Network Architect and Solutions Engineer

Title: Network Architect and Solutions 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. You will join a systems engineering team defining the next generation of space communication systems supporting US Space Force (USSF) satellite communications. You will support Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) activities in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment. You will interface and collaborate with SE&I team members, contractors, government civilians and members of the USSF. You will lead and support several working groups responsible for leading technical discussion, resolve and identify risk, requirement gaps, developing briefings, writing, and tracking action items, and authoring meeting minutes. The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the US Space Force’s Space Systems Center (SSC). We support the Space Force’s acquisition of state of the art satellite communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation’s warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems. 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: • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to government leadership for MILSATCOM backhaul and network transport solutions. • Develop, review, and refine network requirements, CONOPS, and technical performance parameters for SATCOM‑enabled services. • Provide independent assessment of prime contractor network architectures, ensuring alignment with government standards, mission needs, and enterprise integration requirements. • Support government evaluation of system trades, technical risks, and architectural alternatives across space, ground, and terrestrial environments. • Lead the development of networking concepts of operations (CONOPS) and technical requirements for MILSATCOM backhaul and transport services. • Analyze and advise on MILSATCOM backhaul architectures, including space segment, ground/baseband processing, transport, and enterprise network interfaces. • Support integration planning between prime SATCOM systems and DoD infrastructure, including DISA services and Service‑specific networks. • Assess baseband network switching, routing, and transport mechanisms required to connect SATCOM systems to DoD enterprise environments. • Identify interoperability concerns, interface gaps, and network performance impacts across integrated systems. • Integrate prime contractor SATCOM solutions with DoD infrastructure, including DISA transport services and Service‑specific networks (Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force). • Coordinate closely with prime contractors, government program offices, DISA, and operational users to align designs with mission, security, and operational constraints. • Support definition and review of interface requirements, network diagrams, and technical documentation ensuring interoperability and standards compliance. • Analyze network performance parameters including bandwidth, latency, availability, redundancy, and resiliency for MILSATCOM backhaul architectures. • Provide technical input to acquisition activities, including requirements development, request for proposal (RFP) support, design reviews, and test planning. • Evaluate and recommend network technologies, protocols, and architectures to improve performance, security, and resiliency across SATCOM and terrestrial segments. • Participate in and lead technical interchange meetings (TIMs) with government and industry stakeholders to resolve integration challenges. • Support system verification, validation, and operational acceptance activities for SATCOM and network transport solutions. • Serve as a technical mentor and subject‑matter expert in MILSATCOM networking and DoD integration best practices. Work Environment: Location: On-site Travel Requirements: Minimal Working Hours: Standard Qualifications: Required: • Active Secret security clearance • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer scien