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RF Payload Engineer

Lensa
Chantilly, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/14/2025
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RF Payload Engineer

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.

This is a contingent position based upon contract award.

KBR is seeking a highly qualified RF Payload Engineer to provide support to our customer that operates, maintains, and reports the status of intelligence satellites and their associated ground systems, provides defensive space control and space protection, monitors satellite flight safety, and provides space situational awareness. This effort includes support to innovation labs developing new tools, models, and algorithms to operate and exploit satellite space and ground systems.

As an RF Payload Engineer, you have the in-depth experience and knowledge of SIGINT satellite systems, payloads, and operational characteristics, and possess expertise on how these can be leveraged to support both lab innovations and mission operations advanced support.

Required Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of expertise and experience and knowledge of SIGINT satellite systems, payloads, and operational characteristics
  • Ability to deliver lab innovations and mission operations advanced support
  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph
  • Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related quantitative science field

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in engineering or related quantitative science field
  • Experience leading teams resulting in successful verification and test strategies/solutions for complex programs
  • Experience with cloud development processes
  • Experience with industry system engineering practices
  • S trong interpersonal skills in order to influence, collaborate and work effectively with all levels of internal and external leadership

Security Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Basic Compensation: $114,600 - $171,900

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.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBRAt 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.

Salary : $114,600 - $171,900

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