Senior SPY-1 Engineer (Part-time)

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 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.

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.

Within the SLA Division, Integrated Warfare Systems Group (IWSG) comprises more than 80 staff that provide program and project management, systems and digital engineering, software, test & evaluation, logistics, cybersecurity, international/Foreign Military Sales, strategic communications, and IT support to more than 40 programs and projects in the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems, Above Water Sensors Directorate (PEO IWS 2.0) and customers in Naval Surface Warfare Dahlgren Division’s Integrated Combat System department, Office of Naval Research, and the Navy’s Team SUBS office.

SPA’s IWS Group office is located at 20 M Street in Southeast DC, conveniently down the street from our clients at the Washington Navy Yard.MC

The successful candidate will provide part-time expert support to the SPY-1 program within the Program Executive Office, Integrated Warfare Systems, Above Water Sensors Directorate (PEO IWS 2.0). You will support radar engineering efforts such as transmitter and signal processing development and sustainment to maintain radar effectiveness. You may be expected to assist with Programming, Planning, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE), providing tasking and guidance as well as setting priorities for multiple field activities and contractors.

Occasional travel to the Washington, DC area may be expected.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or 10+ years experience in lieu of degree
• 20+ years demonstrated radar engineering and program management experience, including experience with BMD 
• Active DoD SECRET clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• PEO IWS or Warfare Center experience