Senior GEOINT Systems Engineer

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.

The Space and Intelligence Division provides professional services to the US Space Force, Combatant Commands, Intelligence Community, and NASA. Our work includes enterprise architectural assessments, systems engineering and integration, test, planning and execution, cost estimating and analysis, acquisition support, and cybersecurity. We are trusted partners developing approaches and concepts to meet emerging high priority needs, assessing cutting-edge technologies, and supporting capabilities for our National Defense. Come join the fastest growing Division at Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.!

The Intelligence Programs Group (IPG), part of SPA's Space and Intelligence Division, is a specialized provider of systems engineering and trusted advisory services to the Space and National Intelligence community. We utilize mission-proven, data-driven advisory tools and capabilities. We provide highly technical support to ensure the government acquires cutting edge technology necessary for our National Defense. Our portfolio includes the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Come where you will be part of our high-caliber team!

SPA has an immediate or near term need for a Senior GEOINT Systems Engineer.

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A successful candidate will:

Support capability and solution definition for future space systems through various system readiness events and independent review teams.
• Facilitate Integrated Product Teams (IPT's) and Engineering working groups that will review and assess the maturity of engineering Artifacts, CONOPS, Interfaces, and Architecture products.
• Support space, ground, and enterprise teams developing architecture and requirement baselines, establishing and assessing mission capabilities, assessing system and segment schedule and risks, and supporting test and verification strategy.
• Daily interaction with the customer, supporting contractors, and following customer standards and processes as the program matures through the lifecycle.
• Provide project management support with short turn-around projects; development of requirements, project plans, needs assessment, and transition planning.
• Assist in the creation of quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics.
• Ensure requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods.
• Assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Participate in design reviews of to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
• Coordinate Technical Exchange Meetings (TEM).
• Participate in the adoption of MBSE in both customer and company domains.
• Apply the principles of MBSE to major system acquisitions in the GEOINT domain.
• Assess engineering artifacts and develop models of mission systems using a MBSE tool suite that includes DOORS Next Generation, Cameo, and other COTS tools.
• Facilitate and/or participate in collaborative meetings between the GEOINT space system subject matter experts (SMEs) and MBSE and SysML experts to identify and implement modeling solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• TS/SCI with CI Poly
• 10-12 years with BS/BA; 8-10 years with MS/MA; 5-7 years with PhD in Technical degree/STEM (engineering, physics, etc.)
• Strong systems engineering background with a focus on core systems engineering processes in support of end-to-end mission and services closure
• Demonstrated experience in systems engineering area(s) including but not limited to: Requirements Engineering, Systems Integration, Risk, Issue, and Opportunity (RIO)
• Domain knowledge of customer's mission capabilities (to include any combination of GEOINT, COMM, SIGINT, and Multi-INT domains) and overall space and ground architecture
• Experience in supporting Requirements Engineering, CONOPS development, and system integration to accommodate End-to-End Systems Engineering
• Experience identifying user needs and gaps, identifying potential solutions, and assessing/analyzing alternatives
• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems to further organizational goals
• Commitment to understand, recognize, respect, and operate effectively within various SETA, Federally Funded Research and Development (FFRDC), and Governmental lines of authority
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills and the ability to lead/support multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to support the customer's needs, clearly communicate (orally and written) ideas, work autonomously

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with industry MBSE tools and modeling methodologies to successfully produce systems engineering models
• Experience using Confluence and Jira tools
• Experience with Agile Development, SAFE Agile system development methods
• Knowledge and practical application of UML / SysML modeling languages and experience applying this common structure to an MBSE solution
• Understand how system requirements, design, analysis, verification, and validation activities are enabled by MBSE across the digital thread (the engineering lifecycle). Foundational to MBSE are tools, technologies, and methodologies that can collectively be called digital engineering
• OCSMP Level 1, 2, or 3 certifications