Acquistion Engineer

Acquisition 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Writing the Statement of Work for upcoming acquisitions
• Defining proposal acceptance criteria, monitoring developer's cost, schedule, and performance during execution, reviewing CDRLs, and providing innovative acquisition recommendations to solve challenging issues with the optimal courses of action
• Overseeing contract execution and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)
• Advising Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) on developer performance through cost, schedule, and performance analysis and evaluation
• Identifying risks and providing unique courses of action to solve complex technical problems
• Reviewing contractor submissions for technical accuracy and providing government personnel detailed critical analysis
• Assist with contract compliance assessments

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard

Qualifications:

• Required: Must possess and be able to maintain an active TS/SCI with Poly, BS/BA 18+ years, or MS/MA 15+ years, or PhD and 12+ years, More than 15 years of experience focusing on acquisition support (structure of contracts, execution of task orders and fixed price contracts, the government competitive acquisition process), Experience with DoD/IC acquisitions, including source selections on Major System Acquisition, Familiarity with GEOINT systems, Experience with Systems Engineering processes across the development life cycle, Familiarity with IC and DoD Acquisition regulations and policies, Ability to mentor junior contractors and Government team members, Track and report progress at multiple levels of Contractor and Government leadership
• Desired: Familiarity using Confluence and JIRA Atlassian commercial tools, Experience or training with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) agile methodologies, PMI PMP or DAWIA Level 3+ certification.

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.

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.