Senior/SME Systems Engineer with IR experience

Title: Senior/SME Systems Engineer with IR experience 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.

Summary: 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.

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  Work Environment: Location: Onsite Travel Requirements: approximately 20% (about one trip per month) Working Hours: Standard Qualifications:    Required:   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  Desired:   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