KBR
SystemsEngineer(SETA)Mid-Level
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“Systems Engineer (SETA) Mid - Level at KBR. Skills: Systems Engineering, Space Systems, Intelligence Analysis, Modeling and Simulation. Support threat-informed mission engineering activities. Analyze mission threads”
What You'll Achieve.
Inform national security space decisions; Evaluate foreign space and counterspace capabilities; Assess implications for U.S. and allied space and ground architectures; Reduce technical risk for government programs; Ensure analytic rigor; Ensure traceability; Ensure alignment with threat-informed requirements and CONOPS; Support strategy; Support resourcing; Support operational readiness; Ensure national security; Shape future of space defense
Industry & Context.
Analytical support; Engineering analysis; Modeling; Simulation; Trade studies; Mission thread analysis; Test and evaluation planning; Technical risk reduction
Active TS/SCI with Poly, On-site: Chantilly, VA and Reston, VA
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5–10 years in space, defense, or IC analysis or systems engineering, Exposure to space threat analysis or mission/architecture assessments, Demonstrated experience using space mission M&S tools, Working understanding of space and ground architectures, Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related technical field, Active TS/SCI security clearance with Poly
Nice to Have
M.S. in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, or related discipline, Experience with MBSE (SysML/UML), Experience with digital engineering environments, Experience with advanced modeling approaches, Familiarity with Intelligence Community and Combatant Command organizations, Understanding of how space and counterspace intelligence informs operational planning
What You'll Do.
Support threat-informed mission engineering activities
Analyze mission threads
Characterize system performance
Characterize coverage
Characterize timelines
Translate intelligence into technical requirements
Define measures of performance/effectiveness
Identify risk considerations
Coordinate with stakeholders
Ensure analytic consistency
Support decision processes
Contribute to test planning
Model for test design
Assess data sufficiency
Define evaluation criteria
Produce technical assessments
Decompose architecture
Support verification/validation
Support configuration management
Apply analytic standards
Apply review methodologies
Apply quality assurance practices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Coordination with partners; Coordination with stakeholders; Cross-customer mission centers; Cross-Service components; Cross-USSF/SSC; Cross-IC; Cross-Combatant Commands
Communication Scope
Technical assessments; Briefings
Process & Methodology
Acquisition lifecycle support
Full Job Description
**Title:** Systems Engineer (SETA) Mid - Level KBR is seeking a Systems Engineer (SETA) to support our customer in Chantilly, VA. The Technical Professional (SETA) provides systems engineering and analytical support to help inform national security space decisions. In this role, you will integrate all‑source intelligence with engineering analysis, modeling, and simulation to evaluate foreign space and counterspace capabilities and assess their implications for U.S. and allied space and ground architectures. You will contribute to trade studies, mission thread analysis, and test and evaluation planning to reduce technical risk for government programs. The position requires close coordination with partners across the Intelligence Community (IC), DoD, and mission stakeholders to ensure analytic rigor, traceability, and alignment with threat‑informed requirements and CONOPS. You will produce high‑quality technical assessments and briefings that support strategy, resourcing, and operational readiness. **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:** Join 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. **Key Responsibilities** * Support threat‑informed mission engineering activities, including end‑to‑end mission thread analysis, resiliency assessments, and deployment analysis. * Develop and execute modeling and simulation (M&S) cases using tools such as STK, AFSIM, or custom Python/MATLAB models to characterize system performance, coverage, and timelines. * Translate intelligence on foreign space and counterspace systems into technical requirements, measures of per
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