Title:

Junior Systems Engineer

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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.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBR’s 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 Junior Systems Engineer to support the design, integration, test, and evaluation of complex technical systems in laboratory, simulation, and operationally relevant environments. The role supports requirements development, system documentation, lab and test planning, integration activities, and analysis of system behavior across hardware, software, networking, and mission-system interfaces.

The engineer will work with senior technical staff to translate customer needs into system requirements, support architecture and interface development, execute test activities, and document findings for technical reviews and customer deliverables. This position is well suited for an early-career engineer who wants to build practical systems engineering experience while supporting cyber, electronic warfare, communications, and C5ISR-related programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and documentation of system architectures, lab configurations, interfaces, and test environments
• Assist with requirements development, interface descriptions, verification approaches, test plans, and supporting design documentation
• Support integration and test activities involving hardware, software, networks, simulators, lab infrastructure, and representative fielded equipment
• Collect, organize, and analyze test data to evaluate system behavior, performance, limitations, and technical risk
• Assist with lab, HIL/SIL, modeling and simulation, field test, exercise, and interoperability activities
• Document test results, findings, action items, and recommendations for technical reviews and customer deliverables

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Systems Engineering
• 0-3 years of experience in systems engineering, technical analysis, laboratory engineering, or development of complex technical systems
• Experience with RF or communications systems, SDRs, wireless networks, datalinks, tactical radios, SATCOM, antennas, waveforms, protocols, or related C5ISR systems
• Ability to conduct deep technical research into system behavior, interfaces, operating constraints, equipment capabilities, and representative mission use cases to support appropriate lab design
• Familiarity with systems that include hardware, software, networks, lab equipment, simulators, or fielded equipment
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary engineering teams, follow technical direction, and communicate findings clearly in written and verbal formats
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Systems Engineering
• Experience supporting system integration, test planning, test execution, verification activities, or evaluation of system performance
• Experience developing or maintaining technical documentation such as lab guides, interface descriptions, test procedures, architecture diagrams, verification matrices, or customer deliverables
• Familiarity with communications concepts such as message flows, timing, routing, spectrum, modulation, link budgets, RF test equipment, or protocol analysis
• Experience using engineering tools for analysis, scripting, data review, diagramming, configuration management, or lab/test execution

Basic Compensation: $85,000 - $110,000 (For Ohio only)
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s 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 team’s 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.