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. 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, DoD 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.

The Integrated Warfare Systems Group's (IWSG) focus is to provide engineering, technical and programmatic support to the Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems, Above Water Sensors and Lasers (PEO IWS 2.0) Directorate. Efforts include overarching program management, test and evaluation, systems engineering, systems integration, international, cyber security, IT network and programmatic support for over 25 PEO IWS 2.0 advanced radar, phased array radar, electronic warfare, electro-optic, decoy and directed energy programs.

IWSG staff support a variety of tasks including: support and completion of major technical reviews; producing required acquisition documentation; meeting critical program milestone deadlines; managing program needs and external requirements, and ensuring the right resources are provided to the right priorities at the right time.

SPA's IWS Group office is located at 20 M Street in Southeast DC, conveniently down the street from our clients at the Washington Navy Yard.

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We are seeking a motivated Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineering support to the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office, Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS), Above Water Sensors and Lasers (IWS 2.0) programs.

You will provide Systems Engineering (SE) support for the Advanced Offboard Electronic Warfare (AOEW) decoys product line directly reporting to the AOEW Assistant Program Manager. You will provide support in the execution of implementing SE management practices including holding requirements Technical Review Boards, planning and oversight of installations including subsystem testing and certification, and developing tactics for ships, helicopters, and system mission plans for utilizing AOEW decoys. You will provide technical rigor in support of SE processes, including planning, execution and closure of System Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR), overseeing Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) implementation, Risk Management, Requirements Management, and assist with Local Configuration Control Boards (LCCB) preparation, coordination, and execution as necessary. Additional responsibilities include supporting planned and emergent production tasking, coordination and participation in SE community and programmatic meetings, plan and coordinate ship integration efforts for the product line, and support Test and Evaluation to Developmental Testing planning and execution. You will join a high performing team and be expected to develop a strong understanding of DoD, Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command and PEO IWS instructions and processes (e.g., DoD 5000).

We don't expect you to come in with any expertise but we do expect you to consistently demonstrate strong attributes to quickly build competencies and provide the highest quality products and services to support the APM for SE. We look for traits such as how you solve problems when you're stuck. Are you a self-starter and willing to learn? Do you look for creative ways to find solutions? Do you seek out references and teach yourself how to do something new? Do you collaborate with your colleagues? If you take initiatives like these, you would fit in well with our high performing team.

A hybrid work environment is allowed, but you must have the ability to regularly work on-site in DC (2-3 times per week) and travel up to 10% of the time.

5 years of demonstrated experience providing engineering support in DoD environment including demonstrated experience with Systems Engineering
• Possess and be able to maintain an active DoD Secret Clearance
• Must be energetic, thoughtful, product-oriented, dependable, flexible, open-minded individual with an eagerness to learn with demonstrated strong work ethic
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, provide high quality services and products, while meeting strict deadlines and time constraints
• Demonstrated forward thinking and proactive problem solving skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM
• Experience leading SE working groups and independently managing stakeholders
• Experience with Decoys Systems and/or familiarity with the DoD Acquisition process or experience working in a program office environment with documentation, protocols, formats and deadlines