning and Exercise Support: Participate in any Integrated Product Team (IPT) and Community of Interest (COI) meetings addressing US Government equities. Coordinate planning efforts with other agency offices and external entities.
• Provide leadership updates to ensure alignment of mission priorities.
• Ensure intelligence plans and strategies align with relevant policies, directives and guidance.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 5+ years in intelligence planning, collections management, and requirement management roles with the IC or DoW, with demonstrated expertise in Component Command operations, structures and relationship-building.
• Proficient in collections management tradecraft, requirements de-confliction, and multi-INT solutions.
• Ability to analyze risk, prioritize requirements and anticipate customer needs.
• Excellent communication and briefing skills for senior leadership.

Work Environment

Location: Colorado Springs CO

Travel Requirements: Travel required After the start You will be in VA with KBR and Customer for up to 30 days

Working Hours: Standard 40 hours weeks

Basic Compensation: $130,500 - $150,800 USD annually

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

KBR Benefits

• 401K plan with company match
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• AD&D
• flexible spending account
• disability
• paid time off
• flexible work schedule
• We support career advancement through professional training and development
• Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

Our ONE KBR Values

• We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.
• We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
• We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity.
• We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.
• We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments.

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.