KBR

FiberTestEngineer

$118–176k Lexington, Massachusetts, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Fiber Test Engineer at KBR. Skills: Fiber optics, Test equipment, Data analysis. Handle fiber. Route fiber”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Debugging; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

Up to 10% travel, CONUS travel

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Active DoD Secret clearance, Bachelor of Science, 5 years of applicable experience, Fiber splicing, Fiber routing and handling, Fiber equipment / component characterization and calibration, Power in fiber measurement, Instrumentation skills, Optical amplifier experience, Experimental arrangement debugging, Data analysis and generating reports, MATLAB experience

Nice to Have

Designing GUIs for instrumentation, Coding languages beyond Matlab, Solidworks knowledge, Signals and Systems knowledge, Optical communications systems and standards experience, Pointing, acquisition, and tracking (PAT) techniques experience

What You'll Do.

Repair test equipment

Replace test equipment

Configure test equipment

Setup test infrastructure

Debug test infrastructure

Calibrate test infrastructure

Operate Arbitrary Waveform Generator

Generate documentation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Team of enthusiastic engineers

Communication Scope

Generating Diagrams

Full Job Description

**Title:** Fiber Test Engineer ** _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. We are seeking a **Fiber Test Engineer** to support the MIT LL team. **Why Join Us?** * **Innovative Projects:** Enable critically important communications over vast distances by being the team member to innovate and overcome technical challenges as we spearhead new solutions through advanced prototyping. * **Collaborative Environment:** Come join a team of enthusiastic engineers engaged in creating the next generation of cutting-edge laser communication systems technology. * **Impactful Work:** Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense and/or defense. **Key Responsibilities:** * Fiber handling, routing, organization in lab spaces * Test equipment and infrastructure repair / replacement * Test equipment and infrastructure configuration Setup / Debugging / Calibrating * Arbitrary Waveform Generator operation * Procedure Writing and Redlining * Generating Documentation and Diagrams * General / Test Event support for Comm and/or PAT **Work Environment:** * **Location:** Predominantly on-site * **Travel Requirements:** Willing and able to travel (up to 10%, typically CONUS) * **Working Hours:** Standard **Required Qualifications:** * Active DoD **Secret** clearance * Bachelor of Science * 5 years of applicable experience * Fiber splicing * Fiber routing and handling * Fiber equipment / component characterization and calibration * Power in fiber measurement to support compliance with component specifications * Familiarity with a diverse set of lab test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, waveform generato

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