Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Engineer

KBR • Houston, TX

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

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.
As part of KBR's PEO Transport support team, you will recommend SATCOM and/or networking resource requirements, cost strategies, technology investment priorities, and developing guidance in line with departmental processes and goals. Additionally, you will provide input on the evaluation of new and existing SATCOM and/or networking requirements for supportability, implementation, and transition.
Technical work will include assisting with the development and identifying processes, products, and tools to enable effective SATCOM capabilities and network optimization as well as providing support for Preliminary Designs, Final Designs, Implementation Plans and other program / systems engineering documentation. Additionally, you will assist with programs operational risk and NetOps readiness of services to meet the operations and quality of execution to meet customers and end-users’ requirements.

As a member of KBR's industry leading Digital Engineering team, you will support the government's digital engineering approach consistent with DoD Instruction 5000.97 to provide systems engineering services, to include requirements analysis, preliminary and final design generation, and implementation plans in support of terrestrial and SATCOM infrastructure capabilities.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years engineering experience with:Military and C ommercial Satellite communications (SATCOM) systems that deliver capabilities to tactical and strategic DoD users.
• Leading the design, development, integration, and sustainment of SATCOM and network systems throughout the systems engineering lifecycle.
• Creating and developing SATCOM and networking system documentation i.e. systems engineering plan, engineering change proposals/requests, system architecture, etc. to ensure system requirements are implemented and integrated into an overall system architecture.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate SATCOM capabilities to ensure reliable, secure, and efficient data, voice, and video transmission via the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN)
• Familiarity with digital engineering processes related to SATCOM and networking systems
• Top Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products to include MS Project, Visio, etc.
• Expertise with MBSE tools (CAMEO, SparX) and SysML
• Defense Acquisition University systems engineering training
• INCOSE ASEP or CSEP certification
• OCSMP MBSE training and certification
• Security+ cybersecurity training

Responsibilities

• Recommend SATCOM and/or networking resource requirements, cost strategies, technology investment priorities, and developing guidance in line with departmental processes and goals.
• Provide input on the evaluation of new and existing SATCOM and/or networking requirements for supportability, implementation, and transition.
• Assist with the development and identifying processes, products, and tools to enable effective SATCOM capabilities and network optimization
• Provide support for Preliminary Designs, Final Designs, Implementation Plans and other program / systems engineering documentation.
• Assist with programs operational risk and NetOps readiness of services to meet the operations and quality of execution to meet customers and end-users’ requirements.
• Support the government's digital engineering approach consistent with DoD Instruction 5000.97 to provide systems engineering services, to include requirements analysis, preliminary and final design generation, and implementation plans in support of terrestrial and SATCOM infrastructure capabilities.

Benefits

• KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which include a 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed