Systems Integration and Test Engineer

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on protecting national security.

About the role

The Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEI&T) Engineer provides independent systems engineering and technical advisory support to the U.S. Government Space Force Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS-G) Program Office. The role focuses on system-of-systems integration, prime contractor Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) oversight, and government-led systems integration and test activities. This position supports government decision-making by assessing technical readiness, integration risks, and test maturity across contractor and government systems, ensuring alignment with program requirements, cost, schedule, and mission objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support the U.S. Government and Tactical SATCOM Program Office responsible for Protected Tactical SATCOM acquisition, program management, and technical execution of prime contractor Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T).
• Support government-led System-of-Systems (SoS) Integration and Test, ensuring interoperability across space vehicles, payloads, ground systems, terminals, and enterprise interfaces.
• Participate in regular technical and programmatic meetings with government stakeholders and prime contractors, representing the government’s technical interests.
• Perform independent Space Vehicle Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) technical assessments of prime contractor activities.
• Identify and assess discrepancies between planned and actual technical performance, including impacts to cost, schedule, quality, technical margins, and risk.
• Evaluate contractor AI&T readiness, test execution, and problem resolution effectiveness.
• Identify technical issues, anomalies, and risks, and assess downstream impacts to SoS integration and operational capability.
• Provide detailed written and verbal assessments of technical progress, integration maturity, and risk posture.
• Identify, elevate, and track technical and programmatic challenges requiring government attention.
• Develop and communicate clear, actionable technical recommendations to support key government program decisions.
• Examine system requirements that drive cost, complexity, or schedule risk, and identify potential alternatives to mitigate risk or improve affordability while preserving capability.
• Provide technical inputs to acquisition documentation, including Statements of Work (SOW), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), and Compliance Document Lists (CDLs).
• Review proposed contractor changes to Class I documents, specifications, and compliance artifacts.
• Evaluate tailoring of compliance documentation and provide independent recommendations to the Government.
• Support test planning, verification, and validation activities related to SoS integration.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as engineering, mathematics, physics, or computer science.
• 8+ years’ experience with SATCOM requirements development, Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T), system testing, and production activities.
• Experience supporting program office technical, schedule, and cost activities, including risk and issue identification.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to develop solutions to complex technical issues under limited supervision.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey technical details clearly to government leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to identify priorities and execute tasks with minimal direction or supervision.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and assessing spacecraft and payload hardware to provide in-depth technical evaluations and identify risks.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and assessing SATCOM ground systems to provide in-depth technical evaluations and identify risks.

Qualifications

• Possess a Secret or higher clearance.
• Master’s degree in a technical field such as engineering, mathematics, physics, or computer science.
• Experience with system-of-systems integration and test across space, ground, and user segments.
• Familiarity with government test frameworks, verification strategies, and integration planning.
• Experience reviewing or supporting Class I changes, configuration management, and technical baselines.
• Systems engineering or program management certifications such as CSEP, ESEP, PMI/PMP.

Pay

Basic compensation: $135,000 to $169,000 in California. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Benefits

• 401K plan with company match.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and AD&D.
• Flexible spending account.
• Disability coverage.
• Paid time off or flexible work schedule.
• Professional training and development for career advancement.

Schedule

Standard working hours. Minimal travel required.

Location

On-site in El Segundo, CA.