Orbit Analyst

Title: Orbit Analyst Orbit Analyst 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. 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 • Orbit Analysis: Perform orbit analysis, orbit product generation, orbital determination, and daily orbital analysis activities in support of customer space systems and mission operations. • Satellite Contacts: Generate, distribute, and provide daily orbital data required to execute numerous satellite contacts and support external mission users. • Launch Planning and Support: Support launch nominal planning and day-of-launch activities, including trajectory prediction, orbit estimation, sensor coverage analysis, telemetry collection planning, and mission execution support. • Customer and Mission Interface: Participate in program-to-customer interface requirements definition, coordinate with mission partners and external stakeholders, and maintain tracking station location, obscura, and Transmit Inhibit Zone (TIZ) data to support mission success. • Operational Support: Participate in testing efforts for upgraded tracking stations, support mission readiness activities, and assist with customer education in astrodynamics and orbital operations. • Technology Modernization and Automation: Support Orbit Analyst software and hardware upgrades, technology insertion initiatives, automation efforts, and continuous process improvements supporting daily operations and launch activities. • Documentation and Process Compliance: Create, maintain, and improve operational procedures, technical documentation, engineering products, and training materials in accordance with established processes and standards. Qualifications Required • Clearance: TS/SCI with a Polygraph. • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Astrodynamics, or another STEM discipline with no prior experience required; or a High School Diploma/GED with 3 years of experience in orbital mechanics, satellite operations, space operations, or a related field. • Independent Performance and Organization: Self-motivated professional with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities, milestones, schedules, and complex technical challenges. • Process Discipline: Ability to create, follow, and improve standard processes while clearly documenting technical and operational results. • Problem Solving in Critical Situations: Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills demonstrated through application of technical standards, theories, concepts, and techniques. • Communication and Collaboration: Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with users, customers, management, mission operators, and engineering personnel in both technical and non-technical environments. • Analytical Tools and Automation: Experience with orbital analysis, modeling, simulation, or mission planning tools such as STK, ODTK, and MATLAB. Experience developing or maintaining scripts, analytical tools, data-processing applications, or automation solutions using Python, Perl, Visual Basic, MATLAB, or similar programming languages. • Satellite Operations Knowledge: Foundational understanding of satellite command and control theories and methodologies, orbital mechanics, and space operations principles. • Operational Flexibility: Ability to occasionally work odd and/or extended hours supporting a 24/7 operational environment, particularly during launch operations. Desired • Astrodynamics and Analysis: Experience with orbital propagation and perturbations, orbit estimation, orbital maneuvers, astrodynamics, modeling, simulation, and mission analysis. • Evaluating Technology: Ability to assess established and emerging technologies for applicability to mission operations and architectural initiatives. • Engineering and Technology Assessment: Experience supporting the full system lifecycle including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, test, sustainment, and technology trade studies involving government and commercial hardware/software solutions. • Operational Procedures: Ability to develop and maintain operational procedures, products, technical documentation, and training materials. • Systems Engineering: Knowledge of and experience with systems engineering methodologies and related engineering processes. • Space Communications and Ground Systems: Knowledge of satellite command and control architectures, SCN operations, tracking station operations, telemetry collection systems, and communications topologies including SGLS, K-band, and X-band architectures. • Mission Operations: Experience supporting launch operations, orbit product generation and distribution, satellite operations, or operational space programs. Work Environment • Location: On-site at a government customer facility in the Colorado Springs area. • Travel Requirements: Up to 10% travel as required to support customer and mission objectives. Scheduled Weekly Hours Monday-Friday 40 hours ( additional hours may be required to support launch operations, mission events, and customer-directed activities) Basic Compensation $74,900 - $138,400 USD annually The offered rate will be based on