10 KBR engineering leaders
Santanu Basu, Senior Director of Engineering, heads this list of KBR engineering leaders, who also include several current directors of engineering and a chief engineer. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at KBR from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Adam Dean, PE, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · KBR, Inc.
Adam Dean was Director of Engineering at KBR, Inc. from August 2023 to November 2025, based in Houston, Texas. Adam Dean has been Sr. Project Manager - EPC at KBR, Inc. since November 2025 and was Project Manager there from January 2022 to August 2023.
David Akister
LinkedInExperience: Chief Engineer of Australia Defence Security Solutions · KBR, Inc.
David Akister has been Chief Engineer of Australia Defence Security Solutions at KBR, Inc. since January 2026 and describes leading Engineering Governance and Technical Assurance across the operating units of that business. David Akister was Project Director - Digital Engineering at KBR, Inc. from 2025 to 2026 and Senior Engineering Manager Integrated Systems at Northrop Grumman from 2021 to 2024.
Dinesh Prabhu
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · KBR, Inc.
Dinesh Prabhu has been Director of Engineering at KBR, Inc. since January 2022, based in Pune District, Maharashtra, India. Dinesh Prabhu was Chief Technical Advisor at KBR, Inc. from 2018 to 2022 and Vice President at TEMA INDIA PVT LTD from 2016 to 2018.
Jennifer Smith
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering & Operations - Defense & Intel Solutions · KBR, Inc.
Jennifer Smith has been Director of Engineering & Operations - Defense & Intel Solutions at KBR, Inc. since June 2022 and Chief EO Systems Engineer there since March 2022, based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Jennifer Smith was Principal Systems Engineer at KBR, Inc. from 2016 to 2020.
Laura Ivy
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · KBR, Inc.
Laura Ivy has been Director of Engineering at KBR, Inc. since December 2025, based in Houston, Texas. Laura Ivy was Engineering Manager at KBR from February 2014 to December 2025 and Rotating Equipment Engineer at KBR, Inc. from August 2001 to February 2014, and the profile headline reads Director of Engineering at KBR.
Partha Chowdhury
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · KBR, Inc.
Partha Chowdhury has been Director of Engineering at KBR, Inc. since April 2026, and the profile headline reads Director – Global Equipment Engineering - KBR Technology. Partha Chowdhury describes heading Global Mechanical Engineering (Equipment) at KBR and was Chief Technical Advisor at KBR, Inc. from 2023 to 2026.
Patrick Guy
LinkedInExperience: Director - Global Engineering Operations · KBR, Inc.
Patrick Guy was Director - Global Engineering Operations at KBR, Inc. from 2022 to 2024 and describes responsibility for global engineering operations of KBR's proprietary technology and equipment offerings. Patrick Guy was Technology Chief Engineer at KBR, Inc. in 2024 and lists retirement since July 2024.
Sanjeev Jindal
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · KBR, Inc.
Sanjeev Jindal has been Director of Engineering at KBR, Inc. since August 2025, based in Singapore, and describes experience in engineering management, project engineering and process engineering design of hydrocarbon and chemical projects. Sanjeev Jindal was Process Manager at KBR, Inc. from 2010 to 2025 and Lead Process Engineer there from 2001 to 2010.
Santanu Basu
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · KBR, Inc.
Santanu Basu has been Senior Director of Engineering at KBR, Inc. since August 2025, based in London, and the profile headline reads Senior Director Of Engineering & Business Capture at KBR-Leatherhead. Santanu Basu was Director Of Engineering at KBR Leatherhead from 2021 to 2025 and Head Of Engineering at KBR-Leatherhead in 2021.
Vishvajeet Joshi
LinkedInExperience: Director - Modular, Furnace, Plant Engineering · KBR, Inc.
Vishvajeet Joshi has been Director - Modular, Furnace, Plant Engineering at KBR, Inc. since April 2026, based in India. Vishvajeet Joshi was Chief Technical Advisor - Modular and Furnace at KBR, Inc. from 2025 to 2026 and Senior Technical Advisor - Mechanical there from 2022 to 2025.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current engineering role?
- 02How have you kept engineering standards consistent across teams in different offices?
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