Technical Program Manager – Advanced Engineering and Prototyping

KBR, Inc; Lexington Park, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

Flexible spending account

Disability

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR, Inc in Lexington Park, MD is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead our advanced engineering lab focused on rapid prototyping, advanced manufacturing, and technology integration. You will guide technical vision, engineering execution, and staff growth to deliver mission-critical capabilities with speed and quality.

Responsibilities include technical leadership across concepts to production, overseeing lab operations, and engaging with customers to expand capabilities and drive program

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance.
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• Experience supporting NAVAIR, NAWCAD, or other DoD aviation programs.
• Systems engineering experience from concept through integration and testing.
• Experience with hardware development, avionics, mission systems, test systems, or aerospace platforms.
• Knowledge of Digital Engineering, MBSE, Modeling & Simulation, or advanced development technologies.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership, Development & Innovation: Serve as the Chief Engineer and senior technical authority for advanced aviation, defense, and technology development programs.
• Lead the development, maturation, and transition of advanced technologies, prototypes, and next-generation capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, shape technology roadmaps, and identify opportunities to address evolving customer mission requirements.
• Laboratory & Operational Leadership: Provide leadership and oversight of engineering laboratory, integration facility, and test environments.
• Engineering & Program Execution: Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through the full systems engineering lifecycle and oversee planning, design reviews, and verification.
• Customer Engagement, Growth & Business Development: Represent the organization as a trusted technical advisor to customers and partners.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Systems Engineering

DoD aviation experience

Laboratory & test leadership

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Digital Engineering

MBSE

Modeling & Simulation

Job description

Technical Program Manager – Advanced Engineering and Prototyping

Lexington Park, MD

As Technical Program Manager, you will lead KBR's specialized engineering lab in Lexington Park, MD, focused on rapid prototyping, advanced manufacturing, technology integration, and reverse engineering. You will guide the technical vision, engineering execution, and growth of a highly skilled team that transforms concepts into operationally relevant solutions. By combining engineering expertise with advanced manufacturing tools, digital design technologies, and innovative problem-solving approaches, the team delivers mission-critical capabilities with speed, quality, and precision.

Role & Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership, Development & Innovation: Serve as the Chief Engineer and senior technical authority for advanced aviation, defense, and technology development programs. Provide strategic leadership across concept development, requirements definition, system architecture, design, integration, testing, evaluation, and transition to production or operational deployment. Establish engineering vision, maintain technical rigor, and serve as the final authority on complex technical decisions, balancing mission requirements, risk, cost, schedule, and operational considerations.
• Lead the development, maturation, and transition of advanced technologies, prototypes, and next-generation capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, shape technology roadmaps, and identify opportunities to address evolving customer mission requirements.
• Laboratory & Operational Leadership: Provide leadership and oversight of engineering laboratory, integration facility, and test environments supporting advanced development efforts. Direct test planning, demonstrations, capability development, laboratory operations, workforce planning, resource allocation, and infrastructure investments. Champion modernization initiatives, including digital engineering, modeling and simulation, and advanced engineering toolsets.
• Engineering & Program Execution: Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through the full systems engineering lifecycle while ensuring successful execution of multiple concurrent engineering, RDT&E, product development, and technical services efforts. Oversee requirements analysis, architecture development, trade studies, design reviews, integration, verification, validation, qualification testing, technical documentation, and contractual deliverables to achieve program objectives and customer satisfaction.
• Customer Engagement, Growth & Business Development: Represent the organization as a trusted technical advisor to customers, industry partners, and senior leadership. Partner with business development and capture teams to identify, shape, and pursue new opportunities across engineering services, advanced technology development, and defense solutions. Serve as a technical lead for capture efforts and proposal development while cultivating strategic partnerships and expanding organizational capabilities, customer relationships, and growth opportunities. Lead technical interchange meetings, design reviews, risk assessments, and other customer-facing activities while ensuring engineering solutions align with mission objectives, contractual commitments, and business priorities.

Basic Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• Experience supporting NAVAIR, NAWCAD, or other DoD aviation programs.
• Systems engineering experience from concept through integration and testing.
• Experience with hardware development, avionics, mission systems, test systems, or aerospace platforms.
• Knowledge of Digital Engineering, MBSE, Modeling & Simulation, or advanced development technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting business development and capture activities.
• PE License.
• Master's degree.
• Experience with AS9100 or ISO 9001 environments.
• Experience leading IRAD efforts.
• Experience with additive manufacturing, digital engineering, or advanced prototyping.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 hours/week.

Compensation: $155,000-$233,000. The salary range posted is based on the national average. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of a sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

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.

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World.

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:

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 believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.
• 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. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals. Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.