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**This position is located onsite in our office in Beavercreek, Ohio**

There is no relocation assistance available for this position

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBRs 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.

KBR is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead integration, test, and evaluation of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) systems operating in various environments. This role supports laboratory, simulation, and operationally relevant systems across research and applied DoD programs.

This position requires significant applicable experience in systems engineering and PNT fundamentals, with the ability to lead system integration efforts, guide technical execution, and assess system performance across hardware, software, and test domains. The engineer will work closely with other hardware and software engineers and teams to mature PNT capabilities from concept through to evaluation.

This person may also lead projects and may need to direct personnel on project teams and coordinate with management staff for personnel assignments, schedules, and evaluations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead integration of PNT hardware, software, and test environments
• Meet, interact, communicate, and interface with project customers
• Develop system requirements, interfaces, and verification strategies for PNT systems
• Plan. Schedule, and lead laboratory, HITL/SITL, and field test campaigns
• Assess system performance, limitations, and risks under operationally relevant conditions
• Ensure alignment between algorithm behavior, hardware constraints, and system requirements
• Support system architecture development, trade studies, and technical decision-making
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and midlevel engineers

• Document system architectures, test results, and assessments to support technical reviews and customer deliverables
• Participate or lead team technical interchange meetings to describe technical activities, progress, issues, improvements, and more.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Communications Theory, or a related technical discipline
• 8+ years of professional experience in systems engineering, integration, and test of technical systems
• Strong understanding of PNT, communications, or other RF systems, architectures, and performance drivers
• Experience planning, leading, executing laboratory or field-based test activities
• Experience integrating complex multicomponent systems
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced experience supporting Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs), navigation, or timing system evaluation, test, or integration
• Strong verbal and written communications skills

• Experience with contested or degraded PNT environments
• Familiarity with digital engineering or modelbased systems engineering approaches
• Experience supporting DoD programs, laboratory R&D, or operational prototyping efforts

Basic Compensation:$150,000 - $200,000 (For Beavercreek, OH Only)
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidates knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.

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.