Senior Systems Engineer

Overview

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.  

Our group, the Joint Defense Support Group within SPA’s Sea Land Air (SLA) Division, supports the Surface Community and components of the United States Navy by providing program management, requirements management, force development, and readiness support in Washington DC and the Fleet concentration areas. We provide timely, objective, analytic assessments, strategic planning, and expert operational, technical, and acquisition support to the Maritime communities, and related agencies, allies, and partners. We are trusted agents of the senior and operational leadership in the Fleet, OPNAV, NAVSEA, and the Royal Canadian and Royal Australian Navies. We play key roles in providing insights and strategies to address current and emerging challenges to national security and have tremendous impact on our client’s success in solving their most important issues.

SPA has an immediate need for a Senior Systems Engineer to support NSWCDD in Dahlgren, VA. #FC

Responsibilities

SPA has an opportunity to fill a full-time Senior Systems Engineer position in support of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) for SPEIR Systems Engineering and Integration with the Integrated Combat System and Aegis Weapon System (AWS) programs. This billet needs to have several years of systems experience part from active-duty Navy, so it is not optimal for a newly separated Sailor.

This may include:

•  Leveraging systems engineering knowledge in the development, review and assessment of artifacts across all domains of systems engineering throughout the entire SE “V”.
• Communicating NSWCDD status, risks, and schedules with program office sponsors and down-flowing information to NSWCDD program team members and different organizations.
• Developing, reviewing and supporting integration test plans and procedures.
• Support combat system level requirements development, utilize model-based systems engineering techniques/tools and collaboration between PARMs.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• At least 15 years US Navy Surface Warfare combat systems/platform/missile engineering experience with (AWS) design, development, and integration.
• Specialized experience in combat systems integration, operations, and systems engineering in such programs as Aegis Combat and Weapon Systems; Aegis BMD Sea-Based Weapon Systems; Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC); and/or Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD).
• Familiar with the concepts and principles of model-based systems engineering
• At least two (2) years’ experience with Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• A combination of active duty/Industry/Civil Service is acceptable.
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with the BCI team and customers

Desired Qualifications: 

• Degree supporting systems engineering, software engineering or significant analysis experience
• Significant analysis experience