Systems Engineer

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.  

SPA’s Sea Land Air (SLA) Division supports a diverse portfolio of national security government clients, including the Undersea Enterprise, the Navy Surface Community, the Navy MPTE Enterprise, the Air Force, Army, DoW Agencies, DARPA, international clients including the Canadian Navy and Australian Defence Force.  Our primary objective is to provide timely, objective and analytic assessments that integrate the policy, operational, technical, programmatic and acquisition aspects of our clients’ challenges.

Leveraging both in-domain and cross-domain expertise to maximize our clients’ success, SLA Division acts as trusted agents to senior decision-makers and key leaders and excels at providing data driven analytic insights, systems engineering, strategies and plans that address current and emerging challenges to national security.

SPA’s Operations Research and C5ISR Analysis (ORCA) Group develops and employs simulation system products in support of operations, experimentation, and the acquisition analysis process. ORCA analysts and engineers apply Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) principles and use commercial and proprietary modeling and simulation tools to evaluate warfighting effectiveness and provide recommendations for investments to solve real-world problems. Candidates must be able to work independently and as part of a team. #KS

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, revise, and update technical documents using Microsoft Word, ensuring content reflects recommended changes, master document baselines, source materials, and applicable Government direction.
• Evaluate source materials and assess downstream impacts to existing technical documents, procedures, manuals, training documentation, installation guides, test procedures, and related technical products.
• Review technical documents for accuracy, readability, formatting, consistency, and compliance; provide detailed technical editing feedback and recommendations.
• Execute and validate step-by-step technical procedures in a physical or simulated lab environment, including Surface Warfare Engineering Facility (SWEF) and shipboard tasking, to confirm procedural accuracy and technical usability.
• Install, configure, and maintain software in a computer laboratory environment; conduct software testing and verify system integration in accordance with provided instructions and program direction.
• Investigate and document software, hardware, and integration anomalies and prepare technical reports, test results, and engineering recommendations.
• Support weekly branch/project meetings by providing clear status updates and supporting PowerPoint-based technical or schedule updates as required.
• Provide planned and emergent field support, including shipboard or waterfront support, to help resolve system anomalies, support modernization efforts, and maintain fleet readiness.
• Travel CONUS/OCONUS as required, with trips potentially lasting up to approximately two to four weeks, including shipboard installation or ISEA support events.
• Ensure assigned work complies with applicable Government direction, documentation requirements, security requirements, program schedules, and ISEA objectives.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Active Secret clearance required; all required access must be active before starting.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and three (3) years of systems engineering experience, consistent with the recommended Junior / Mid Level Systems Engineer labor category.
• Ability to follow and execute technical procedures in a lab, shipboard, or simulated technical environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally with technical teams, Government personnel, and program stakeholders.
• Ability and willingness to travel for planned and emergent field support, including shipboard or waterfront support as required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Windows and Linux environments.
• Familiarity with Tomahawk systems or related Navy combat system environments.
• Prior Navy, shipboard, ISEA, combat systems, lab testing, software verification, systems engineering, or technical documentation experience.
• Experience creating or revising technical manuals, procedures, installation guides, test procedures, training materials, or release-related documentation.
• Experience supporting software installation, lab verification, test-case execution, or system integration activities.
• Experience participating in weekly status meetings or providing technical status updates.
• Ability to support lab, waterfront, SWEF, and shipboard work environments as required.

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. California, Pay Transparency Salary range: USD $100,000.00/Yr. - USD $105,000.00/Yr.