Shipboard Project 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. SPA: 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 Defence 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.

The Naval Surface Warfare Group (NSWG), within SLA Division, focuses primarily on providing analytic and program support to the Surface Warfare component of the United States Navy, enabling enhanced decision-making regarding the allocation of resources to improve operational capabilities. This support includes personnel, manpower, and training support to OPNAV N1.

SPA has a need for a Shipboard Project Engineer (SPE), who will support a Navy Surface Warfare Center in T&E planning and execution.  Work is expected to start in May 2025.

Shipboard Project Engineers (SPEs) who interface and coordinate requirements with combat system technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), the ship’s force, and other Government personnel to ensure shipboard combat/weapon system readiness during test planning and execution of the test event. The SPE shall lead the efforts to determine the readiness of the combat system/weapon system to support the planned test events, to include in-port maintenance checks, readiness assessments, system integration, operability and other workup efforts.  The SPE shall ensure that the test team captures all potential and confirmed issues, such as computer program, hardware, logistics, etc, via Test Observation Reports (TORs) and managed via TOR database. The SPE shall manage, coordinate and ensure the successful completion of the test event throughout the planning, execution, reporting and analysis phases of each assigned event.  Personnel assigned to the SPE position shall obtain Training Qualification Standard (TQS) within one year of their assignment to the SPE position.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's level degree or experience at the Navy E-6 or above level, including CWO or LDO
• 7+ years of professional experience in shipboard/combat systems and test and evaluation.
• DoD Secret clearance, and the ability to maintain it throughout employment