Title:

KBR is seeking a highly qualified Antenna Engineer to provide support for the NRO Mission Operations Directorate (MOD). MOD operates, maintains, and reports the status of intelligence satellites and their associated ground systems, provides defensive space control and space protection, monitors satellite flight safety, and provides space situational awareness. This effort includes support to innovation labs developing new tools, models, and algorithms to operate and exploit satellite space and ground systems.

Responsibilities:

Expertise and experience in performing research, antenna design, creating prototypes of designs,

Making development schedules, creating budget proposals for development projects, and supporting ground-based aperture projects. 

Skills include expertise with antenna theory, antenna design, satellite modems, and antenna hardware components. 

Tasks may include technical support for antenna hardware installation, alignment, modelling and configuration, calibration, monitoring and troubleshooting. 

Required Qualifications:

3-5 years of expertise and experience in performing antenna research and design

Ability to create prototypes of designs

Ability to develop schedules, create budget proposals for development projects

Provide ground-based aperture support

Have expertise within antenna theory, antenna design, satellite modems, and antenna hardware components.

Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related quantitative science field

Desired Qualifications:

Master’s degree in engineering or related quantitative science field

Experience leading teams resulting in successful verification and test strategies/solutions for complex programs

Experience with cloud development processes

Experience with industry system engineering practices

Strong interpersonal skills in order to influence, collaborate and work effectively with all levels of internal and external leadership.

Knowledge of NRO Mission Operations Directorate

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.