SATCOM Terminal Systems Engineer

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.

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline

• 5–7 years of relevant systems engineering experience in defense communications or terminal integration programs

• Working knowledge of satellite communications systems, including waveform fundamentals, satellite access protocols, and link performance analysis

• Familiarity with TRANSEC principles and their application to protected Government communications systems, including interface with NSA-certified cryptographic equipment

• Experience performing requirements analysis, allocation, and verification planning in a DoD acquisition environment

• Experience participating in formal design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR) on hardware-dominant defense programs

• Experience developing or reviewing Interface Control Documents and system interface specifications in a multi-subcontractor program environment

• Experience supporting system integration and test activities, including test procedure development and anomaly investigation, in laboratory or field environments

• Ability to prepare and present technical status materials to Government customer audiences at program review level

• Familiarity with requirements management tools (e.g., IBM DOORS, Cradle, or Jama) and DoD systems engineering frameworks (MIL-STD-499, EIA-632)

• Active DoD Secret clearance

Direct experience on ground-mobile or protected SATCOM terminal programs

• Familiarity with AEHF constellation access requirements, EHF waveform specifications, or Milstar/AEHF terminal heritage architectures and interoperability constraints

• Experience with COMSEC/TRANSEC integration requirements and NSA-approved cryptographic equipment interfaces on DoD programs

• Experience coordinating with program offices in a technical representative capacity

• Experience supporting Production Readiness Review (PRR) or system sell-off events for ground-mobile military terminal programs

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance

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.

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