R & D Architect Support Engineer/Systems Engineer – Ts/Sci
| Company | KBR |
|---|---|
| Location | Chantilly, VA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- B.S. in engineering, physics or related technical degree or relevant experience
- Experience in space/ground aerospace systems engineering
- Knowledge of system architectures, architecture evolution and interface definition
- Demonstrated knowledge of Ground Systems
- At least 35 years’ experience with space/ground testing and systems engineering, systems integration, Verification, Validation and Transition (IVV&T) activities
- Experience supporting agile software development and verification strategies and integration of new systems and initiatives in support of expanded mission capabilities
- Experience with test strategies and plans, executing tests, analyzing data and summarizing results
Responsibilities
- Provide Day-to-Day collaboration with the Government Customer, FFRDC teams, SETA and GED development contractors as well as External Agency mission partners
- Provide oversight, monitor development and integration activities and ensure alignment of priorities and resources consistent with US Government requirements and objectives
- Analyze a wide variety of mission thread projects for impact on the existing and planned system architecture
- Assist in ensuring decisions about AGG R&E Systems are consistent with an open-architecture construct
- Advise Senior and mid-level US Government managers on acquisition decisions regarding a portfolio of AGG projects
- Support technical consultation, meeting coordination, and prepare and present architecture and acquisition recommendation briefings
- Establish and maintain the System View-1 (SV-1) Systems Interface Description document baseline linking together the operational and systems architecture
- This position requires an understanding of the intelligence community and customer domain, along with a strong focus on core systems engineering processes in support of end-to-end mission and services closure
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with architecting in an agile software development paradigm
- Demonstrated understanding of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Ability to perform architecture analysis, trades, and system integration closure activities
- Experience within an acquisition office or related Intelligence Community
- Prior experience with ground mission processing or mission control systems, and/or mission operations is highly desired
- Experience with commercial IVV&T techniques in service-oriented architecture (SOA) environments is also highly desirable
- Experience interacting with User Community across a wide variety of intelligence and phenomenology disciplines