Senior Systems Engineer

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Position Summary:

KBR, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled and experienced System Engineering SME to support the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Division.  You will be responsible for providing expert-level system engineering and test and evaluation guidance on this complex program.  As part of your duties, you will ensure ABMS product lines are interoperable across the DAF BATTLE NETWORK as well as ensuring their interfaces to other service, DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) efforts in support of Joint All Domian Command and Control (JADC2) are engineered to ensure interoperability across joint and coalition forces.  This role will focus on developing and then implementing test objectives, at a formal integration event, which evaluates how well the ABMS product lines interoperate across each other as well as with the DAF BATTLE NETWORK.  In addition, you will be responsible for overseeing the development and fielding of the networking test infrastructure designed to evaluate integration and interoperability for ABMS product lines on a production representative network.

Key Responsibilities:

• Integrated Evaluation Support:

·       Develop and then lead execution of the ABMS integrated evaluation strategy.

·       Serve as the focal point for all ABMS integrated evaluation events.

·       Collaborate with others to develop objectives and key results for each integrated evaluation event.

·       Facilitate planning conferences to achieve integration event objectives.

• Test Infrastructure

·       Lead the team responsible for fielding the test networking digital infrastructure for ABMS (i.e. DI-NIL)

·       Integrate with other members of the ABMS digital infrastructure team to field a production representative network integration lab that enables integration and interoperability testing across the ABMS product lines

·       Develop and execute acquisition strategies and associated contractual actions to facilitate the stand up and long-term operation of the test networking infrastructure

• Acquisition Lifecycle Support:

• Provide subject matter expertise on system engineering requirements and practices during all phases of the acquisition lifecycle, from materiel solution analysis through production, deployment, and operations and support with a focus on interoperability requirements.
• Ensure ABMS acquisition processes and documents align with appropriate systems engineering statutory and regulatory requirements.

• Address System Interoperability During Design:

• Provide subject matter expertise to product delivery teams to ensure their systems are designed, developed, and maintained in such a way that they are interoperable across the DAF BATTLE NETWORK as well as with relevant joint and coalition partner capabilities.
• Advise on interoperability considerations for critical infrastructure and classified systems as they relate to the product line’s acquisition efforts (e.g., Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Special Access Program (SAP), Collateral, and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)).
• Participate in AFSIT and JITC certification tests, as required.
• Training, Awareness & Collaboration:
• Deliver training and awareness programs on Air Force-specific integrated test and interoperability requirements for acquisition program office personnel.
• Promote interoperability best practices across all assigned programs, ensuring that program personnel understand and implement interoperability requirements effectively.
• Serve as a liaison between program office, user community and contractor personnel to ensure clear communication and adherence to both integrated test and interoperability policies.

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site (Beavercreek, OH)

• Travel Requirements: Moderate 20-40%
• Working Hours: Standard – Core hours 0900 - 1500

Qualifications:

Required:

• Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master's degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 15+ years of experience in systems engineering and/or test and evaluation with a specific focus on Air Force acquisition programs or similar DoD systems.
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• Technical Expertise:
• Demonstrated ability to manage system requirement verification and validation activities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead planning and execution events.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing and fielding networking and digital infrastructure.
• Demonstrated expertise in software integration and testing.
• Experience with prototyping and experimentation within the DoD or IC.
• Proficiency with engineering tools and technologies commonly used in Air Force and DoD acquisition programs, such as model based systems engineering, risk management, requirements management, project scheduling, and software backlog management tools.
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• Communication and Collaboration:
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex security concepts to program managers, contractors, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines within the DoD acquisition environment.
• Ability to navigate the complexities of military contracting processes and collaborate with defense contractors to ensure compliance with Air Force security requirements.
• Ability to work independently, solve complex problems, and deliver high‑quality results.

• Clearance:
  • Top Secret, SCI Eligible
  • SAP Eligibility (Counterintelligence Polygraph may be required)
  • U.S. Citizenship is required for this position

Desired:

• Minimum of 2 year's experience in Special Access and/or SCI programs.
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently or as a team member.

• Demonstrated ability to drive projects to closure and to assimilate and correlate project information in a fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate with technical and non-technical project teams.
• Experience acquiring and/or testing command and control or battle management systems.
• Experience integrating weapon systems into a system of systems.
• Experience with AFSIT and JITC certification testing.
• Experience developing and/or deploying digitial infrastructure, most especially to facilitate testing
• Experience with software defined wide area networking and modern network management approaches, including provisioning, configuration enforcement, patching, compliance monitoring, and remote support.

• Expertise in networking security, including network monitoring platforms, network anomaly detection and response, network hardening, security controls, malware prevention, vulnerability remediation, compliance enforcement, and security posture monitoring.

• Certifications:
• Highly Preferred: DAWIA Engineering and Technology Management Practitioner or DAWIA Test and Evaluation Practitioner or Equivalent

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