Mission Architect

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 Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division (JOID) provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues.

Group W provides wargaming, warfare modeling and simulation, software development, data analytics, and operations research/system analysis support to the national security mission. As a leader in the fields of campaign, mission, and wargaming analysis we embrace the cycle of research paradigm, continually seeking to improve the multi-method application of tools, data, methods, and techniques to generate credible and resilient insights to inform decisions on the Department’s most challenging issues spanning CONOPs, acquisitions, force structures, tactics, and strategies. Group W is the developer and maintainer of the Synthetic Theater Operations Research Model (STORM), the authoritative M&S tool accepted by the Joint Analytic Community for analysis of theater-level, multi-domain, joint warfare. Similarly, we developed and manage the Standard Wargame Integration and Facilitation Tool (SWIFT) for OSW as an adaptable environment to support joint force combatants’ wargaming requirements.

We have an immediate need for a Mission Architect to provide onsite support in Quantico, VA.

Responsibilities

This Mission Architect position will directly support the Marine Corps Operations Analysis Directorate (OAD) with documenting mission architectures to support the Service’s mission engineering efforts. The candidate will work with Marine Corps analysts, civilians, subject matter experts from the Fleet Marine Force, and other government contractors. Responsibilities include documenting mission threads, mission engineering threads, and other view-specifications in the Unified Architecture Framework Modeling Language (UAFML) as required using Cameo Systems Modeler. The candidate will develop mission architectures that allow OAD analysts to perform mission engineering analysis, comparing baseline and alternative models to inform force development decisions. Key tasks include documenting the relationships between mission objectives, operational activities, and resources; tracing how measures of performance contribute to measures of effectiveness and measures of success; and documenting analytic assumptions, parameters, and references to support model transparency and iteration over time.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, science, or a related field; or 5 years of relevant experience in lieu of the degree.
• 3 years of relevant experience in mission engineering, systems engineering, operations analysis, or a related technical discipline.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Ability to work onsite at Marine Corps Base Quantico at least 4 days per week.

Desired:

• Advanced degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with model repositories, configuration management, model governance, or collaborative model-development environments.
• Experience with modeling and simulation tools, such as AFSIM or STK, and connecting their inputs or results to mission architecture models.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering, intelligence, software, modeling, and mission teams.
• Active Top Secret clearance.

Pay Range Information

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. Virginia, Pay Transparency Salary range: USD $130,000.00/Yr. - USD $180,000.00/Yr.