Mission Payload Specialist

1 month ago


Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States KBR Full time

Job Title: Mission Payload Specialist

KBR is seeking a highly skilled Mission Payload Specialist to support the development of first-of-kind space missions for the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). As a key member of our team, you will apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts to highly classified systems, while effectively communicating complex results with management and executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the design, interpretation, and analysis of technical solutions for complex optical payloads.
  • Lead or support technical programs, projects, or tasks requiring engineering oversight.
  • Ensure completion of tasks within estimated time frames and budget constraints.
  • Provide input to the government customer concerning risks to performance, schedule, and budget due to proposed contractor plans or execution.
  • Ensure the quality of program, project, or task deliverables meet or exceed standards or metrics and assess such deliverables to ensure they meet the warfighting purpose.
  • Plan and perform engineering research, design development, and other engineering assignments in conformance with design, engineering, and customer specifications.
  • Coordinate with multiple partners/agencies to ensure system engineering communities support delivery milestones.
  • Track and advise design trades and associated cost, schedule, and technical impacts to requirements.
  • Initiate, supervise, and/or develop requirements from a project's inception to conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs.
  • Provide strategic advice, technical guidance, and expertise to program and project staff.
  • Provide detailed analysis, evaluation, and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission-critical challenges/issues.
  • Lead studies and analysis of data to provide advice and recommend solutions.
  • Communicate clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy—oral and written.

Qualifications:

Required Skills:

  • Minimum ten (10) years DoD/IC or relevant industry work experience.
  • Expert knowledge in development and fielding EO payloads and systems.
  • Experience with advanced spacecraft EO payloads.
  • Understanding of space operational environment and corresponding mission user needs.
  • Knowledge of space mission engineering, development, and manufacturing.
  • Experience in DoD program management, including program development and transition.
  • Experience with Integrated Master Schedules and risk management.

Desired Skills:

  • Fifteen (15) years of relevant DoD and/or industry work experience.
  • System Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) to Government program office.
  • Experience with rapid prototyping and transition to operations.
  • Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining ground mission planning systems.
  • Experience with ACAT I/II level acquisition programs.
  • Experience in planning and executing test campaigns for space systems.

Education:

  • An applicable engineering degree from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or possess a Professional Engineering license.
  • Relevant MA/MS/ME degree.

Clearance:

  • Active TOP SECRET clearance with sensitive compartmentalized information (SCI) and special access program (SAP) eligibility.
  • No less than two (2) years total SAP and/or SCI environment experience and 1-year total within last 5 years.
  • Candidate must maintain a TS/SCI clearance as a condition of employment and willingness to submit to a Counter-Intelligence polygraph.

Additional Notes:

  • This position is full-time, on-site at Kirtland AFB, NM, and will require travel up to 30% of time within the continental United States.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status, and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.



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