Systems Engineer

Location: Maritime Plaza, DC

Category: Engineering & Technical Services

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Tags: Strategic Division (SD), Top Secret

Overview 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. The Strategic Division (SD) supports high-reliability organizations including Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, and the Department of Energy (DOE), among others. Our support across our client base is expanding rapidly and encompasses important services, such as data analytics and visualization, threat analysis, risk management, modeling and simulation, cost estimating, earned value management, program management, system engineering, independent evaluation, and High Consequence Event prevention. SPA's Strategic Division's Regional Strike Systems Group (RSSG) supports critical U.S. government programs providing Systems Engineering support, Systems Safety support and Financial Analysis support. RSSG is hiring immediately for a Senior Systems Engineer in the Washington, DC (Maritime Plaza) supporting the Nuclear-Armed, Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) Program. 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. Washington D.C. Pay Transparency Salary range: $145,000 - $175,000. Responsibilities Support effective communication, planning, development, and execution for a variety of activities including systems integration, system accuracy, system reliability, support equipment design, and systems safety. Assess and advise on multiple design concepts, proposed changes to the solution designs, and overall progress in the development effort phases in relation to overall program risk, cost, and schedule constraints. Providing expert advice to the Government and other task stakeholders in the areas of relating vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability developments. Able to lead, manage, and execute the development of systems engineering documentation, such as the Systems Engineering Plan, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specification, and Interface Control Documents and ensure that processes and specifications meet system needs and are accurate, comprehensive and complete. Providing technical recommendations for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting system requirements reviews, developing concepts of operations and interface standard, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessments and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis. Recommend solutions to resolve technical challenges that can occur due to dynamic changes in characteristics, approach, criteria, and requirements. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Active DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance. Bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline. 10+ years of experience in one or more of the following: aerospace/defense systems engineering, missile systems, or Navy submarine programs. Familiarity with INCOSE’s System Engineering Lifecycle Readiness construct. Demonstrated experience conducting detailed and complex systems engineering throughout the systems life cycles phases: concept, development, production, utilization, support, and retirement. Desired Qualifications: Prior experience as a systems engineer and/or program manager in a medium or large-scale program. Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, Cameo Systems Modeler. Able to effectively communicate and exchange information with peers and senior personnel; good oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Support effective communication, planning, development, and execution for a variety of activities including systems integration, system accuracy, system reliability, support equipment design, and systems safety. Assess and advise on multiple design concepts, proposed changes to the solution designs, and overall progress in the development effort phases in relation to overall program risk, cost, and schedule constraints. Providing expert advice to the Government and other task stakeholders in the areas of relating vision, strategy, plans, needs, requirements, and process and capability developments. Able to lead, manage, and execute the development of systems engineering documentation, such as the Systems Engineering Plan, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specification, and Interface Control Documents and ensure that processes and specifications meet system needs and are accurate, comprehensive and complete. Providing technical recommendations for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting system requirements reviews, developing concepts of operations and interface standard, developing system architectures, and performing technical/non-technical assessments and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis. Recommend solutions to resolve technical challenges that can occur due to dynamic changes in characteristics, approach, criteria, and requirements.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: Active DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance. Bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline. 10+ years of experience in one or more of the following: aerospace/defense systems engineering, missile systems, or Navy submarine programs. Familiarity with INCOSE’s System Engineering Lifecycle Readiness construct. Demonstrated experience conducting detailed and complex systems engineering throughout the systems life cycles phases: concept, development, production, utilization, support, and retirement. Desired Qualifications: Prior experience as a systems engineer and/or program manager in a medium or large-scale program. Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, Cameo Systems Modeler. Able to effectively communicate and exchange information with peers and senior personnel; good oral and written communication skills.