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KBR strives to create a safer, more secure and sustainable world by bringing together the best and brightest to deliver technologies and solutions that help our customers accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. Our Las Cruces, NM office is an engineering and manufacturing facility that provides solutions for our customers with safety and quality at the forefront of our operations.

Why Join KBR?

Cutting edge projects, relevant to real world challenges

Work in a collaborative and dynamic team environment

Competitive pay and great company culture

Job Summary

The Staff Systems Engineer leads the development, integration, and validation of complex systems to ensure they meet functional, performance, and mission requirements within defined constraints such as mass, cost, and schedule. This role executes system-level analyses, develops subsystem interfaces, and ensures cohesive operation across all integrated components. The Staff Systems Engineer provides technical direction, collaborates closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, and serves as a key interface with customers, contractors, and internal stakeholders. They support engineering planning, design efforts, system upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives across the full lifecycle of the system. This position also mentors junior engineers and contributes to technical proposals, reports, and organizational decision-making.

Roles and Responsibilities

Lead system architecture development, requirements definition, and allocation across subsystems to ensure compliance with mission and performance expectations.

Perform functional, performance, and interface analyses to support design decisions and guide subsystem development teams.

Oversee and coordinate the integration, testing, validation, and verification of systems and subsystems throughout the engineering lifecycle.

Develop and maintain system-level documentation including specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), analyses, and technical reports.

Serve as the primary technical liaison between customers, contractors, and internal teams, providing guidance on technical requirements, system performance, and design constraints.

Direct or contribute to research studies aimed at improving system performance, reconfiguring subsystems, or reducing cost, schedule, or technical risks.

Support the creation of project plans, cost estimates, schedules, and engineering proposals.

Provide technical leadership to lower-level engineers and contribute to organizational problem-solving and technical decision-making.

Participate in multi-disciplinary design reviews, risk assessments, and configuration management activities.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related technical field from an ABET accredited institution.

Minimum of 2 years of experience in systems engineering, system integration, or related engineering disciplines.

Must have an active Top-Secret security clearance.

Demonstrated experience performing system-level functional analysis, requirements development, or interface definition.

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams or overseeing major subsystem or system integration activities.

Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools, simulation environments, or systems analysis software.

Experience supporting or collaborating with manufacturing teams, including design-for-manufacturability considerations, production troubleshooting, or factory integration activities.

Experience using Microsoft Project for developing schedules, managing engineering activities, and supporting program planning.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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 teams 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.