Materials Engineer
Full-time
KBR
Title:
Materials Engineer Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! 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?
Materials Engineer Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! 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.
- Provide technical support related to the selection of materials, optical components, and coatings.
- Lead small-group project teams to propose, select, qualify, and test metals and composites for Electro-Optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar space vehicles.
- Assess contractor designs for material performance in space environments for thermal, radiation, and contamination performance.
- Support anomaly investigations related to material or optical performance.
- Advise on trade studies involving materials, manufacturing processes, and performance impacts.
- Collaborate with payload, mechanical, and systems engineers to ensure material decisions align with mission requirements.
- Perform Materials and Processes (M&P) technical engineering assignments.
- Troubleshoot problems and work with contractors to find innovative solutions.
- Prepare technical and progress reports on assigned tasks, prepare specifications, evaluate suppliers, and analyze test reports.
- Contribute to system documentation, reviews, and decision briefings for Government leadership.
- Document, develop and deliver analyses, recommendations, plans, reports, and briefings to the Government.
- Support the development and integration of automated test solutions and continuous improvement in software design and architecture.
- Location: On-Site
- Travel Requirements: Minimal (less than 25%) travel to contractor facilities, test sites, or launch locations.
- Working Hours: Flexible. Standard Government work hour support and surge support during integration and launch phases.
- Citizenship : Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
- Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance (with current polygraph).
- Education: Bachelor's degree in materials engineering, or a related STEM technical discipline. Specific contract requirements regarding education and experience will prevail.
- Relevant Experience: Demonstrated 8+ years of experience in materials engineering.
- Knowledge of materials and processes for aerospace product development, improvement, design, application, and production including soldering, PCBs, additive manufacturing, bonding, polymers, coatings, and metals.
- Experience establishing and implementing technical requirements (specifications, program plans/requirements, etc.).
- Knowledge of environmental and operational requirements for materials in space and/or missile applications (oxidation, thermal stress, radiation, etc.).
- A motivated individual who can work closely within a geographically diverse team to resolve technical issues.
- Someone with the ability to handle shifting priorities, multiple projects and timeline pressure to meet deadlines.
- Ability to take initiative, proactively address customer requirements with no supervision, and expertly define solutions for broad, abstract topics.
- Ability to work with standard business management tools and financial systems, MS Office, and project management software.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain trusted client relationships.
- Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently.
- Strong oral and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate technical issues clearly to customer or Government leadership.
- Education: Master's or Ph.D. degree in materials engineering or a related STEM technical discipline.
- Relevant Ground Experience: Demonstrated 10+ years of experience supporting materials engineering is preferred.
- Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence.
- Knowledge of U.S. Government contracting and federal acquisition regulations, spacecraft lifecycle milestones and review processes, and success in operating within this environment.
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