Senior Software Engineer

Overview

Senior software engineer for Air Force aircraft modernization, leading Agile development.

Key Responsibilities

• agile development
• software integration
• cybersecurity
• risk management
• program documentation
• team leadership

Tasks

-Assist in planning, organizing, and managing critical aspects of development, production, deployment, and sustainment for aircraft systems and equipment. -Provide guidance on transitioning systems into post-modernization sustainment phases. -Support the creation, review, and updating of program documentation related to software engineering requirements. -Oversee the work of junior engineering staff and/or manage the full scope of staff assigned to specific tasks or projects. -Deliver expert-level support in integration, communication, coordination, and planning across diverse functional disciplines. -Support OEM software assurance efforts involving program protection, cybersecurity, and airworthiness certification. -Utilize Agile/iterative software development principles to support modernization planning and execution. -Provide authoritative guidance to program leadership management, organizational improvement, and technical strategies. -Support software, hardware, aircraft modification, and training integration activities throughout modernization. -Offer technical review of proposed software solutions and recommend improvements to ensure requirements, schedules, and quality standards are met. -Deliver detailed studies, reports, and recommendations on developmental and improvement efforts. -Apply prior knowledge in weapons systems security engineering and cryptographic systems, enabling rapid assimilation and impact. -Provide niche expertise in areas such as strategic and business planning, systems alignment, productivity improvement, organizational assessments, performance metrics, and program audits. -Support software engineering development for modernization programs including risk management, performance measurement, cycle-time reduction, and process improvement. -Apply comprehensive knowledge of aircraft software engineering policies and procedures to both procurement and sustainment activities.

Requirements

• software engineering
• agile
• cryptography
• 5th‑gen fighter
• security engineering
• leadership

What You Bring

-Proven ability to lead technical staff and manage complex modernization efforts. -Apply 10+ years of recent software engineering experience supporting fifth-generation fighter aircraft or modern aircraft systems in modernization/sustainment. -Prior experience with weapon system security engineering and cryptographic systems highly preferred. -Provide extensive knowledge of modernization strategies, software engineering methodologies, and lifecycle procurement for Air Force systems, subsystems, and equipment. -Experience with Agile software development. -Travel Requirements: 15-20% -Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills. -Minimum 8 years of recent software engineering experience with fifth-generation fighter aircraft or aircraft systems in modernization/sustainment. -Strong background in aircraft software engineering, modernization programs, and Air Force acquisition processes.

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Benefits

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

About Kbr, Inc.

-Designs and builds complex facilities — from LNG plants and refineries to military bases and naval infrastructure. -Operates mission‑critical projects: NASA ISS payload operations, astronaut health research, JWST integration, space‑instrument R&D. -Offers full EPC and life‑cycle services: engineering, procurement, construction, logistics and proprietary tech licensing. -Supports defense and intelligence sectors with systems engineering, base‑operations, C5ISR, cyber, and mission planning. -Has completed landmark acquisitions (BE&K, Wyle, SGT, Centauri, Frazer‑Nash, LinQuest) to expand aerospace, gov‑tech and space capabilities. -Versatile footprint: tackling offshore oil‑&‑gas, chemical processing, sustainable energy and cutting‑edge digital transformation.

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