Systems Planning & Analysis · 1 day ago
Systems Engineer
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$145K/yr - $175K/yr
10+ years expSystems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. The Senior Systems Engineer will support the Nuclear-Armed, Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) Program by leading systems engineering documentation development and providing technical recommendations to ensure system accuracy and reliability.
AnalyticsInformation Technology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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
Benefits
Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid and unpaid time away from work
Company
Systems Planning & Analysis
Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA) is a leading global provider of data-driven analytical insights for critical national security programs.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-10-06Acquired
Leadership Team
Richard Sawchak
Chief Executive Officer
Bruce Phillips
Vice President, Emerging Markets Growth
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