KBR

ChiefEngineer

$250–400k ~AI est. Houston, Texas, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Chief Engineer at KBR. Skills: Systems engineering, Flight hardware, Project management. Serve as technical advisor. Develop engineering processes”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Problem solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in engineering, 17+ years applicable professional experience, 10 years in hardware development

Nice to Have

Experience support NASA flight hardware projects, Familiarity with NASA contracts, Familiarity with NASA processes, Experience with EA-023, Experience with SA-WI-014, Experience with engineering project management, Experience with development, Experience with design, Experience with execution under HHPC2, Familiarity with project management practices, Familiarity with system engineering practices, Experience with performing root cause analysis, Experience with implementing corrective actions, Experience with implementing preventive actions, Familiarity with Lean concepts, Familiarity with Six Sigma concepts

What You'll Do.

Serve as technical advisor

Develop engineering processes

Modify engineering processes

Identify technical conflicts

Resolve technical conflicts

Support strategic planning

Support business development

Lead flight hardware readiness

Lead technical disposition

Chair Test Readiness Reviews

Advise technical risk decisions

Approve nonconformances

Identify infrastructure investments

Support corrective actions

Support preventive actions

Support closure actions

Implement lessons learned

Guide root cause analysis

Guide systems updates

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Interface with project teams; Interface with NASA teams; Collaboration across projects

Communication Scope

Express technical concepts; Tailor conversations

Process & Methodology

Project management, Engineering project management

Full Job Description

**Title:** Chief Engineer **Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!** Around here, we define the future. We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers. But we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely. On the Human Health and Performance Contract 2 (HHPC2) we are at the forefront of safeguarding astronaut health, ensuring human performance, and advancing technologies for human space exploration. We are seeking a **Chief Engineer** for the HHPC2 Engineering Department at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, TX. **What You’ll Do:** In this role, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the department’s efficiency, directly influencing how flight hardware projects are executed and how team members are supported to achieve organizational goals. You will support the engineering staff in the analysis, investigation, and resolution of routine, complex, and emergent engineering issues. You will provide technical guidance for interface between project teams and NASA technical teams. You will: * Serve as the primary technical advisor to the Engineering Department leveraging your technical knowledge and experiences to drive flight hardware projects to successful outcomes * Develop and modify engineering processes in coordination with the Department Manager, Deputy Department Manager for Flight Hardware, and Functional Managers * Collaborate with Flight Hardware Discipline Leads for development and administration of training to ensure consistency of technical training across the Flight Hardware teams * Train/coach best practices for fully informed decision making and mentor Flight Hardware project technical teams, particularly in areas of cross-functional training, development and application of lessons learned, and execution of engineering lifecycle per EA-023 and SA-WI-014 * Identify and resolve technical conflicts/synergies between engineering teams * Support HHPC2 and Engineering Department strategic plannin

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