RF Sensing Systems Engineer

Summary

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides engineering and advanced technology solutions to intelligence and national security customers. The RF Sensing Systems Engineer will participate in systems engineering projects, translate user needs into technical requirements, develop and validate signal and image processing algorithms, and present results to teammates and customers.

Responsibilities

• Participate in systems engineering teams on concurrent development projects, often with overlapping technical objectives for product design and performance
• Support translation of user needs and customer problem statements into requirements to be addressed with innovative technical solutions
• Collaborate with teammates of diverse background levels and disciplines to analyze and develop solutions, often realized in the form of algorithms, and validate these solutions through modeling, simulation, and application to experimental/collected data
• Implement, using software such as MATLAB or Python, advanced signal and image processing algorithms and conduct evaluations in the context of state-of-the-art remote sensing systems and advanced sensor designs, including radar and electro-optical systems
• Document and present results to teammates and customers

Skills

• • Education: Academic degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or Computer Science, with accompanying years of relevant experience as indicated
• • Master's + 2 years of experience (internship or co-op accepted)
• • Demonstrated background, relevant experience, or technical interest in the development of remote sensing technologies (systems, software)
• • Demonstrable successful performance in systems engineering and development
• • Experience with scientific/engineering development languages, such as MATLAB and/or Python
• • Work Style: Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• • Communication Skills: Strong oral and written communication skills
• • Ability to obtain TS/SCI Security clearance is required to be considered for the role
• • Clearance: Active TOP SECRET security clearance; active SCI access is a plus
• • Earned Ph.D. in one of the listed degree programs
• • Proficiency in MATLAB and/or Python programming languages
• • Experience with C++ software language and development in C++

Qualifications

Must Haves

• • Education: Academic degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or Computer Science, with accompanying years of relevant experience as indicated
• • Master's + 2 years of experience (internship or co-op accepted)
• • Demonstrated background, relevant experience, or technical interest in the development of remote sensing technologies (systems, software)
• • Demonstrable successful performance in systems engineering and development
• • Experience with scientific/engineering development languages, such as MATLAB and/or Python
• • Work Style: Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• • Communication Skills: Strong oral and written communication skills
• • Ability to obtain TS/SCI Security clearance is required to be considered for the role

Nice to Haves

• • Clearance: Active TOP SECRET security clearance; active SCI access is a plus
• • Earned Ph.D. in one of the listed degree programs
• • Proficiency in MATLAB and/or Python programming languages
• • Experience with C++ software language and development in C++

Benefits

• Innovative projects at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• A collaborative environment with a dynamic team that fosters collaboration and innovation.
• A supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful work designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
• An environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow.