KBR is seeking a Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership for the integration, testing, and sustainment of the Smart Sensor payload on the MQ-9 MUX MALE platform to support the U.S. Department of Defense
Requirements
- Minimum of eight (8) years of progressively complex systems design, acquisition, and test experience, including complex (hardware/software) aviation/aerospace systems integration.
- Previous experience designing, integrating, operating, or sustaining sensor and data fusion systems.
- Experience with NAVAIR Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) process.
- Familiarity with DoD aviation development, production, sustainment, and/or testing
- Knowledge of U.S. Government, DoD, and/or USN correspondence development practices, along with the ability to write formal engineering reports and construct briefing materials using MS Office tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
- Demonstrated experience at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
- Previous experience with military avionics systems, particularly sensor integration
Responsibilities
- Responsibilities include developing and managing sensor requirements, verifying data fusion, planning and executing lab and flight tests, and ensuring interoperability with other mission systems.
- Supports engineering change proposals, analyzing technical risks, and recommending solutions to enhance Smart Sensor Payload capability and survivability.
- Collaborate closely with program managers, engineers, test teams, and industry partners to ensure the Smart Sensor Payload meets performance, safety, and certification standards.
- Develop and apply systems engineering products and analyses to support requirement development, acquisition, deployment, and sustainment of unmanned aviation systems and associated autonomous functions/systems.
- Perform end-to-end technical integration of the Smart Sensor Payload with the MQ-9 MUX MALE platform and Ground Control Station.
- Develop airworthiness and certification artifacts, verify hardware interface documentation, and manage/verify test data to support program technical reviews.
- Confirm platform integration with sensor and data fusion requirements and ensure AI/ML data collection outputs align to government standards and integrate with joint network architectures and operator GUIs (Graphic User Interfaces).
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
- Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain, with the ability to obtain/maintain Top Secret/SCI.
- Contract requires US Citizenship.
- Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 hours/week
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment and deliver innovative systems engineering solutions to the Fleet.
