Successful candidates will be familiar with Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) and can create Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs), Purchase Requests (PRs), and Interagency Agreements (IAA) on direct cite and reimbursable funding types executing RDT&E funds to agencies to procure services for organizations’ projects. Will perform quality control each quarter to provide input to the Dormant Account Review Quarterly (DAR-Q) by researching each requisition-unliquidated obligation that is over 90 days of being dormant. Contact project performers and their contracting entities to determine if the unliquidated balances reported on the quarterly will be invoiced or the funds will be returned. Provide monthly updates to offices routine budget and spending reports by updating the financials each month on commitments, obligations, and expenditures to track obligation/expenditures benchmarks and provide monthly status updates on aged open commitments by communicating with the receiving agencies on providing a 448-2 (Acceptance of MIPR) and/or contract award. Coordinate with the financial manager to ensure executed projects are tracked in the spend plan and provide status updates of each MIPR, PR, and IAA.
The successful candidate will be able to work independently and function effectively as part of a team, as well as interact with people from junior to senior-most levels. This individual should have experience meeting deadlines, and prioritizing contracts related items across large organizations. Responsibilites will include: Pre-Award Acquisition Support: Provide advice recommendations, and document preparation support to multiple disciplined offices in all areas of the acquisition pre-award phase. Acquisition Pre-award Support: Statement of Works (SOWs) & Statement of Objectives (SOOs), Acquisition Strategy Support, Cost Estimates, Market Research & Market Surveys, Quality Assurance Plans, Requests for Proposals (RFPs) /Request for Quotations (RFQs), Source Selection, and other miscellaneous pre-award documentation. Award/Selection Support: Provide support to the Contracting Officers and various technical offices in all types of source selections including formal, informal, and vendor screening processes. Sources selection/award support includes: Contract Award Documents and Contract Award Acquisition Support
Job Description: Your role will be to 1) Provide documentation development and revision support of software systems and applications. Includes development of training materials, quick reference guides, user manuals, and technical drawings, 2) Edit and proofread complex technical documents or sections of documents such as software manuals, procedures, and specifications, 3) Be responsible for following material/production through the stages of creation (i.e. layout and formatting) to ensure the final product meets all required specifications, 4) Participate in the development of department editing standards and styles and the interpretation of government standards, and 5) Other responsibilities such as writing assistance on presentation materials, reports, papers, documents, and other publications. This position coordinates and participates in production activities from initial draft to final published product. Duties & Responsibilities: 1) Use manual and electronic means to edit and format text, illustrations, diagrams, charts, and tables in accordance with prescribed editorial and proofreading conventions, 2) May provide extensive revisions or original writing as required, 3) Recommends other improvements and advises research staff members on publication organization, format, and style, 4) Coordinate and participate in production activities from initial draft stage to final publication, 5) Provide training and guidance to administrative and other editorial staff on publication and graphic requirements, formatting concerns, and software applications, 6) May participate in management-directed document reviews, 7) May maintain division databases of formal and informal task deliverables and track status of task order deliverables for compliance with schedule, 8) Work cohesively with technical analysts and software developers, and 9) Perform other duties as assigned At SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain the 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. California Pay Transparency Range: $65,000-$95,000.
SPA is looking for an experienced and exceptional Program Analyst for an exciting opportunity supporting the Air Force's Sentinel ICBM Program. This Analyst will directly support Sentinel Air Force Senior Leaders at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This position will also work with a highly skilled team, providing critical support to managers and employees, assisting in daily office needs and managing general administrative activities, including data collection, data management, measuring and monitoring performance, schedule management, planning, updating government systems, and reporting program status internally to program management. Duties may include the following: - Substantial and frequent multi-tasking- Develop and coordinate reports, information papers, and organizational briefings- Coordinate and monitor action items, tracking suspenses, and responses- Prepare and maintain agendas, schedule meetings, maintain calendars, and conference room schedules- Assist with development and implementation of program schedules and project plans- Use government travel systems to ensure travel is efficiently scheduled- Plan and execute organizational activities for both internal and external agencies- Determine customer requirements and translate these requirements into organizational plans- Analyze business and technical processes to develop and implement new policies- Develop process measurement metrics to identify indicators for future improvement
SPA is hiring a Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer specializing in the LGM-35A Sentinel Aerospace Vehicle Equipment (AVE) Division for an exciting opportunity to support the Air Force's acquisition of the next generation ICBM. Reporting directly to the AVE Guidance Branch Chief in support of the Air Force, this role is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to support the development and deployment of the next generation ICBM.This engineer will serve as an integral part of the AVE Guidance Branch, working with a team of dedicated and experienced engineers and program managers in developing On-Board Test Equipment (OBTE) used on Sentinel ICBM test flights. Duties and responsibilities include:- Provide oversight of the OBTE development progress through technical and programmatic events, including design reviews, test events, and related documentation.- Independently develop analyses and assessments of OBTE systems and functions.- Develop and provide briefings to Sentinel management concerning the state of the OBTE Subsystem.- Interact effectively with the Air Force customer, the Sentinel prime contractor and their sub-contractors, and members of the Integrated Support Contract (ISC) AVE team.
You will serve as a highly qualified adviser providing direct support to the AN/SPY-6 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) Program within the Navy's Program Executive Office, Integrated Warfare Systems, Above Water Sensors and Lasers Directorate's (PEO IWS 2.0). You will be empowered to lead and act on behalf of the program's Working Group Leads ensuring the appropriate Systems Engineering processes and discipline is applied across the program. You will join a high performing Government and contractor team regularly working with stakeholders from industry, the PEO, Warfare Centers, Navy Labs and University Affiliated Research Centers on complex issues facing the program. You can expect to work on a variety of other radar development and integration documents and tasks. Hybrid work is allowed for this position.
Supports the efforts and actions of the Case Manager/Program Managers/Team Lead for various Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs. With other members of the Security Cooperation team, and under direction of the Case Manager/Program Manager/Team Lead, assists the Case Manager in analyzing and managing all aspects of FMS casework in accordance with the Arms Export Control Act, the Security Assistance Management Manual (SAMM) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) as well as applicable DoD Acquisition policy guidance, including: 1) Perform case management support including analysis, tracking, and responding to requests from foreign governments; 2) Provide administrative services including using automated office equipment to produce a variety of documents and locating and assembling information for various reports, briefings, and conferences, and 3) Support the risk management process including; risk identification, risk analysis, risk mitigation planning, mitigation plan implementation, and risk tracking.
SPA is seeking a well-rounded analyst to support studies across several major undersea warfare clients, spanning across a variety of operational and technical topics. SPA uses a wide range of analytical approaches to find rigorous and objective answers to our clients’ most difficult national security problems. The candidate will be part of a team of analysts responsible for shaping undersea warfare investments; assessing undersea operations, security, and survivability; and developing plans to mature, deliver, and sustain new undersea technologies. The candidate will contribute to thoughtful and meaningful recommendations to SPA’s clients that reflect the range of operational and technical factors needed to make informed decisions, including development and presentation of briefings, papers, and analytical results in support of decision-making.
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 stakeholders, balance tasks across multiple projects concurrently and regularly communicate progress or challenges to task leads. At SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain the 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. California Pay Transparency Range: $90,000-$120,000
The successful candidate will participate in project teams to: Develop digital models of complex real-world systems using commercial and proprietary software tools, Design, build, and execute constructive simulations by using provided software tools and applying design of experiments best practices, Analyze and synthesize large data sets with various analytic frameworks and statistical methods, Support the preparation of deliverables (presentations, written reports, etc.) to communicate analysis-based findings and recommendations to sponsors and stakeholders, balance tasks across multiple projects concurrently, and regularly communicate progress or challenges to task leads. At SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain the 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. Massachusetts Pay Transparency Range: $70K – $80K
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 technical matter into easily understandable and impact-focused language.
SPA seeks a passionate and dedicated professionals interested in providing strategic, technical, and data-driven program support. The ideal candidate can solve challenging, unstructured, and time-critical problems, primarily supporting DoD R&D organizations. Will help develop and guide program strategy and execution from ideation through the development and implementation of competitively-awarded solicitations, developing performer milestones and metrics, assessing performer progress and risks, and conducting active outreach and planning for technology transition. Assist the clients in validating the strategy and vision across a portfolio, adapting to policy changes and technical developments. Work with our multidisciplinary team to define technology gaps and develop and execute initiatives to improve program management processes and program impact. Articulate alignment of science and technology strategy and roadmaps to future warfighting concepts and coordinate alignment of diverse stakeholders’ efforts. Apply ability to communicate verbally, in writing, and visually at in-depth technical and executive levels, and the ability to think fast, be highly adaptive, get results quickly, and be comfortable in a fast-paced, high stakes, high visibility environment.
Develop detailed OT&E strategies; schedules; mission-based test designs; cost estimates; business, performance, and technical architecture; test and accreditation plans, including T&E master plans (TEMP) with POA&Ms, OT&E Concept, detailed method of test, data collection and analysis plans; T&E strategy briefs; operational evaluation frameworks, work breakdown structures, and operational scenarios to evaluate the operational effectiveness, suitability, and resiliency of the system under test. Plan and execute OT&E activities by identifying, coordinating, and collaborating with stakeholders including outside organizations. Perform modeling and simulation (M&S) requirements development to include identifying and documenting candidate critical measures/response variables. Oversee and be responsible for pre-test, test, and post-test activities and coordination to include the Operational Test Execution Summary Report, Post-Test Data Validation and Scoring, Post-Test Data Analysis, Deficiency/Risk Documentation, System Evaluation, the Operational Test and Evaluation Report, the OT&E Results Summary Brief, post-test Letter of Assessments, and Post-Test Evaluation reviews. Perform Cyber Resilience Test Planning Research, Cyber Resilience SUT/SoS and Schedule Development, Cyber Resilience Test Plan Tabletop, Cyber Resilience Final Technical Planning, Cyber Resilience Test Plan Finalization, Cyber Resilience OT&E Execution, and Cyber Resilience OT&E Post-Test Evaluation and Reporting. Oversee a tracking and management system for test assets, articles, and tools, a configuration management tracking system, and a risk management tracking system. Collaborate effectively with SPA management and resources, government clients, and related stakeholders to address project tasking, opportunities, issues, and challenges. Provide Quality Assurance for all products and deliverables on contracts and provide support to SPA Independent Assessment efforts across the portfolio.
Successful candidates will be able to manage several lines of effort in a fast-paced environment, while facing multiple deadlines and competing resources. Candidates will also be able to understand and meet current customer needs/constraints while also anticipating direction of future analytical support. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:- Managing Echelon I roles & responsibilities, processes and task management for the Division- Communicating strategic planning and division priorities- Prioritization, forecasting, and alignment of division efforts- Coordination between Division, Branch and Industry Partners
Successful candidates will be able to manage several lines of effort in a fast-paced environment, while facing multiple deadlines and competing resources. Candidates will also be able to understand and meet current customer needs/constraints while also anticipating direction of future analytical support. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:- Supporting the development and coordination of Navy Echelon I policy and decision briefs. - Coordination between internal organization and enterprise stakeholders regarding policy and processes decisions impacting numerous organization and commands. - Routing and staffing of Navy Echelon I policy.- Supporting program training initiatives through development, coordination, and execution of targeted training sessions.
The Nuclear Weapons Surety Program Analyst will lead reviews and provide analysis and recommendations for the Navy Nuclear Deterrence Mission (NNDM), and nuclear weapons surety policies and directives, support nuclear weapons technical inspections, technical assist visits, and provisional use evaluations, and support the training of nuclear weapons inspectors. Tasks and duties include: - Conduct liaison and coordination for policy development matters.- Provide support for the planning and execution of projects.- Participate in meetings in conjunction with government personnel. - Lead and support planned events with subject matter expertise and/or documentation support. - Draft formal correspondence on policy interpretation, draft/review implementation policies, and compile and adjudicate stakeholder draft policy reviews.- Support long term planning, internal and external communications and the drafting and delivery of reports, correspondence, and briefings.
Apply familiarity with data analysis, survey tools and approaches, the ability to convert data into actionable information, and understanding of U.S. export policies. Support OTE's Industrial Assessment Division in the design, execution, and analysis of surveys; respond to Industry Requests for Information, Industry Notice of Inquiries, Section 232 investigations, and Foreign Availability Assessments; and perform evaluations of the effectiveness of export controls on U.S. competitiveness. Will support a range of tasks under the direction and supervision of a task lead:- Interact with industry to ensure survey respondents adhere to survey obligations and assist them in compliance.- Collect and analyze the data returned from surveys, to include drafting charts, graphs, and developing written information to support reports and government decision making.- Conduct project-related research on technologies, industries, and other matters related to the survey scope.- Gather and analyze data to assess supply chains and the effectiveness of export policies, controls, and compliance.- Conduct analysis on export policies, national security controls, and export control compliance.- Attend required activity team meetings, as well as meetings with the sponsor agencies and project stakeholders.- Perform data entry, database administration, and routine business operations.- Assist in drafting presentation materials for briefing partners and outreach with stakeholders.- Draft/edit chapters of industrial base reports.- Prepare and process correspondence, agendas, technical reports, presentations, briefings, and other related documentation.- Attend project-related events and conferences.
As part of an engineering and development team that is leveraging cutting edge processes and technology such as: DevSecOps, Cloud, and Agile, the candidate should be capable of working with a high performing team providing engineering of Commercial capabilities for Space and Intelligence. The candidate should be able to serve decision makers and warfighters by providing Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) across multiple emerging software segments developed and delivered across cloud, and on premises. The candidate will focus on providing engineering and project management of System of System (SoS) solutions across multiple software systems by defining Solution Epics, Architectures diagrams, and dependencies. Furthermore, they should be able to analyze interfaces and schedules to maximize iterative integration opportunities and verify acceptance criteria via Solution Demonstrations and Enterprise Tests. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:- Facilitate integration focused Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs) and frequently brief recommendations to senior Government representatives- Define Agile Solution Epics to ensure interfaces are well defined, CONOPS is fully represented, and data definitions and dependencies are documented to enable development and integration- Analyze Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs), assessing what modifications and enhancements are needed for future capabilities- Create architecture diagrams such as: System View 1 (SV-1) and sequence diagrams to articulate how data flows across multiple software segments to exchange messages and produce Intelligence- Evaluate data and metadata exchanges across software systems to enable end to end Commercial data collection and processing - Plan and orchestrate Informal Integration Windows (IIWs) and Solution Demonstrations to iteratively integrate and conduct early Verification and Validation- Support enterprise cross-organization formal System Tests prior to major software deliveries into Operations
Candidate should be an experienced professional, capable of evaluating and guiding future system architectures as they evolve to commercial trends like Agile development, Cloud migration, and streamlined DevOps deployments. Our Chief Architect team is responsible for coordinating and supporting ground requirements and architectures in the remote sensing domain; supporting enterprise orchestration and strategies for current and future systems; supporting demonstrations and exercises in support of delivered system capabilities and mission closure; generating and presenting engineering briefings; and interfacing with numerous internal and external customers. This position requires an understanding of the intelligence community and customer domain, along with a strong focus on core systems engineering processes, performed in an Agile methodolgical approach, in support of end-to-end mission and services closure. The Agile Systems Engineer is responsible for, but not limited to, the following tasks:- Focus on trades, capability definition, CONOPS generation, and interaction with Mission Partners.- Provide agile systems engineering subject matter expertise for IC customer senior leadership and their DoD counterparts regarding future GEOINT, SIGINT and Multi-INT architecture collaboration, orchestration, and delivery of planned mission capabilities (to include supporting IC exercises, conducting assessments of critical joint Air and Space Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) warfighter capabilities, identifying gaps and shortfalls, supporting funding requests and decisions to validate and prioritize joint requirements with mission partners for future acquisition to integrate joint architectures, including edge nodes, Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2).- Provide subject matter expertise on Sensor to Shooter (S2S) network interoperability, including the supporting of orchestration strategies and integration of new systems and initiatives in support of expanded GEOINT, SIGINT and Multi-INT mission capabilities.- Have the aptitude to assess schedules and risks, supporting IC and DoD exercise events, and may lead projects for systems teamwork, have frequent client interactions, and lead system and mission strategy development across the various ground offices.- Have daily interaction with the customer and supporting contractors and will need to follow customer standards and processes as the program matures through the life cycle.- Lead technical consultations, IC coordination meetings, and support to recommendation briefings.
