El Segundo, California, USA
2 days ago
GPS Systems Engineer

Title:

GPS Systems Engineer

KBR is seeking an Engineer with technical experience in GPS User Equipment (UE) to join the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Enterprise Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) team. The PNT Enterprise SE&I Team provides engineering, technical analysis, and subject matter expertise (SME) support for the Global Positioning System (GPS). 

The NAVWAR team provides systems engineering and analysis services to include system development, enterprise and system architecture, acquisition, testing, operations, and sustainment support for existing and new capabilities.  As a NAVWAR Engineer with a focus on the User Segment, you will perform User Segment system requirements verification, help manage the GPS Receiver Initialization process, provide subject matter expertise for the Technical Baseline, among other duties. 

In this role you will work in a high-paced environment with Govt personnel and system developers to ensure GPS remains the gold standard for positioning, navigation and timing.

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:

Implementing GPS capabilities, requirements, architectures, concepts, designs and technologies in software.  The software implementation will help validate, test, and model the current and future GPS architectures 

Actively participate in the GPS requirements process, to include requirements development

Interact with the Systems Engineering government team, other program government leads, external organizations (e.g. FAA, DOT), and prime contractors to ensure that system requirements and interfaces are consistent and valid across the GPS Enterprise

Work Environment:

Location: On-site

Travel Requirements: Minimal

Working Hours: Standard

Required Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Math, Computer Science or Science  

Ability to Obtain a Secret clearance  

5+ years of overall experience  

Demonstrated experience with designing and developing software  

Demonstrated understanding of Systems Engineering practices, techniques, and procedures  

Excellent analytical and organizational skills 

Strong interpersonal skills to enable working, interfacing, and interrelating with diverse personnel and dynamic teams  

Extremely motivated individual who is a self-starter and works well in a team environment 

Ability to obtain DoD secret clearance is required to be considered for this position

Preferred Qualifications:

Current active Top Secret Clearance  

GPS experience and experience with GPS receivers  

Software Experience with MS Visual Studio C++, C#, Python, MatLab  

Experience and familiarity working with DoD organizations 

Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering and Modeling Tools

Scheduled Weekly Hours:  40

Basic Compensation: $100,000 - $118,000

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

Additional Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

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. 

At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, 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 more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer.

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.

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.

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