Fiber Test Engineer
Fiber Test Engineer 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. We are seeking a Fiber Test Engineer to support the MIT LL team. Why Join Us?
- Innovative Projects: Enable critically important communications over vast distances by being the team member to innovate and overcome technical challenges as we spearhead new solutions through advanced prototyping.
- Collaborative Environment: Come join a team of enthusiastic engineers engaged in creating the next generation of cutting-edge laser communication systems technology.
- Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense and/or defense.
- Fiber handling, routing, organization in lab spaces
- Test equipment and infrastructure repair / replacement
- Test equipment and infrastructure configuration Setup / Debugging / Calibrating
- Arbitrary Waveform Generator operation
- Procedure Writing and Redlining
- Generating Documentation and Diagrams
- General / Test Event support for Comm and/or PAT
- Location: Predominantly on-site
- Travel Requirements: Willing and able to travel (up to 10%, typically CONUS)
- Working Hours: Standard
- Active DoD Secret clearance
- Bachelor of Science
- 5 years of applicable experience
- Fiber splicing
- Fiber routing and handling
- Fiber equipment / component characterization and calibration
- Power in fiber measurement to support compliance with component specifications
- Familiarity with a diverse set of lab test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, waveform generators, power meters, attenuators, switches, spectrum analyzers, etc.)
- Instrumentation skills
- Optical amplifier experience (high power)
- Ability to perform experimental arrangement debugging
- Experience performing data analysis and generating reports
- Experience with MATLAB
- Familiarity with designing GUIs for instrumentation (e.g., MATLAB App Designer)
- Familiarity with coding languages beyond Matlab (e.g., Python)
- Solidworks knowledge
- Signals and Systems knowledge
- Experience with optical communications systems and standards
- Experience with pointing, acquisition, and tracking (PAT) techniques for free-space optical communications systems
For MA only, the salary range is approximately $117,600 - $176,300 USD annually . The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity. 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. 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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