Senior/SME Systems Engineer with IR experience

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.

KBR, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Infra-red (IR) Systems Integration Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support an advanced air platform program focused on achieving and sustaining national air dominance.  This role will play a pivotal part in shaping cutting-edge Electro-Optic and Infrared (EO/IR) mission capabilities that directly support the nation’s defense and security.  

The successful candidate will provide systems engineering expertise supporting the development, integration, and transition of advanced EO/IR sensor technologies for operation in complex and contested environments.  

Responsibilities: 

• The IR Integration SME will provide technical leadership and systems engineering support for EO/IR sensor development and integration efforts.  
• Provide oversight and technical management of advanced EO/IR sensor development for mission system applications 

• Support the development, integration, and test of EO/IR hardware and software, including Infrared Search and Track (IRST), Video and image processing algorithms, EO/IR electronic countermeasures, and other mission capabilities across the EO/IR spectrum 

• Support EO/IR kill chain analysis and integration across platforms and mission systems 

• Contribute to systems engineering activities including requirements definition, architecture development, integration, and verification 

• Support open architecture implementations and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approaches 

• Participate in platform integration and testing and verification of subsystems for performance and functionality 

• Support Government and industry teams through technical planning, design reviews, test reviews, and technical assessments 

• Develop and deliver technical briefings to a wide range of audiences, including senior technical and leadership stakeholders 

• Collaborate with U.S. Government and industry partner organizations to support joint mission capability development 

• Location: Onsite
• Travel Requirements: approximately 20% (about one trip per month)
• Working Hours: Standard

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or related discipline 

• Minimum 7+ years of related experience is required. 

• Experience with EO/IR sensor systems, optics, and/or associated hardware and software development 

• Familiarity with EO/IR integration, test, and verification activities 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing technical content to senior leadership 

• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, “tip of the spear” environment 

• Demonstrated willingness to learn and adapt to evolving mission and technical requirements 
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

• Advanced degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or related discipline 
• Familiarity with advanced EO/IR kill chains and mission system integration 

• Experience with open architecture frameworks and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methodologies 

• Experience with EO/IR countermeasures and advanced image and video processing techniques 

• Experience with Government Reference Architecture (GRAs) and integration into operational weapon systems (desired, not required) 

• Familiarity with agile development and systems engineering tools such as Atlassian Suite and Cameo 
• Active TS/SCI

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.