Senior Systems Engineer/Technical Advisor

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, part of Systems Planning and Analysis Inc.'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 is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Systems Engineer / Technical Advisor to join our Rushmore FOS team supporting the Mission Integration Directorate (MID) Technical Division.

The ideal candidate will bring a passion for providing intelligence support to the warfighter. They should also be savvy on NRO decision making processes and at least some of the mission systems and capabilities. The ability to create collaborative teams and build trusted relationships with stakeholders internal and external to the NRO. Job duties include, but are not limited to:

Perform analyses and assessments of MID projects or activities to help determine their consistency with the MID and group strategic direction, technology development plans, NRO requirements and MID strategic goals and objectives.
• Advise MID government on the technical risks associated with new and ongoing projects, and review, analyze and assess technologies, system concepts, data and information to recommend applications of new or possibly emerging technologies to meet MID needs.
• Support and coordinate MID outreach efforts with NRO offices, other Government agencies, industry and academia.
• Providing technical support and assessments on Intelligence Community (IC) activities that address technology, research, applied technology concepts and technology demonstrations.
• Support, coordinate and manage systems engineering actions and activities.
• Assist in establishing procedures and standards for managing technical development / architecture plans across the MID Enterprise.
• Assist in MID Enterprise assessments, planning and visualization to include identifying transition and implementation opportunities.
• Review, analyze, comment and prepare staffing documents including plans, policies, concepts of operation, technical architectures, initiatives and programmatic documents.
• Possess and articulate an awareness and understanding of NRO capabilities across the various intelligence domains (i.e., GEOINT, SIGINT, MASINT, HUMINT, etc).
• Understanding and awareness of ground and space-based architectures and the connections between them.
• As directed, provide decision support, expertise and advice for building future Intelligence Program Budget Submissions (IPBS), NRO Program Objective Memorandums (POM), Congressional Justification Books (CJB) and Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB) inputs that are formulated with investment strategies that map MID efforts with IC requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with ability to sit for, and pass, a CI Polygraph
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years and 15 or more years of technical experience
• System Engineering experience
• GEOINT, SIGINT, MASINT, HUMINT experience
• Ground and space-based architectures experience
• Research and Development experience
• Cybersecurity experience
• NRO experience
• Intelligence Community (IC) experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters in science or engineering discipline
• Strong presentation skills (oral and written) for senior government managers
• Innovative, proactive, collaborative mindset with ability to work across multiple functional disciplines (Technical, Programmatic, Financial, Business / Contractual)