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The successful candidate will work across the full domain of our unit’s portfolio - from human-machine interfaces, to hardware command and status, to SATCOM mission control. This role is well suited to an engineer who enjoys solving difficult problems within the SATCOM domain, responsive user interfaces, distributed systems, disconnected operations, and mission-critical software.\nWhy Join Us?\nInnovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.\nCollaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.\nImpactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.\nResponsibilities\nDesign and implement software package improvements on a fast paced research and development project focused on local SATCOM RF awareness.\nTriage defects, and design improvements for an operational SATCOM ground system utilized around the world. \nDevelop responsive, accessible user interfaces using React, TypeScript, JavaScript.\nExtend a system’s open architecture framework to enable cross-system compatibility and extensibility.\nDevelop backend APIs and supporting services using GoLang, Java, C#, Python.\nIntegrate real-time operational data from multiple sources, including tracking, sensor, communications, environmental, and situational awareness systems.\nDesign and optimize client-side and server-side data flows for real-time, historical, and time-windowed geospatial data.\nWork with MongoDB, and SQLite databases.\nWork with external services that require data conversion and packaging prior to ingest.\nBuild software that functions reliably in disconnected, degraded, and austere environments.\nImprove system performance, observability, reliability, security, and maintainability.\nParticipate in architecture discussions, technical design reviews, code reviews, and engineering planning.\nCreate automated tests and maintain type-checking, linting, build, and release quality gates.\nCollaborate with product owners, domain experts, operators, and other engineers to translate operational needs into usable software.\nRequired Qualifications\nAbility to hold a TS/SCI clearance.\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.\nTen or more years of professional software engineering experience.\nStrong professional experience with TypeScript and JavaScript.\nStrong experience building production React applications.\nExperience designing and implementing backend services and APIs with GoLang, or similar language.\nExperience with relational or document-oriented databases, preferably MongoDB, SQLite, or similar\nDemonstrated ability to work across frontend, backend, data, and deployment concerns.\nExperience writing maintainable, tested, production-quality code.\nStrong understanding of software architecture, API design, error handling, logging, and operational diagnostics.\nAbility to troubleshoot complex problems across multiple services and runtime environments.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\nAbility to work independently while collaborating effectively with a multidisciplinary engineering team.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience building desktop applications with C# or equivalent.\nExperience with offline-first or disconnected operations.\nExperience with real-time streaming protocols.\nExperience with military, aviation, emergency management, public safety, or other operational data systems.\nExperience with Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and production release automation.\nExperience with performance optimization for high-volume visualizations and streaming data.\nExperience working in environments requiring formal security, quality, or configuration-management processes.\nExperience mentoring engineers and leading technical work from design through delivery.\nBasic Compensation:$200,000 - $275,000\nThe offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.\nAdditional Compensation:\nKBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.\nKBR Benefits\nKBR 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\nBelong, Connect and Grow at KBR\nAt 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.\nKBR is an equal opportunity employer. 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