SE&I Integration Lead

About the role

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. You will join a Systems Engineering team defining the next generation of space communication systems supporting Air Force Military Satellite Communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and sustainment of technical governance forums, review boards, escalation processes, and decision-making frameworks supporting enterprise-level acquisition and integration activities.
• Serve as the primary integration lead for cross-program technical initiatives involving multiple organizations and competing stakeholder priorities.
• Lead technical discussions and present recommendations to senior acquisition executives, Program Executive Officers, General Officers, or equivalent decision makers.
• Support acquisition milestone decisions, certification activities, compliance assessments, or program-level governance associated with major defense acquisition programs.
• Establish, chair, and lead technical working groups involving government, contractor, and FFRDC personnel while driving decisions, resolving technical issues, and managing action-item closure.
• Identify organizational or technical process gaps and develop new procedures, governance mechanisms, and operational frameworks to address them.
• Serve as lead author and integrator for program-level or enterprise-level Test and Evaluation Master Plans requiring coordination across multiple stakeholder organizations.

Requirements

• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline, such as engineering, aeronautics, physics, chemistry, mathematics, or related technical field
• 10+ years’ experience supporting test and evaluation, verification and validation, strategy and planning activities
• 5+ years’ experience leading complex test and evaluation activities, including enterprise-level planning, governance, integration, stakeholder coordination, and acquisition decision support
• 5+ years’ experience integrating space and ground segments within national security space, military satellite communications, or related space programs.
• Experience authoring or owning Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs) for major acquisition programs
• Experience leading enterprise governance forums, review boards, and technical integration teams
• Experience briefing senior acquisition executives and serving as a primary technical representative at external technical forums
• Strong interpersonal skills, communication (oral and written), and presentation skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Skills

• Knowledge and experience in Agile Development and collaboration tools (Jira/Confluence)
• Management certifications, such as PMP, PEO
• Systems engineering certifications, such as CSEP, ESEP, OCSMP

Work Environment

Location: Onsite or flexible for remote, with the ability to travel as often as needed to support job requirements, if candidate demonstrates capability to work independently with minimal oversight/supervision. Working Hours: Standard

Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.