Radar Analyst/Team Manager

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Program Summary

KBR’s Missile, Aviation, and Ground Systems (MAGS) division delivers mission engineering solutions for critical U.S. Army programs, specializing in aviation and ground systems, integrated air and missile defense, and threat and target systems. As a trusted partner of the U.S. Department of War, MAGS provides innovative, technology-driven solutions to enhance national security. With a global presence and a strong ethical framework, KBR ensures secure, effective, and mission-ready capabilities worldwide.

Job Summary

Join a dynamic team of talented and inspired engineers developing a new US Army radar system. This program integrates state-of-the-art sensor technology with existing Army Air and Missile Defense systems, and requires in-depth understanding of Radar systems and theory, and hardware background. Candidates require strong analytical and problem-solving skills to perform data analysis and reporting of radar data from modeling and simulation and live test events.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Candidates will be required to become competent in data reduction software, data reduction output, and analysis tools.
• You will interface directly with the Government customer and contractor subject matter experts regularly.
• The candidate will manage a team of radar and seeker/signal processing engineers. 
• Will be responsible for developing and mentoring the next subject matter experts on radar functionality and data analysis.

• Analyze radar system performance in simulation, test, and real-world venues in the areas of search, track, discrimination, Electronic Protection, EMI, debris/false target mitigation, and missile guidance support. 

• Develop and update analysis techniques and Matlab-based tools to improve analysis efficiency. 

• Develop detailed performance analysis briefings and reports for the government project office, evaluation community, and warfighter community, including any issues identified in the analysis and recommended path forward.  

• Analyze proposed hardware and software modifications and evaluate their impacts on system performance and potential to address known issues. 

Basic Qualifications

• Possess a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering (electrical, software, computer, etc.) or other STEM related fields (physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, etc.) with 8+ years of experience or a Master’s Degree in degree in engineering (electrical, software, computer, etc.) or other STEM related fields (physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, etc.) with 6+ years of experience.
• Demonstrated expertise of AESA radar hardware, radar architecture and signal processing. Need to be familiar with DoD systems engineering processes and provide SME expertise to customers on daily basis.
• Working knowledge of programming languages such as C, C++, MATLAB, and Python.
• Candidate must be a US Citizen.
• Possess or be able to obtain (and be able to maintain) a Secret Clearance.
• Able to travel 20% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience directly supporting a Government customer.
• Technical expertise with ability to logically formulate solutions for execution on prescribed schedules.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong social skills, and ability to build consensus among peers while building solid relationships with team members, leadership, and customers.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications with strong presentation skills and capable of briefing audiences large or small of varying technical knowledge.

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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.