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 Integrated Warfare Systems Group (IWSG) comprises more than 100 staff that provide program and project management, systems and digital engineering, software, test & evaluation, product support, cybersecurity, international/Foreign Military Sales, strategic communications, and IT support to more than 100 Above Water Sensor, Undersea, and Combat System programs and projects in the Navy’s Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) and customers in Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Office of Naval Research (ONR), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the Navy’s Team Submarine Office. #FC

We are seeking a Principal Engineer to support NAVSEA from SPA’s offices in Washington DC or Dahlgren VA .

The successful candidate will support NAVSEA and be responsible for developing, fielding, and sustaining operationally superior warfare systems and performing the full spectrum of warfare analysis, research, development, integration, test & evaluation, and certification to provide quality systems engineering and integration for the Department of Defense. Position responsibilities include provision of efficient mission and systems engineering in the areas of in-service and future Ship and Combat Systems integration engineering, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), Ship Self Defense System (SSDS), and Land-Based Test Site planning and activation.

At SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain the top talent.  Elements of the compensation package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

SPA provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, etc.  Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only.  Salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  Salary Range: $150,000 - $190,000.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering, scientific, business, or technical discipline
• At least fifteen (15) years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Combat Systems Cybersecurity; Ship Self Defense System (SSDS); Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Class; Zumwalt Class Destroyer; Aegis Integrated Combat System; Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense; and/or Weapon/Sensor Combat Systems
• Active DoD SECRET security clearance

Desired Qualifications: 

• Demonstrated experience coordinating development activities associated with engineering systems, capabilities, and activities
• Demonstrated expreience conducting detailed and complex systems engineering, including functional and system-level requirements analysis, requirements generation, and technical community review
• Demonstrated experience in Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS) or DOORS Next
• Demonstrated experience in developing Functional Area Assessments (FAAs) and working with Mission Area Assessments (MAAs) in relation to engineering tasks