Systems Engineer; Command Sys SW - Hill AFB

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 Strategic Division (SD) supports high-reliability organizations including Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, and the Department of Energy (DOE), among others. Our support across our client base is expanding rapidly and encompasses important services, such as data analytics and visualization, threat analysis, risk management, modeling and simulation, cost estimating, earned value management, program management, system engineering, independent evaluation, and High Consequence Event prevention.

The Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Group (SIG) supports the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center in the acquisition of the LGM-35A Sentinel (GBSD) ICBM weapon system. SIG delivers program management, systems engineering, and subject matter expertise to ensure on-time delivery of a safe, secure, and reliable strategic nuclear weapon system. SIG is hiring for a Systems Engineer at Hill AFB, UT.

As a Systems Engineer supporting Command Systems Software development you will:

• Act as Software Subject Matter Expert to review and define software systems requirements, specification documents, processes, plans, guides, and reports.
• Support software program office lead engineers with software acquisition, integration, strategic planning, and communications.
• Coordinate with other teams, agencies, and stakeholders in the development and evaluation of software systems engineering requirements.
• Track and evaluate program progress by analyzing software metrics and earned value.
• Learn and apply innovative Model Based (Systems) Engineering (MBE/MBSE) approaches to Software Acquisition and Development.
• Support government initiatives toward modern software acquisition and development methodologies such as Agile and Dev Sec Ops .

Required Qualifications:

• Active SECRET clearance.
• Ability to work at Hill AFB, Utah.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering.
• Minimum 7 years of related experience (5 years with an associated Masters Degree).
• Experience with systems engineering practices, procedures and application to software development.
• Strong verbal/written communications skills and peer-to-leader presentation.

Desired

Qualifications:

• Experience with any coding or scripting language.
• Experience with Agile software metrics (e.g., burnup/burndown, velocity, code coverage).
• Aerospace Software Standards (DO-178C, ARINC-653, ARINC-661, MISRA C, etc.).
• Agile/SAFe/Lean development.
• Experience with software requirements development.
• Dev Sec Ops  pipelines, tools and techniques operated within a cloud-based environment.