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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Systems Engineer - **Company:** KBR Inc - **Location:** El Segundo, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $220,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Collaborative Software, Computer Networks, Data Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), System Testing - **Published:** July 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=db85e76ddfa2d6dd ## About the Role * Ten or more years of demonstrated experience in systems engineering * Master's degree or equivalent years of related experience in lieu of a Master's degree * Excellent communication skills, customer relationship skills, organizational skills, and technical proficiencies * Demonstrated expertise in systems engineering concepts and processes * Able to develop, communicate, and implement solutions for complex technical issues * Self-starting skills and the ability to work efficiently under deadlines with little to no supervision * Proficiency in MS Office products, MS Teams, and other collaborative tools * An active TS/SCI Security Clearance is required to be considered for this position Desired Skills: * Previous DoD, Air Force, or Space Force, or Space Systems Command (SSC) systems engineering experience * Previous experience supporting PMOs in the acquisition of complex systems and/or capabilities ## Description KBR is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join our small, hand-selected team supporting the Space Data Network Backbone (SDN-B) Program Management Office (PMO) within the US Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Spectrum Warfare Division (SYD 89/SW). You will work on-site, co-located and closely integrated with the Government Customer. An active TS/SCI clearance is required., * Support a broad range of systems engineering activities across the program lifecycle, including system requirements definition, design, interface management, data architecture development, verification and validation, integration, performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis, and physical configuration assessments * Serve as customer-facing technical point of contact and as a lead for technical discussions and technical issue resolution. * Coordinate cross-functional and multi-organizational efforts to ensure system architecture and design align with project requirements. * Represent the team in a technical capacity to the government customer and external organizations * Manage integration seams with external stakeholders/users, including the Intelligence Community (IC) and Golden Dome for America (GDA) * Provide general and technical engineering support for the development of operations centers, space vehicles, payloads, and related space systems. * Oversee requirements and interface verification. * Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints * Support development of system engineering items such as CONOPs, requirements definitions, system testing, algorithm document review, and interfaces to other application development efforts * Support the development and refinement of acquisition strategies as well as identifying program execution issues and provide recommendations when possible * Analyze system requirements that define the technical baseline and verification of the technical baseline * Review proposed changes to the technical baseline for impacts to enterprise capabilities and to cross-stakeholder integration concerns * Attend and contribute to program and project management meetings and collaboration sessions * Facilitate communication and prepare/update plans of action and milestones (PoAMs) * Lead problem documentation and problem-solving efforts * Author, review, and coordinate documents and data to aid Government decision-making. * Actively participate and represent the customer in various Government and contractor meetings; attend program and technical reviews (e.g., PMRs, PDRs, CDRs, and other milestone and coordination meetings) to provide technical and programmatic system recommendations and risk assessments. ## Related Videos - [Distributed search under the hood](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/256-distributed-search-under-the-hood) - [How To Test A Ball of Mud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/173-how-to-test-a-ball-of-mud) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Crew Management System for Airlines: Plan duties for pilots & flight attendants worldwide](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1444-crew-management-system-for-airlines-plan-duties-for-pilots-flight-attendants-worldwide) - [From Data Mesh to AI Mesh: Integrating Distributed Intelligence on Decentralized Data Architectures](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1987-from-data-mesh-to-ai-mesh-integrating-distributed-intelligence-on-decentralized-data-architectures) - [Robots are coming into the wild! 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