KBR - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH

posted 3 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As an R D Integration Engineer at KBR, you will be at the forefront of military autonomous solution development and prototyping, specifically supporting the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). This role involves tackling system and software integration challenges related to airborne autonomy prototyping, with a focus on meeting national defense objectives within a challenging timeline. You will collaborate with a diverse team, fostering innovation and excellence in every aspect of your work. Your contributions will be vital in shaping the future of military technology, particularly in the development of autonomous ISR capabilities that operate at the edge to detect, identify, track, maintain custody of, and report on high-value targets. In this position, you will execute technical tasks aimed at achieving challenging objectives, including software integration, system-level testing, and problem resolution. You will support the establishment and maintenance of multiple development and test environments, ensuring synchronized software loads and issue tracking across different classifications. Your role will also involve coordinating and integrating various interoperable software containers to create distinct software variants, as well as addressing infrastructure and security requirements through automation and system integration. You will be responsible for preparing formal and informal documentation, facilitating planning meetings, and delivering progress reports. The dynamic and high-paced nature of the team will require you to be adaptable and proactive in delivering technical solutions to pressing Air Force operational problems. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the field of defense technology while working in a collaborative and innovative environment.

Responsibilities

  • Execute technical tasks to achieve challenging technical objectives including software integration, software system level test, software service level testing, problem resolution, modeling & simulation implementation, and support to system requirement verification & validation
  • Support the establishment, maintenance, use and continued improvement of three to four separate development and test environments (Software in the Loop, and Hardware in the Loop) at different classifications, while maintaining synchronized software loads, code repositories, and issue tracking across each environment
  • Coordinate, and integrate many interoperable software containers to create distinct and related software variants
  • Create, develop, and implement solutions to address infrastructure and security requirements
  • Identify the needs for build automation, designing, and implementing CICD solutions
  • Create, develop, and implement automation and system integration for various build platforms
  • Support publishing and dissemination of CICD best practices, patterns, and solutions
  • Help troubleshoot, identify, and fix problems in the DevSecOps domain
  • Prepare formal and informal documentation in accordance with organizational processes and procedures, schedule and facilitate incremental planning and coordination meetings and prepare and deliver written and oral progress reports
  • Develop detailed documentation, briefs, technical drawings, engineering diagrams, and plans
  • Operate on a dynamic, high-paced team to deliver challenging technical solutions to near-term Air Force operational problems

Requirements

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Bachelors' degree from an accredited college in a technical discipline with 10 years of experience in software development, and/or systems integration
  • DoD Clearance Requirement: Ability to gain a Secret and Top Secret/SCI
  • Proficient in repository management software systems, container-based software systems, and DevSecOps processes
  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office products

Nice-to-haves

  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
  • Master's degree from an accredited college in a technical discipline
  • 5 years of experience in software development, and/or systems integration
  • Proficient in Kubernetes and/or Docker
  • Familiarity with modeling and simulation systems
  • Significant experience in military and/or commercial airborne systems, intelligence, UAV, and/or autonomous flight systems
  • Experience with Gitlab, Kubernetes, Docker, Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM), Open Mission Systems/Unified Command and Control Interface (OMS/UCI)
  • Familiarity with software system test tools, processes, and best practices
  • Candidate must be a high performer, effective collaborator, and organized
  • Adept problem solver and possess critical thinking skills
  • Self-motivated and goal-oriented team player

Benefits

  • 401K plan with company match
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • AD&D insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Disability insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Professional training and development opportunities
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