KBR
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Sr Systems Engineer

Pay
$150,200 – $225,300 per year
Location
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD
Listed
3 days ago

About the role

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.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategic Planning Experience: Support the evolution of the sponsor’s strategic direction and priorities
  • Performance Management Experience: Ensure the strategy is effectively and efficiently pursued, using best practices and benchmarking in business and mission analytics
  • Enterprise Architecture Experience: Have a foundational knowledge of enterprise architecture related to technical collection, and be able to communicate its relationship to the overall Intelligence Community (IC) portfolio
  • Portfolio Experience: Keep abreast of the IC Portfolio of Technical Investments-related strategies, business goals, objectives, performance targets, and associated technical collection enterprise architecture
  • Strategic Foresight: Make recommendations to aid sponsor decision-making, to include proposed strategies and/or roadmaps; identified risks, capability and performance gaps, and dependencies; alignment with the strategic framework and priorities; and funding and related program issues. Make recommendations to keep strategy, performance, and architecture aligned accordingly
  • Liaison: Function as a liaison and lead discussion with IC program managers, DoD partners, and private sector companies on program capabilities and services delivery and requirements concerns
  • Collaboration: Assist government clients with programmatic goals and objectives, schedules, and reports to the senior-level executives
  • Communication: Communicate technical topics in a non-technical manner to senior-level audiences

Work Environment

  • Location: On-Site
  • Travel Requirements: Minimal 0-20%
  • Working Hours: Standard

Required Qualifications

  • Clearance: Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph
  • Education: BS degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or master's degree with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in a technical domain
  • Writing: Draft products that reflect strong writing and grammatical skills
  • AI Experience: Expert knowledge of Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Integration: Expert knowledge of Data integration complexities
  • Analysis: Strong analytical competence, problem-solving, communication and organizational skills
  • Communication: Provide appropriate audience-written and verbal communications and demonstrate strong interpersonal and customer service skills
  • Collaboration: Work with seniors in a diverse, fast-paced, multi-task environment managing competing priorities
  • Deliverables: Produce deliverables in multiple formats as needed (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.)
  • Architecture / Design: Ability to support the architecture and design of AI Strategy, Implementation plans and policies

Desired Qualifications

  • Education: Technical degree in Engineering or Science, practical not theoretical
  • Experience: Broad experience with the IC and touch points to DoD
  • Certifications: AI certification
  • Basic Compensation: $150,200 - $225,300
  • This range is for the Maryland area only
  • The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience 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 sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.

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.

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.
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