Senior Orbital Analyst

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Why Join Us

• Advance the Future of Space Operations: Drive innovation at the intersection of military operations commercial space capabilities and emerging technologies that directly support national security missions.
• Make Mission-Critical Impact: Lead efforts that shape training experimentation exercises and operational readiness across the Space Enterprise and Combatant Commands.
• Operate at the Cutting Edge: Integrate modeling and simulation Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Tactical Surveillance Reconnaissance and Tracking (TACSRT) capabilities to solve tomorrows challenges today.
• Work with Elite Teams: Collaborate with operators engineers and mission partners across government industry and defense organizations to deliver transformative capabilities.
• Turn Vision into Capability: Influence how next-generation space systems are evaluated adopted and employed in real-world operations where success matters most.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Orbital Analyst to support Space Domain Awareness (SDA) missions and analytical activities across a range of operational and technical efforts. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of orbital mechanics astrodynamics and SDA along with the analytical judgement necessary to characterize satellite behavior and communicate mission-relevant findings.

The Orbital Analyst will analyze historical and real-time space data assess routine and anomalous satellite activity and develop clear defensible assessments to support operational and technical decision-making. The analyst may support government commercial and allied mission partners including operational SDA environments such as the Joint Commercial Operations (JCO) construct and will collaborate with KBR analysts operators customers and software development personnel to improve analytical workflows procedures and products capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Orbital Analysis and Space Domain Awareness

• Apply orbital mechanics astrodynamics satellite state data and perturbation concepts to analyze and characterize space object behavior.
• Analyze historical and real-time data to identify maneuvers patterns trends anomalous activity and other mission-relevant events.
• Evaluate orbital changes and satellite behavior to generate technical assessments including appropriate consideration of data quality and uncertainty.
• Communicate analytical findings through clear written products visualizations and technical discussions.

Mission and Customer Support

• Collaborate with analysts operators government customers commercial partners and other mission stakeholders to address analytical needs and emerging events.
• Translate complex orbital analysis into clear actionable information for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to analytical procedures workflows training and knowledge sharing to improve mission effectiveness.

Problem-Solving and Innovation

• Analyze historical and real-time satellite data to identify patterns and characterize satellite behavior.
• Apply creative and outside the box thinking to hypothesize and identify potential new capabilities or interpretations of situations.
• Collaborate directly with the software development team to provide analytical requirements and feedback for product refinement.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering Physics Mathematics Astronomy or a related STEM discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
• Demonstrated professional experience in orbital analysis astrodynamics SDA space operations or a closely related technical field 6 years.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data identify relevant patterns or behaviors and develop technically defensible conclusions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including the ability to work effectively in time-sensitive operational environments
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a distributed technical and operational team
• Proven ability to brief senior military and government leaders.
• Experience supporting operational software tools visualization platforms or mission applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Direct experience supporting DRAGON Army JCO SPACECOM USSF or Combatant Command missions.
• Experience integrating commercial space capabilities into military operations.
• Experience as a Product Owner Operations Liaison Exercise Planner Mission Manager or Operational Analyst.
• Knowledge of Iron Stallion SDCCS Machina Wide Area Vision mission management platforms or similar SDA tools.
• Experience developing and presenting executive-level briefings and operational assessments.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate resembles a senior SDA professional who has successfully combined orbital analysis astrodynamics expertise operational mission support satellite behavior characterization and customer-facing analytical leadership. This individual is comfortable operating across both technical and operational environments can communicate effectively with analysts operators software developers and senior decision-makers and has a demonstrated history of translating complex orbital data into actionable mission insights that improve operational outcomes.

This position is designed for a senior mission-focused professional capable of immediately supporting SDA operations commercial and government mission partners analytical workflow development and the continued evolution of KBRs operational space capabilities. The successful candidate brings technical rigor intellectual curiosity collaborative leadership and the ability to deliver timely defensible assessments in support of national security space missions.

Location: Colorado Springs CO (Hybrid Eligible)

Clearance: Active TS/SCI Required

Travel: Minimal

Working Hours: 40 hours per week 8am 4.30 pm MST

Basic Compensation: $140-$180K

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidates knowledge skills abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:

• KBR may offer bonuses commissions or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus relocation benefits short-term incentives long-term incentives or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

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.

Ready to Make a Difference If youre 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. Lets shape the future together.

Belong Connect and Grow at KBR

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