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The candidate will work closely with government and contractor technical experts to analyze and assess the impacts of events on the global supply chain for public health supplies and pharmaceuticals. The candidate will also be responsible for providing expertise, analysis, and experiential knowledge as part of a multi-disciplinary team answering questions for senior leaders. The Supply Chain SME will also be responsible for monitoring the supply chain and surfacing issues for the group's awareness as appropriate. Knowledge of data sources, analytical tools, and other sources of information are desired. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience working with producers of medical devices or pharmaceuticals with an established and trusted network of contacts throughout the...

As a critical member of the SPA’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) team, the Senior Acquisition Specialist will provide program, performance, strategic-planning, process, knowledge, and workforce-planning management assisting the acquisition oversight, reporting, and enhancement of capabilities in support of FAA clients. Will lead and assist teams across the range of acquisition oversight tasks and be responsible for the quality of delivery services and work products. The candidate will work closely with senior management, technical staff, and advisers in achieving client delivery objectives. Duties also include:- Provide interpretation of FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) contract policy, guidance, and clauses.- Identify key components of the acquisition strategy, and...

You will serve as a highly qualified adviser providing direct support to the Spectrum Program Manager within the Naval Systems Engineering & Logistics Directorate's (SEA 05) Integrated Warfare Systems Engineering (SEA 05H) office. SEA 05 is responsible for providing the engineering and scientific expertise, knowledge, and technical authority necessary to design, build, maintain, repair, modernize, certify, and dispose of the Navy's ships, submarines, and associated warfare systems.  You will be empowered to lead and act on behalf of the Program Manager ensuring the appropriate Sprectrum and Systems Engineering processes and discipline is applied across multiple stakeholders. You will join a high performing Government and contractor team regularly working with stakeholders from...

The successful candidate will participate in project teams to: Use knowledge of USAF/USSF organizations (i.e. roles, missions, and structure) and its processes (i.e. budget, personnel, logistics, acquisition, research & development) to assist clients with defining, understanding, and evaluating critical national security issues and recommending courses of action for key decision makers, Assist Program Managers and Team Leads in the day-to-day management of analysis efforts and small teams of technical personnel, Support the development of digital models of complex real-world systems using commercial and proprietary software tools, Support the preparation of deliverables (presentations, written reports, etc.) to communicate analysis-based findings and recommendations to sponsors and...

The Cost Analyst will be responsible for leading individual tasks, as well as being an active contributor for cost-related activities on assigned programs. Develop a variety of cost estimating products such as Lifecycle Cost Estimates (LCCE’s), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE’s), Alternative Analysis, Cost/Benefit Analysis and business case support. Perform duties such as data collection, model development, database management, data normalization, risk analysis, sensitivity analysis, acquisition/contract evaluation, conduct net present value (NPV) and cost/financial performance monitoring. Finally, actively participate in technical working groups with engineering, budget, schedule, and acquisition functional team members.

SPA seeks passionate and dedicated Subject Matter Experts to engage with the research and development community to tackle complex challenges and help push the limits of technology. Expert’s primary function is to provide technical and programmatic advisory and assistance services to DARPA program managers. Assistance consists of advising on new projects of impactful basic research capabilities, including proposal reviews, site visits, demonstrations, and planning and coordinating work. Expertise required to provide assessments of laboratory and other test results and recommendations to mitigate technical risk and potential program impact of failure. SMEs will be working and communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences and must be able to understand and translate complex...

As a technical member of a dynamic systems engineering team that informs the Government Program Management Office of the successes and challenges of the SIGINT systems, the candidate should be an experienced SIGINT Systems Engineer, to help us guide new and existing SIGINT programs as they evolve to commercial trends like Agile development, Cloud migration, Automation techniques (AI/ML), and streamlined DevOps deployments to our users in operations. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:- Provide end-to-end systems engineering throughout our systems’ lifecycle.- Coordinate CONOPS of SIGINT mission planning and scheduling systems.- Provide recommendations for modifications and future evolutions.- Develop architecture products.- Write and translate...

As Senior Capture Manager, the successful candidate will report directly to the Chief Growth Officer and the Division Director to lead Federal growth activities for assigned markets, including opportunity identification, pipeline management, business development, solutioning, capture management, and proposal development.

You will serve as Senior Radar Engineer and a highly qualified adviser providing direct support to NSWC Dahlgren B40 Division providing Sensor Systems expertise across the entire acquisition Life-Cycle from concept exploration through sustainment of Navy Radar Systems. You must have the ability to be onsite part time in Dahlgren, VA and travel domestically (<5%). 

SPA is seeking a Predictive Modeling & Simulation Analyst to work at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Duties include:- Perform modeling, simulation, analysis and studies of end-to-end system capabilities to determine the ability of the NRO to effectively execute multiple missions.- Deliver end-to-end model-based system engineering and digital engineering systems and enterprise capabilities.- Coordinate, integrate, and execute technical system performance evaluation and product quality analysis activities, this includes predictive performance models (PPMs), collection quality models (CQMs), image equations (IQEs) and predictive track equations.- Conduct logical analysis of management problems and developing multivariate analysis, linear modeling, and data mining.-...

As Senior Capture Manager, the successful candidate will report directly to the Chief Growth Officer and the account Division Director to lead Federal growth activities for Navy markets, including opportunity identification, pipeline management, business development, solutioning, capture management,and proposal development. 

SPA is seeking a Predictive Modeling & Simulation Analyst to work at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Duties include:- Perform modeling, simulation, analysis and studies of end-to-end system capabilities to determine the ability of the NRO to effectively execute multiple missions- Deliver end-to-end model-based system engineering and digital engineering systems and enterprise capabilities- Coordinate, integrate, and execute technical system performance evaluation and product quality analysis activities, this includes predictive performance models (PPMs), collection quality models (CQMs), image equations (IQEs) and predictive track equations- Conduct logical analysis of management problems and developing multivariate analysis, linear modeling, and data mining- Use...

The Jr. Cost Analyst will perform data collection, model development, database management, data normalization, risk analysis, sensitivity analysis, acquisition/contract evaluation, conduct Net Present Value (NPV), and cost/financial performance monitoring. They will also participate in technical working groups with engineering, budget, schedule, and acquisition functional team members. In addition, the Cost Analyst will manage client relationships and expectations.

The Systems Engineer will be responsible for applying comprehensive methods for describing current and/or future architecture/structure and behavior of an organization's processes, information systems, personnel and organizational sub-units, so that they align with the organization's core mission, vision, goals and strategic direction. Assist in addressing CBRN architectures (how an adversary may use a pathway to do an attack), performance management (through organizational program reviews) and process architecture. Support enterprise design by developing enterprise schema to map data and process flows between capabilities and solutions. Manage the activities of a team of enterprise architects.Develop plans of action and timetables in order to meet established deadlines. Develop...

The Mid-Level Risk Analyst will provide advanced analytical support to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and apply rational, systematic, science-based techniques, and critical thinking to help inform and improve the Department’s decision-making abilities for preparation, response and recovery to Weapons of Mass Destruction scenarios and Critical Infrastructure disruption scenarios. The Risk Analyst will participate in a wide range of modeling and analytical activities including, but not limited to, model design, implementation and operations, model use documentation, data transformation, database schema design, and data quality assurance process design, execution, and oversight.  This includes assisting in identifying, prioritizing, and executing analyses to help demonstrate and...

SPA has a near-term need for a passionate and dedicated professional interested in providing technical, data-driven support combined with strategy-informed operations research analysis. The ideal candidate will have a passion for solving challenging, unstructured, and time-critical problems in both leadership and supporting roles. The candidate will participate in analyses, assessments, and workshops that integrate technical, operational, and programmatic aspects across various elements of the Department of Defense.  The individual will support cross-functional, high-performance teams conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis, including wargaming, to inform decision makers at the highest levels of the government, including the Secretary of Defense, Congress, and the White House....

Support development and review of the full range of documentation and products required by DoDI 5000.02. Assist with execution of the USAF Airworthiness process per MIL-HDBK-516 and the AF Life-Cycle Systems Engineering (LCSE) and Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) processes as prescribed by AFMCI 63-1201. Support implementation of Air Force Integrity Programs. Support requirements development, allocation, and verification. Support review and evaluation of weapon system design, analyses, and verification documentation and reports. Gather and develop technical and business data necessary to build and, as required, present program briefs. Support program meetings, working groups, and technical and business reviews. Analyze equipment and software performance...

SPA seeks a passionate and dedicated analyst and manager interested in providing technical, data-driven support combined with strategy-informed operations research analysis. The ideal candidate will have a passion for solving challenging, unstructured, and time-critical problems in both leadership and supporting roles. The candidate will participate in analyses, assessments, and workshops that integrate technical, operational, and programmatic aspects across various elements of the Department of Defense. The individual will support and lead cross-functional, high-performance teams conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis, including wargaming, to inform decision makers at the highest levels of the government, including the Secretary of Defense, Congress, and the White House....

The candidate will support the analysis and management of DOE enterprise risks, schedules, and priorities. The candidate will be responsible for:- Collaborating within a team to deliver enterprise risk and schedule analysis.- Gathering information from various sources and conducting analysis of that information to inform program decisions and establish priorities.- Presenting results to peers and senior leadership within client and partner organizations.The Program Analyst will spend the majority of their time at SPA HQ in Alexandria. Travel to DOE sites throughout the country will be required.

The duties and responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to the following:- Assist in the development and analyze the cost and schedule risk-adjusted Life Cycle Cost Estimations (LCCEs), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), Business Case Analyses (BCAs), Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), program office estimates and other standard cost analyses.- Develop presentations and brief executive leadership on program cost positions, impact of budget changes on supported programs and other cost issues.- Use cost estimating outputs to assess the impact that various factors have on the costs to design, research, develop, operate, maintain and dispose of a particular weapon system.- Determine the appropriate phase of the budgetary cycle for initiating new programs,...