Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With more than 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the U.S. 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 strives to be a value-added Objective, Responsive, and Trusted partner and premier provider.

The Space and Intelligence (S&I) Division provides engineering services and analytic support to the Air Force, Space Force, Combatant Commands, the Intelligence Community, and NASA. Our work includes systems engineering and integration, test planning and execution, cost estimating and analysis, developing approaches and concepts to meet emerging, high priority National Defense needs, and assessing and developing cutting-edge computer-based solutions, advanced technologies and progressive capabilities to meet those needs.

The S&I Division comprises the Intelligence Programs Group (IPG), the Space Systems Group (SSG), and the Strategic Technology Analysis Group (STAG), which collectively provide outstanding support to help their customers achieve our nation’s most critical objectives and goals designed to protect the safety and livelihoods of all U.S. Citizens, military forces at home and abroad.

SPA has an immediate need for a number of highly qualified System Acquisition Specialists to support our new U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power (SDA&CP) and Battle Management Command, Control and Communications (BMC3) Support Services contract (Hemisphere) in multiple locations including the El Segundo, CA, Colorado Springs, CO, and the Palm Bay, FL areas.

Travel is not anticipated but would occur less than five percent of the time on an occasional and irregular basis and be limited to domestic locations only. 

We are seeking multiple candidates to fill the following positions at the Mid-Level (Journeyman):

• Acquisition Specialists located in the El Segundo, CA, the Colorado Springs, CO areas
• Acquisition Support Specialists located in the El Segundo, CA and the Colorado Springs, CO areas
• Product Support Specialists located in the El Segundo, CA, the Colorado Springs, CO, and the Palm Bay, FL areas

The Acquisition and Support Specialists shall have:

• Extensive experience in contracting, legal, policy, and budget reviews, contracting, finance and compliance in the government (military and/or civil servant), federally funded research and development center, or profit/non-profit government support/development Contractor arena.

• Experience with program management for ACAT-like weapon systems, in particular managing the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of funds.

• Deep knowledge in the fields of Space Force financial management.

• Prior program management or finance experience.

• Experience with building acquisition strategies and programmatic documentation.

• Expertise in small, agile acquisitions with insight into lessons learned from large acquisitions.

• Experience working with contractual efforts designed to address fulfilling near-term requirements.

• History of working with space and/or software related acquisitions.

• Understanding of acquisition processes and how to apply them for successful program management.

• Knowledge in DoD acquisition and financial systems.

• Knowledge in various DoD contract strategies and vehicles anding understand their applications to meet rapid acquisition timelines.

• Experience developing and executing acquisition strategy plans.

• Experience developing and managing programmatic schedules (Integrated Master Schedules).

• Experience developing acquisition documentation to meet higher-level requirements.

• Experience in acquisition and programmatic risk management.

• Experience establishing product support strategies that align with acquisition strategies and identifying required infrastructures, processes, and procedures to maintain system capabilities.

• Experience integrating system engineering quantitative design characteristics (reliability, maintainability, etc.) with the functional logistics/integrated product support elements to identify product support resources.

• Experience integrating the 12 product support elements, procurement and budgeting strategy into logistics activities needed to sustain system fielding.

Required:

• U.S. Citizen
• Active TS/SCI clearance/access or TS/SCI Eligible [NOTE: The System Acquisition Management Specialists located in the Colorado Springs, CO area require only an active Secret clearance]
• Earned Bachelors degree in a system acquisition-related discipline, e.g., Systems Engineering, System Development, or Project Management
• At least 10 years overall of relevant system acquisition experience, at least 3 years of which must have been performed in the DoD acquisition and operational environment

Desired:

• Specific direct experience performing system acquisition tasks in the U.S. Air Force and/or the U.S. Space Force space system design, acquisition, and development environments
• Specific direct knowledge and experience with system acquisition-related activity associated with Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Space Control, satellite design, launch operations and space system operations
• PMP certification
• Domain expertise in MS Office Suite, and MS Project applications and CCaRS

At SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain top talent.  Elements of the compensation package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

SPA provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, etc.

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only.  Salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  Pay Transparency Range: 140k - 210k