Innovation Systems Engineer

KBR, Inc. – Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Title: Innovation 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.

• 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.

• Lab Activity Programmatic Support: Providing technical and programmatic support to the government for all lab activities
• Technological Subject Matter Expertise: Providing subject matter expertise to customer leadership on emerging technologies (including AI) and initiatives related to space systems capabilities
• Lab Initiatives: Advising customer and enterprise leadership on efficacy of planned lab initiatives (cost, schedule, performance, risk, and opportunities)
• Operational Efficiencies Advisement: Advising customer leadership on operational efficiencies, including systematic and innovative allocation of limited resources (e.g., personnel, power, space, and cooling)
• Evaluating Impacts: Representing customer in evaluating impacts to site architecture driven by capability changes and customer decisions; assesses innovative concepts and emerging lab capabilities for potential transition onto operational baselines

• Location: On-site
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard

• Clearance: TS/SCI clearance with a Polygraph
• Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) or relevant field, and nine (9) years relevant experience; Masters in STEM or relevant field, and seven (7) years relevant experience
• Systems Engineering: At least seven (7) years of hands-on systems engineering experience, including preparation of necessary system engineering artifacts
• Project Management: Demonstrated expertise across full systems engineering lifecycle and project management
• Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple tasks and effectively interact with engineers, project managers, support personnel, and senior decisionmakers
• Gathering and Identifying Requirements: Experience gathering and identifying actionable requirements for new capabilities
• Array of Operations: Familiar with DevOps, DevSecOps, Agile development, and AI; Digital Engineering/Model Based Systems Engineering and associated tools
• Communication: Polished communicator (written/verbal); impeccable interpersonal skills and personal judgment; confident presenting analysis and recommendations to all levels of government
• Tools: Hands-on JIRA and Confluence experience for intra- and inter-team communications
• Microsoft Office: Expert user in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, Project, Visio)

• Cybersecurity: IT and cybersecurity familiarity, including cloud operations, layered defense, and risk
• AI and Model Development: Hands-on AI experience, especially model development using large data sets
• Cyber Certification: Active cyber certification at DoD 8140 IAT Level 2 (i.e., Security+ CE)
• Developing Briefings: Experience developing briefings, analysis, etc. on short deadlines (8 hours or less)
• Research: Hands-on experience in an R&D environment as a researcher
• Executive Level Support: Experience supporting senior executive level government officials

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, and Civil Engineering

Ready to Make a Difference? 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.