Systems Engineer

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. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

SPA’s Sea Land Air (SLA) Division supports a diverse portfolio of national security government clients, including the Undersea Enterprise, the Navy Surface Community, the Navy MPTE Enterprise, the Air Force, Army, DoD Agencies, DARPA, international clients including the Canadian Navy and Australian Defense Force.  Our primary objective is to provide timely, objective and analytic assessments that integrate the policy, operational, technical, programmatic and acquisition aspects of our clients’ challenges.

Leveraging both in-domain and cross-domain expertise to maximize our clients’ success, SLA Division acts as trusted agents to senior decision-makers and key leaders and excels at providing data driven analytic insights, systems engineering, strategies and plans that address current and emerging challenges to national security.

SPA’s Air Force and Army Programs Group provides aviation-focused analysis and program management for life-cycle systems engineering and logistics support, rapid capabilities development and fielding, cyber warfare operations, nuclear C3, and integrated air and missile defense planning. We provide advanced studies, wargame development, and analysis to support materiel operations, supply strategies, and fleet readiness.

SPA has an immediate need for a Systems Engineer located at WPAFB in Dayton, OH.#MC

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. This person will provide systems engineering process expertise to develop requirements analysis, system design process, system integration, requirements verification / validation, and Development Test / Operational Test (DT/OT) processes; provide technical management of DoD contractors and be capable of managing the technical execution and evaluation of DoD systems, subsystems, and components during development; evaluate technical proposals in order to provide advice on the evaluation of technical proposals; plan, program, coordinate, and control the technical executions of engineering functions to meet program requirements.

• 10 years of relevant experience with Bachelors in related field, or 7 years of relevant experience with Masters in related field, or 4 years of relevant experience with PhD/JD in related field, or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience

• 5 years of electrical engineering/avionics engineering experience as a Department of Defense (DoD) civilian or DoD contractor

• 2 years in a special access DoD acquisition program as a sub-system lead engineer within a recognized ACAT I program office (must have accrued within the past 4 years)
• Familiar with the DoD acquisitions process

• Experience with the systems engineering process, requirements analysis, system design process, system integration, requirements verification/validation, and Development Test/Operational Test (DT/OT) processes

• Experience providing technical management of DoD contractors and be capable of managing the technical execution and evaluation of DoD systems, subsystems, and components during development

• Experience evaluating technical proposals in order to provide advice on the evaluation of technical proposals

• Experience with technical risk management

• Ability and knowledge to develop technical engineering programs, plans, and objectives

• Ability to establish technical milestones for the progress of assigned systems through the total acquisition life cycle

• Ability to make formal and informal presentations and prepare technical reports and papers in the technical areas of expertise, and participate in conferences and discussions relating to assigned systems

• TS/SCI clearance