*SkillBridge Only* INDOPACOM Business Development and Capture

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*SkillBridge Only* INDOPACOM Business Development and Capture

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Program Summary

KBR’s Readiness and Sustainment division is the Team Behind the Mission®, delivering mission-critical services to the U.S. military and coalition partners globally, including base operations, contingency and expeditionary support, asset management, logistics, prepositioned stock, and integrated supply chain management. This SkillBridge internship will support KBR’s Indo-Pacific business development and capture activities, giving the intern structured exposure to how industry identifies, shapes, qualifies, and pursues mission-focused opportunities across the INDOPACOM theater.

Job Summary

The SkillBridge Intern – INDOPACOM Business Development and Capture Support will support KBR’s front-end business development efforts for Indo-Pacific programs under the direction of the Senior Account Manager, INDOPACOM. This internship is designed for a transitioning military leader seeking practical exposure to private-sector defense business development, capture strategy, customer engagement planning, opportunity qualification, and proposal support. The intern will help convert operational knowledge, regional understanding, and military experience into business development products that support KBR’s growth priorities. This role is unpaid through the SkillBridge program and is intended to provide meaningful transition experience, industry exposure, professional mentorship, and resume-building outcomes aligned to post-military career goals.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Support INDOPACOM account planning, market research, and opportunity tracking for KBR Readiness and Sustainment pursuits.
• Assist with customer, command, agency, and partner mapping to help identify key stakeholders, mission needs, acquisition drivers, and engagement priorities.
• Help develop pursuit briefs, meeting prep materials, call plans, after-action notes, and customer engagement summaries for the Senior Account Manager.
• Support early-stage capture activities, including opportunity qualification, competitive research, win-theme development, and voice-of-customer documentation.
• Assist in translating military operational requirements into industry-facing business development inputs, including capability alignment, mission need statements, and potential solution themes.
• Participate in internal business development meetings, capture discussions, pipeline reviews, and strategy sessions to gain exposure to KBR’s pursuit lifecycle.
• Support development of white paper inputs, request for information responses, market intelligence summaries, and other pre-proposal materials as appropriate.
• Apply INDOPACOM regional knowledge and joint-force operational experience to help inform pursuit strategy, partner analysis, and customer understanding.
• Build a transition portfolio of business development work products that demonstrates private-sector experience in capture support, market analysis, stakeholder engagement, and defense industry operations.

Basic Qualifications

• Current transitioning service member approved or eligible for participation in the DoD SkillBridge program.
• Experience supporting military operations, sustainment, logistics, emergency management, security operations, or joint/coalition planning.
• Experience operating in or supporting the INDOPACOM area of responsibility.
• Experience preparing executive-level briefs, operational summaries, decision papers, or staff products for senior leaders.
• Ability to participate in a structured internship supporting business development, capture, and account management activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active security clearance or recent eligibility.
• Experience with joint, coalition, multinational, or interagency coordination.
• Familiarity with INDOPACOM commands, Army Pacific operations, sustainment requirements, exercises, or regional posture initiatives.
• Exposure to budget planning, resource management, operational readiness, or enterprise-level program coordination.
• Lean Six Sigma, project management, or related process improvement training.

KBR Benefits

Through this SkillBridge internship, the selected intern will gain direct exposure to KBR’s Indo-Pacific business development environment and learn how military operational experience translates into private-sector defense growth, capture, and account management. The intern will receive mentorship from the Senior Account Manager, INDOPACOM, participate in real business development workflows, and build practical experience in customer engagement planning, pipeline development, pursuit shaping, capture strategy, and executive communication.

This opportunity is designed to help the intern strengthen their post-military resume with relevant private-sector experience, including exposure to major defense pursuits, customer and stakeholder mapping, market intelligence, proposal support, and strategic growth planning. The intern will leave with a clearer understanding of the defense industry, how companies like KBR pursue and win work, and how senior military leadership skills can transition into business development, capture, operations, program management, or strategy roles after military service.

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.