Systems Engineer – Program Liaison

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Systems Engineer – Program Liaison At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

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​The Systems Engineer will serve as the primary liaison supporting transition of a government-developed technical capability into operational use by the United States Space Force (USSF). The position will coordinate across originating government organizations, USSF operational and program offices, test organizations, and industry partners to plan and execute capability transition, operational acceptance, integration, and sustainment. ​The successful candidate will bridge technical, operational, acquisition, test, and program management stakeholders to ensure the capability is sufficiently mature, documented, accepted, integrated, and supported for operational use. The role requires knowledge of systems engineering, transition planning, acquisition processes, requirements development, test and evaluation, and program management.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• ​Lead coordination across USSF, originating-agency, operational, engineering, acquisition, test, research and development, and industry stakeholders to align transition objectives, operational needs, technical solutions, and acceptance criteria.
• Develop and maintain transition plans, schedules, readiness assessments, dependency matrices, action-item trackers, risk registers, and other program-management artifacts, and support resolution of issues affecting operational readiness or acceptance.
• Coordinate capability handoff and operational acceptance, including transfer of technical data, operational procedures, training materials, configuration information, sustainment inputs, and related documentation.
• Translate operational needs into actionable technical objectives and apply systems engineering practices to requirements analysis, architecture development, integration, verification, validation, deployment, and sustainment.
• Facilitate integrated product teams, working groups, and technical interchange meetings addressing interoperability, data exchange, mission management, operational integration, test, transition, and sustainment.
• Prepare transition-focused inputs to acquisition strategies, program baselines, acceptance criteria, performance assessments, schedules, risk assessments, and decision briefings.
• Provide senior-leader briefings, technical recommendations, program updates, and courses of action addressing transition status, operational readiness, test results, risks, and other decision points.
• Maintain awareness of applicable USSF policies, acquisition priorities, engineering standards, transition requirements, and test and evaluation guidance.

​Qualifications and Requirements

• ​Minimum of five years of experience in systems engineering, program management, acquisition, transition, test and evaluation, research and development, or related defense, aerospace, or intelligence activities.
• Demonstrated experience transitioning, operationalizing, fielding, accepting, or sustaining complex defense, aerospace, intelligence, or space capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience applying systems engineering lifecycle processes to complex, integrated, or mission-critical systems.
• Experience supporting DoD or USSF acquisition programs, including requirements development, program planning, technical reviews, risk management, and performance assessment.
• Experience coordinating across government organizations, operational users, program offices, test organizations, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Familiarity with sensor integration, orchestration, command and control, mission management, data fusion, or related space-domain capabilities sufficient to coordinate with technical subject-matter experts and vendor engineering teams.
• Ability to translate operational needs into technical objectives and communicate complex engineering, transition, and programmatic issues to technical, operational, and senior leadership audiences.
• Strong program management, organizational, briefing, writing, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work independently across multiple organizations.
• Active security clearance appropriate to the position.

Work Environment:

• Location: Colorado Springs CO
• Travel Requirements: Travel required After the start You will be in VA with KBR and Customer for up to 30 days
• Working Hours: Standard 40 hours weeks

Basic Compensation:

$140 - $180k annually

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Ready to Make a Difference? If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.

KBR 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

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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.