EMC/EMI System Engineer, SME
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Site Lead, RF/EMI Test Manager
KBR, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Lubbock • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Lead day-to-day site operations, ensuring organizational performance, program success, and alignment with KBR’s core values, Zero Harm culture, and Quality Management System
- Serve as KBR’s senior representative in Lubbock, building strong customer and partner relationships with Texas Tech University and the Critical Infrastructure Security Institute, attending conferences, and hosting key stakeholder meetings
- Champion a culture of growth, innovation, and collaboration, working with Senior Technical Advisors across KBR to expand site capabilities
- Design, develop, and oversee advanced RF/EMI/EMC test facilities, programs, processes, and systems to ensure compliance with MIL-STD-461 and related standards
- Lead pulsed power, radar, microwave systems, directed energy, and EMP research initiatives and resilience testing, providing technical direction and evaluation of system responses
- Oversee design, installation, and operations of a local anechoic chamber, including setup, test execution, and analysis of RF/EMI test data
- Develop and maintain advanced test procedures, debug protocols, and simulation environments; analyze results to validate system performance under electromagnetic conditions
- Manage and maintain laboratory test equipment, coordinating with external vendors for calibration, upgrades, and repairs
- Mentor and guide junior engineers and technicians, fostering technical growth in RF, EMI/EMC, and EMP disciplines
- Drive business development, strengthen customer relationships, and support capture and proposal efforts
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline (advanced degree preferred)
- 7+ years of experience in EMI/EMC and RF testing, including MIL-STD-461 certification testing and qualification
- Demonstrated expertise in EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) analysis, research, and testing
- Hands-on experience with anechoic chamber operations and RF/EMI test campaigns
- Prior site leadership or program management experience with direct customer interface (preferred)
- Experience supporting capture management and proposal development efforts (preferred)
- Strong background in technical consultation and collaboration with internal design teams and external customers (preferred)
- Familiarity with laboratory management, including equipment lifecycle, calibration, and vendor coordination (preferred)
Benefits
- 401K plan with company match
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life insurance
- AD&D
- Flexible spending account
- Disability
- Paid time off
- Flexible work schedule
- Professional training and development
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
RF testingEMI testingEMC testingMIL-STD-461EMP analysispulsed power systemsradar systemsmicrowave systemstest proceduressimulation environments
Soft skills
leadershipcustomer relationship managementmentoringcollaborationtechnical consultationbusiness developmentprogram managementinnovationorganizational performancecommunication
Certifications
DoD Secret clearance
