Engineer - Submarine Technical Support
Company: Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.
Location: Washington
Posted on: August 7, 2022
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Job Description:
Overview:Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers
high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security
issues. As we enter our 50th year in business, we are known for
continuous innovation for government customers, both
long-established and newly acquired, as our capabilities expand
around the globe. Our work is state-of-the-art and made possible
only through the best personnel, tools, and jobs in the national
security business. We are highly collaborative in spirit and
practice, and we freely share expertise across SPA in our quest for
enduring solutions to critical concerns. Come work with the best!
Our pledge to you is stability, opportunity, and clear-sighted
commitment to the mission.SPA provides multiple organizations
within the Department of Defense with timely and objective
assessments and recommendations that integrate technical,
operational, programmatic, policy and business analysis. We focus
on key clients in the undersea community including Navy s Strategic
Systems Programs (SSP), and NAVSEA program managers for submarine
programs. We work to provide integrated solutions based on
information and communications throughout the chain of command to
ensure clear and consistent analysis and recommendations that are
aligned to strategic and leadership goals while still being
executable by the working level technical communities.SPA has an
immediate need for a Engineer located in Washington DC (Navy Yard
with potential for light telework). For this position, SPA is a
teammate on the Team Submarine support contract under the new SHAPM
award. Team Submarine unifies submarine platform procurement
activities and includes the Columbia-class SSBN program, a Major
Defense Acquisition Program and the Navy s top acquisition
priority, the Virginia-class SSN program, and the new SSN-X
program, developing the next generation attack submarine, bringing
improved capabilities to the undersea forces. Engineers supporting
Team Submarine would continue SPA s decades of support to the SSBN
force or assist in developing the design requirements for the SSN
of the future. These are high-profile, major acquisition programs
of significant importance to the future capabilities of the US Navy
in an era of renewed strategic competition. Responsibilities:The
Engineer will provide program and systems engineering support to
the Virginia class submarine. The candidate will coordinate
adjudication of commitments with technical authorities, serve as
liaison on technical issues overlapping with the purview of
technical authorities outside the Virginia program and assist in
the tracking of technical liabilities in the program. This work may
include technical research, development of mitigations to
production challenges, and oversight of shipbuilder activities and
progress. Also, the Engineer can expect to brief senior leaders on
program progress, being able to translate complex technical
problems into executive-ready briefs. Travel to vendor sites for
meetings and reviews is possible.Qualifications:Required
Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline or
completion of Naval Nuclear Propulsion TrainingCurrent DoD security
clearance - minimum Secret, with the ability to maintain it
throughout employment.3+ years experience in engineering or
engineering managementExperience with adjudication and resolution
of technical issuesProficient in using Microsoft Excel to analyze
and represent data for engineering or project management
efforts.Proficient in using Microsoft Office, including Word and
PowerPoint, to communicate to decision makers.Additional
Qualifications Desired, but not required:Experience working on
submarine or undersea related programs.Experience with Defense
Acquisition System DoD 5000 series and Navy or DoD program
planning.Experience with and knowledgeable of the Navy requirements
and program office organizations and processes.
Keywords: Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., Washington DC , Engineer - Submarine Technical Support, IT / Software / Systems , Washington, DC
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