Training and Operations Support Team Member

KBR Careers; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR seeks a Space-Based Training and Operations Support Team Member at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. The role focuses on representing the On-Orbit SDA and Characterization tool for USSPACECOM training, briefings, and operational support, including real-time configuration changes and mission planning.

The position calls for SME-style problem solving, collaboration with government and industry partners, and adaptability in dynamic environments supporting space operations and defense

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in STEM or equivalent experience.
• Experience in orbital analysis, SDA, or space operations.

Responsibilities

• Represent the On-Orbit SDA and Characterization tool to USSPACECOM.
• Provide SME support for training, briefings, and configurations.
• Lead planning meetings and exercise support for space operations.
• Coordinate with analysts and partners to translate analyses into actionable insights.

Skills

SDA experience

Orbital analysis

Space operations

Team collaboration

Technical briefing

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM (Aerospace/Physics/Math/ Astronomy)

Job description

Training and Operations Support Team Member

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

KBR's National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

• Advance the Future of Space Operations: Drive innovation at the intersection of military operations, commercial space capabilities, and emerging technologies that directly support national security missions.
• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
• Operate at the Cutting Edge: Integrate modeling and simulation, Space Domain Awareness (SDA), and Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (TACSRT) capabilities to solve tomorrow's challenges today.
• Work with Elite Teams: Collaborate with operators, engineers, and mission partners across government, industry, and defense organizations to deliver transformative capabilities.
• Turn Vision into Capability: Influence how next‑generation space systems are evaluated, adopted, and employed in real‑world operations where success matters most.

Position Overview

KBR is seeking a Space-Based Training and Operations Support Team Member who will be responsible for representing the On-Orbit SDA and Characterization tool at USSPACECOM, located at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. The On-Orbit SDA and Characterization tools (such as KBR's Space Defense Characterization and Control System (SDCCS) and Iron Stallion), are SDA analysis and visualization java-based software platforms that focus on robust space intelligence operations, data integration, visualizations, and automated data analytics.

The position’s roles and function would include acting as the tool's operational Subject Matter Expert (SME) in support of USSPACECOM training, products, visualizations, and briefings and providing troubleshooting and incident resolution for USSPACECOM operations; performing authoring and customizations for USSPACECOM operational needs including providing real-time configuration changes as well as enhancing exercise and mission rehearsal planning, execution, and after action reporting for related activities; and representing the tool in internal and external operational integration meetings. Applicants must be self‑motivated, team-oriented, able to adapt to dynamic environments, and work with personnel from other organizations and companies.

Key Responsibilities

Positional Responsibilities:

• Responsible for introducing, educating, growing, integrating, and promoting the On-Orbit Space Domain Awareness and Characterization tool to personnel from USSPACECOM.
• Train Space Activity Synchronization officers to conduct orbital warfare analysis and understand space domain awareness (SDA) by conducting Resident Space Object (RSO) characterization and analysis of metric observations of Geosynchronous Orbit-based assets.
• Provide Mission Support duties by assisting in spacecraft anomaly resolution and baseline spacecraft configuration by conducting characterization operations of cooperative spacecraft.
• Present the On-Orbit Space Domain Awareness and Characterization tool's capabilities to space crew operators, multinational partners, and senior military leaders (e.g., Colonels, General Officers, SESs, etc.).
• Create tailored training curriculum that meets USSPACECOM operational mission needs to support Desired Learning Objectives (DLOs), Enabling Learning Objectives (ELOs), etc.
• Attend various coordination and planning meetings to understand, capture, and work to closure USSPACECOM operational requirements for the tool.
• Assist the USG and support USSPACECOM with planning, coordination, briefing, and execution of training and exercises in support of theater and global space operations.
• Plan and execute unclassified and/or classified training sessions for USSPACECOM and other operators of the tool.
• Monitor proper use and function of Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations (TADSS).
• Ensure that local training regulations and applicable safety standards are followed by the training unit.

Mission and Customer Support

• Collaborate with analysts, operators, government customers, commercial partners, and other mission stakeholders to address analytical needs and emerging events.
• Translate complex orbital analysis into clear, actionable information for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to analytical procedures, workflows, training, and knowledge sharing to improve mission effectiveness.

Problem-Solving and Innovation

• Analyze historical and real-time satellite data to identify patterns and characterize satellite behavior.
• Apply creative and "outside the box" thinking to hypothesize and identify potential new capabilities or interpretations of situations.
• Collaborate directly with the software development team to provide analytical requirements and feedback for product refinement.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy, or a related STEM discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Demonstrated professional experience in orbital analysis, astrodynamics, SDA, space operations, or a closely related technical field,