Aegis Technical Expert

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. 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 Naval Surface Warfare Analysis Group (NSWAG), within SLA Division, focuses primarily on providing analytic and program support to the Surface Warfare component of the United States Navy, enabling enhanced decision-making regarding the allocation of resources to improve operational capabilities. This support includes personnel, manpower, and training support to OPNAV N1.
SPA has an immediate need for a Aegis Technical Expert in Dahlgren, VA. #MC
Responsibilities
Future Capabilities Planning for the Integrated Combat System and Aegis Weapon System (AWS) programs with Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability. Provide senior systems engineering support to NSWCDD Integrated Combat Systems Department's (V Department) Future Capabilities Division providing technical support for both development and in service programs. This may include: 1) Leveraging technical knowledge of background USN program experience in conducting gap analyses on current systems and threats and provide insight on open computer program issues, technical briefs, and data analysis results and provide sound technical and programmatic recommendations to baseline senior leadership, 2) Communicating NSWCDD status, risks, and schedules with program office sponsors and also down flowing information to NSWCDD program team members and different organizations, 3) Researching and analyzing potential capabilities addressing capability gaps, 4) Support combat system level requirements development, utilize model-based systems engineering techniques/tools and collaboration between PARMs, and 5) Coordinating investigation and response of issues reported by the USN fleet for applicable programs.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

• 15 years US Navy Surface Warfare combat systems/platform/missile engineering experience with (AWS) design, development, and integration. (A combination of active duty/Industry/Civil Service is acceptable.)
• Required specialized experience in combat systems integration, operations, and systems engineering in such programs as Aegis Combat and Weapon Systems; Aegis BMD Sea-Based Weapon Systems; Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC); and/or Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD).
• Familiar with the concepts and principles of model-based systems engineering
• At least two (2) years' experience with Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Current Secret Clearance and the ability to maintain it throughout employment

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering
• Significant analysis experience