Sr Systems Engineer
KBR · Colorado Springs, CO
$120,500–$160,800from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role supports satellite operations at Schriever Space Force Base, serving as a systems engineering interface to the Satellite Control Network. Day-to-day work spans developing and documenting systems requirements, modernizing space and ground systems, troubleshooting software issues, and supporting risk management. It suits an experienced systems engineer with a clearance (TS/SCI with Polygraph) and familiarity with satellite or similar complex operational systems.
Senior level · 5+ years · Colorado Springs, CO · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
What the occupation pays Median $131,571 (middle half $103,691–$168,322). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The role is onsite at Schriever Space Force Base near Colorado Springs, CO — no remote work.
A TS/SCI with Polygraph is explicitly required as a hard gate under Basic Qualifications.
Degree requirement is flexible: Bachelor's + 5 yrs, Master's + 3 yrs, or HS diploma/equivalent + 9 yrs are all accepted — no single degree is hard-required.
Total years minimum is set to 5 (the lowest qualifying threshold, paired with a Bachelor's degree).
'Familiar with' language is used for Agile and satellite operations in the Basic Qualifications section; these are treated as required given their placement in the hard-gate block, though the familiarity framing suggests a lower bar than deep expertise.
Linux, Windows Server, Oracle/SQL, Systems Integration, Virtualization, and Security+ all appear under Preferred Qualifications and are not hard gates.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is a Space/Systems Engineer with broad systems engineering duties; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the closest fit, though 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is a reasonable alternative given the space-domain specialization.
Program management and supervisory experience (2+ years) are listed under Preferred Qualifications only.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Systems Engineering, Satellite Operations.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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