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Configuration Manager

KBR
Chantilly, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/29/2025

Title:

Configuration Manager

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.

KBR is seeking a highly motivated configuration management specialist to support the Customer’s SIGINT Directorate. The SIGINT directorate is looking to address future intelligence collection challenges with innovative solutions. The successful candidate understands the mission needs to overcome development and operations limitations of current systems and can guide revolutionary change in how the Customer conducts its mission.

Why Join Us?

  • Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

  • Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

  • Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage configuration baseline by overseeing the configuration control boards, engineering review boards, technical review boards, and other control mechanisms.

  • Institute rigorous control processes to document baseline configurations and manage process to implement architectural and process changes.

  • Prepare deviations, waivers, and requests for change (RFCs) for government approval when specifications cannot be met.

  • Manage coordination and approval of development contractor and SETA contractor CDRLs.

  • May structure and maintain databases

  • Submit engineering changes to customers for review and approval; maintains records and submit reports regarding status.

  • Prepares configuration verification audit record sheets for all programs

  • Coordinate review schedules and timelines with Government customer.

Required:

  • Have technical and analytic capabilities in systems engineering focused on baseline control

  • BS degree required.

  • Experience with the JSMART tool suite.

  • 5 years’ experience with space systems acquisition and/or sustainment.

  • Ability to work in fast-paced environment with excellent oral and written communication skills.

  • Self-starter who can partner with multiple teammates.

Desired:

  • Master’s degree in engineering discipline or systems engineering.

  • 10 years’ experience with space systems acquisition and /or sustainment.

  • Understanding of acquisition and operations technology best practices.

  • Exposure to the system design trade process, assessing system design options, analyzing mission requirements, monitoring vehicle development, test development/execution, and tracking requirement verification.

  • Specific knowledge of the customer's space and ground systems and processes.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.

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 team’s 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.

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