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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.

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: Be part of 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:

• Orbit Analysis: Performing orbit analysis, orbital determination and analysis functions
• Satellite Contacts: Generating and providing daily orbital data to execute numerous satellite contacts
• Sensor Coverage and Telemetry Collection: Performing orbital engineering tasks required to support launch operations including sensor coverage and telemetry collection planning using link margin analysis and other tools, predicting trajectory and estimating the final orbit
• Ensuring Mission Success: Participating in program to customer interface requirements definition to ensure program and customer mission success
• Interfacing with Customers: Interfacing with external customers to maintain tracking station location, obscura, and Transmit Inhibit Zone data
• Testing Efforts: Participating in testing efforts of newly upgraded tracking stations
• Educating Customers: Participating in customer education of basic astrodynamics
• Software and Hardware Upgrades: Supporting and performing future OA software and hardware upgrades leading to the automation of many of the OA functions supporting both daily OA activities and OA launch support activities

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Shift, 24/7 on call

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40 hours

Basic Compensation:

$74,900 - $138,400 USD annually

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Clearance: TS/SCI with a Polygraph
• Education: Undergraduate degree in related field
• Experience Level: 3 years of orbital mechanics experience
• Time Management: Ability to identify and achieve multiple milestones spread across various calendars and schedules
• Process Ability to create and follow standard processes and clearly document results
• Problem Solving in Critical Situations: Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, demonstrated by frequent and successful application of technical standards, theories, concepts, and techniques
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to interface effectively with users, customers, management, and other engineering personnel
• Scheduling: Ability to occasionally work odd and/or extended hours covering a 24/7 period, particularly during launch operations

Desired:

• Technical disciplines: orbital propagation and perturbations, orbit estimation, orbital maneuvers, modeling and simulation, and analysis
• Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis: Experience in modeling, simulation and analysis in orbital maneuvers and orbit estimation
• Software Experience: Knowledge and experience with STK, ODTK, Matlab and other COTS products
• Evaluating Technology: Ability to evaluate established and emerging technologies for applicability to architectural initiatives
• Project Life Cycle: Experience in executing the project life cycle of requirements analysis, design, hardware and/or software development, integration, test, and sustainment
• Understanding Customer Products: Experience in evaluating viability of vendor and government-provided HW/SW as part of technology/product trade studies
• Operational Procedures: Ability to develop and maintain operational procedures, products and training materials
• Communications Topologies: Knowledge of communications (network and RF) topologies, including SGLS, K and X band design
• Satellite Command and Control: Knowledge and experience with satellite command & control theories and methodologies

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team's philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver - Together.

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.