C2 Systems Engineer

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. SPA:
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 Strategic Technology Analysis Group, part of SPA’s Space and Intelligence Division, offers sophisticated capabilities (people, process & tools) to resolve unique problems in space, cyber, and special operations in support to military services, Secretary of Defense offices (OSD) and theater warfighters.  Our portfolio includes the Assistant Secretary of Air Force for Space Acquisition & Integration (SAF/SQ), Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC), Space Security and Defense Program (SSDP), National Space Defense Center (NSDC), Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC), Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), US Space Command (USSPACECOM) and US Space Force (USSF).  

Come be a part of a high-speed low-drag organization providing unique and tailored solutions for our National Defense!

SPA has an immediate need for a C2 Systems Engineer.

Responsibilities Seeking a SETA professional with extensive experience driving diverse, high-performance defense teams in the development, delivery, and operation of advanced Data Fusion and Command and Control (C2) capabilities. The ideal candidate will leverage experience with systems engineering, tactical operations, and acquisition to architect next-generation decision-support systems.

This role focuses on integrating multi-source, multi-domain sensor data into a unified operational picture, enabling rapid decision-making across tactical, operational, and strategic levels. The SETA will serve as a critical bridge between warfighters, technologists, and acquisition authorities, ensuring that C2 platforms and data fusion technologies are resilient, interoperable, and rapidly transitioned to the field.

Position Responsibilities:

Support the Government as the functional SME for the integration of data fusion architectures, combining inputs from diverse sensors into a unified, real-time common operational picture (COP).Develop and evaluate Command and Control (C2) concepts of operations (CONOPS) and System of Systems (SoS) architectures to optimize tactical decision-making.

Coordinate with the warfighter, ensuring that data visualization and C2 interface designs align with operational workflows and cognitive loads under combat conditions.

Draft strategic roadmaps for transitioning emerging technologies into active C2 and data fusion programs.

Formulate and defend defendable acquisition strategies for Major System Acquisitions in the C2 domain, navigating stringent fiscal constraints and rapid fielding timelines.

Support program portfolios across RDT&E and prototyping to deliver next-generation decision-support software.

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