Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer with Security Clearance
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_onEast Pikes Peak Avenue, Historic Uptown, Downtown, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, 80903, United States
About the Team
KBR's National Security Solutions team delivers high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to the intelligence and national security communities. Our mission is to protect the nation's most critical interests, ensuring mission capability on orbit and shaping the future of space reconnaissance. We foster a dynamic, collaborative environment where innovation thrives, and every team member contributes to a supportive, intellectually stimulating workplace.
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These principles inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to being a "People First" company. We believe in a philosophy where everyone can Belong, Connect, and Grow.
About the Role
As a Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer, you will work directly with the United States Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) Test and Evaluation Squadrons at Schriever SFB in Colorado Springs, CO. Your work will have a profound impact on the country's national security by supporting the acquisition lifecycle and executing complex test and evaluation processes for space systems.
In this role, you will partner with programs to design and execute advanced test and experimentation programs. You will break complex systems into functional elements to determine test objectives, applying scientific and statistical tools to increase test efficiency. Your day-to-day involves analyzing pre-test predictions from modeling and simulation (M&S) and hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) to define data collection requirements and develop go/no-go criteria. You will also monitor M&S data, guide test result evaluations, and create presentations of complex data sets to ensure system configurations meet customer specifications and performance expectations.
Hiring Process
To join our team, candidates must possess an active TS/SCI security clearance with eligibility for Special Access Programs (SAP). We look for individuals with a strong background in acquisition lifecycle phases, including developmental, operational, and live-fire testing of space systems. Successful applicants will demonstrate the ability to self-teach new T&E and M&S tools and techniques while understanding the advantages and limitations of various problem-solving methods.
Equal Opportunity
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.
Work location
Work model: On-site
East Pikes Peak Avenue, Historic Uptown, Downtown, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, 80903, United States
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Key Responsibilities
- check_circleDesign, develop, and execute advanced test programs to assess space systems
- check_circleCreate and review test engineering documentation including plans, safety packages, and reports
- check_circlePerform analysis on pre-test predictions to define data collection requirements and go/no-go criteria
- check_circleExecute simulations to predict or evaluate system effectiveness under operational conditions
- check_circleCreate test reports and presentations of complex data sets
- check_circleCreate and enhance data analysis tools
- check_circleApply scientific and statistical tools like design of experiments to increase test efficiency
- check_circleMonitor M&S data gathering and guide test result evaluation against customer specifications
- check_circleSet up data analysis requests, process data, perform quality control, and resolve anomalies
Requirements
- verifiedBachelor's Degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Math, Probability, Statistics or Science
- verified10+ years of Systems and/or Test Engineering experience with space, ground, operations, and sustainment segments of DoD
- verifiedActive TS/SCI security clearance with eligibility for Special Access Programs (SAP)
- verifiedTechnical expertise in Space-related data communications, EO/IR/RF Sensors, Spacecraft GNC, Space system Architectures, Space Battle Management and Control, or Cyber
Nice to Have
Master's Degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Math, Probability, Statistics or Science with 10+ years of demonstrated experience. Space Weapons officer (W13S/13S) with understanding of joint operations environment, and/or Offensive/Defensive space tactics, or graduate of specialized T&E training (e.g., USAFTPS Space Test Course). DoD Acquisition Professional Development (ADPD) Test and Evaluation Level 3 certification. Experience within the DoD or as a Defense Contractor working in test and evaluation. Knowledge of orbital mechanics and astrodynamics. Space operations and/or orbital mechanics. Statistical techniques for approaching complex problems with large amounts of data. Application of operations research techniques and supporting skills such as database query languages, design of experiment and response surface methodologies, scripting language programming, and development of appropriate models and simulations.
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Skills, education and keywords
Skills: Modeling And Simulation, Hardware-In-The-Loop, Live-Fire Testing, Design Of Experiments, Response Surface Methodologies, Regression Testing, Validation Of Models And Simulations, Space-Related Data Communications, Eo/ir/rf Sensors, Spacecraft GNC.
Education: Bachelor's Degree preferably in Operations Research, Engineering, Math, Probability, Statistics or Science; Master's Degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Math, Probability, Statistics or Science.
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In this Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer with Security Clearance at KBR, Inc. role, you will design, develop, and execute advanced test programs to assess space systems; create and review test engineering documentation including plans, safety packages, and reports; perform analysis on pre-test predictions to define data collection requirements and go/no-go criteria; and execute simulations to predict or evaluate system effectiveness under operational conditions.
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KBR, Inc. is looking for candidates who meet the following requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Math, Probability, Statistics or Science; 10+ years of Systems and/or Test Engineering experience with space, ground, operations, and sustainment segments of DoD; Active TS/SCI security clearance with eligibility for Special Access Programs (SAP); and Technical expertise in Space-related data communications, EO/IR/RF Sensors, Spacecraft GNC, Space system Architectures, Space Battle Management and Control, or Cyber.
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Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer with Security Clearance at KBR, Inc. is based in East Pikes Peak Avenue, Historic Uptown, Downtown, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, 80903, United States. This is a on-site role.
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KBR, Inc. has listed this Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer with Security Clearance role as on-site.
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Key skills for Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer with Security Clearance at KBR, Inc. include Modeling And Simulation; Hardware-In-The-Loop; Live-Fire Testing; Design Of Experiments; Response Surface Methodologies; Regression Testing; Validation Of Models And Simulations; and Space-Related Data Communications.
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Educational requirements for this role: Bachelor's Degree preferably in Operations Research, Engineering, Math, Probability, Statistics or Science; and Master's Degree in Operations Research, Engineering, Math, Probability, Statistics or Science.
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