Senior Systems Engineer at KBR
Richmond, VA
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Jul 14, 2026
Richmond, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level systems engineering role supporting a government digital engineering initiative — referred to as Golden Forge — aimed at establishing a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment across a large defense enterprise. Day-to-day work involves developing requirements, coordinating technical support across military and civilian stakeholders, and helping plan and implement digital engineering tools and infrastructure. Suits an experienced engineer with a DoD background, active Secret clearance, and familiarity with MBSE and defense acquisition programs.
Senior level · 10+ years · National · Master's required · Secret clearance
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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Why we read it this way (7)
No work location or metro area is specified in the posting. KBR's National Security Solutions work is often performed on-site at government facilities; the JMETC program is associated with the National Capital Region but no city is explicitly stated.
The role is classified as a Systems Engineer with a Digital Engineering / MBSE focus, bridging technical direction and program liaison duties. 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the closest fit given the requirements-development, architecture, and liaison responsibilities; 15-1299 is noted as an alternative given the specialized DoD systems-engineering framing.
The 'Knowledge of one or more of the following' block (Digital Engineering, Testing and Training, Strategic Relations, Joint Testing and Training, Test Event Operation, DoD Programs, Enterprise Software Development, Computer operating environments) is listed under the main Requirements section but is explicitly framed as a pick-list ('one or more'), so individual items from that list are marked as preferred rather than individually hard-gated.
MBSE and Digital Engineering are called out explicitly and repeatedly in the role description and requirements block, so they are treated as hard gates. Project Management and DoD Acquisition process knowledge are also explicitly listed as required experience.
TENA and CHEETAS are mentioned only in the program context narrative, not in the requirements block, so they are marked as preferred.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Digital Engineering, Project Management, Enterprise Software Development, Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) Testing.
Requires a Secret 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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