Submarine Military Operations Analyst

Overview

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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.

SPA’s Sea Land Air (SLA) Division supports a diverse portfolio of national security government clients, including the Undersea Enterprise, the Navy Surface Community, the Navy MPTE Enterprise, the Air Force, Army, DoD Agencies, DARPA, international clients including the Canadian Navy and Australian Defence Force.

Our primary objective is to provide timely, objective and analytic assessments that integrate the policy, operational, technical, programmatic and acquisition aspects of our clients’ challenges.

Leveraging both in-domain and cross-domain expertise to maximize our clients’ success, SLA Division acts as trusted agents to senior decision-makers and key leaders and excels at providing data driven analytic insights, systems engineering, strategies and plans that address current and emerging challenges to national security.

SPA’s International Defense Analytics Group (IDAG) provides timely and objective assessments to allies and partners of the U.

S. to inform senior defence leader decisions. We combine military expertise with advanced analytic techniques to tackle our clients’ most challenging problems.

Significant current efforts are in support of the Australian Defence Force at both the Headquarters and individual military service chief level, delivering analysis and program support to inform major acquisition decisions and overall force design.

SPA has a need for a Submarine Military Operations Analyst. This full-time position is based in Alexandria, Virginia, and offers opportunities for international travel.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for developing innovative concepts of operations and capability plans, and for translating them into detailed written and graphical descriptions used to develop and support tactical, operational and strategic surface and undersea warfare analysis.

Responsible for conducting military effectiveness analysis of alternative capabilities to inform the development of formal requirements and program plans across the spectrum of science and technology (S&T), research and development (R&D), and program acquisition.

Support and eventually take a leading role in the development and employment of modeling and simulation analysis tools and in briefing analysis results to top-level government decision makers.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). May substitute a non-technical degree with demonstrated technical acumen.
• Submarine Warfare Officer qualification with 3-5 years of operational submarine experience.
• Experience with ASW, ASuW, ISR and strike mission areas.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, the ability and willingness to multi-task, and capable of professionally addressing client questions and issues.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance or higher.

Desired Qualifications :

• Operational experience on an SSN or SSGN.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively contribute on teams applying innovative concepts, quantitative tools and creative data visualization methods to address Naval issues.
• Experience in military operations analysis, including requirements definition, conduct of analyses of alternatives, and the JCIDS process.
• Experience using MATLAB, Modeling and Simulation, or other analytical tools to solve complex problems.

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