Technical Project Manager - Open Architecture

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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.

Position Summary

KBR is looking for a technically-minded project manager to lead a growing and high-velocity team of software engineers working on some of the most challenging software problems in the USAF. Our team leads the charge in USAF open architecture development, maturation and coordination. Additionally, this position has the scope to lead a ~20 person onsite team of KBR engineers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architecture: Transition AFRL-developed objective architectures into the Architecture and Systems Engineering Group / Air Dominance Architectures Branch at AFLCMC/WA
• Management: Manage key workflows of architectural alignment, technical planning, and transition from S&T to acquisition
• Leadership:
  • Technical Leadership: Provide high-level technical leadership to an industry consortium
  • Engineering Team Leadership: Perform onsite leadership of KBR team of engineers working software architectures and flight autonomy
  • Business Leadership: Acts as business lead for the KBR team on this effort, including approving invoices, contract deliverables, and employee management

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard (9am-3pm-core hours)

Qualifications:

Required:

• Education: BS in a technical field (Prefer computer science or electrical engineering)
• Tech Execution: 1+ years in technical execution
• Project Management: 2+ years of project management
• Program Management: Strong program management background
• RF System-based software: Willingness/ability to learn about RF system-based software architectures.
• Collaboration Skills: Work with a team of Government and industry SMEs to ensure that programmatic and technical objectives are being met.
• Accountability: Ability to own responsibility for deliverables, cost, and schedule
• Ability to manage workload of simultaneous tasking in a fast paced, high-demand environment.
• Collaborator: Personality for consensus building among multiple stakeholders with competing equities.
• Active Secret clearance.

Preferred:

• Technical: 2+ years in technical execution in a software-related discipline
• Project Management: 3+ years of project management
• Industry Experience: Government acquisition program experience
• Software Development: Familiarity with modern software development tools, languages, and practices
• DoD Experience: Familiarity with existing DoD open architectures, such as OMS
• Active Top Secret clearance.

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.