Senior Analyst / Systems Engineer

Analyst / engineer / planner with a systems-engineering and/or mission engineering foundation and working knowledge of military operations and concepts. Supports strategic planning, future capability-needs assessment, and prioritization of supporting science and technology (S&T) investments. Designs and runs small, fast studies that produce repeatable, traceable processes and decision products for senior leaders, grounded in the standard DoD planning lexicon - Science and technology (S&T) development; Military Operating-Functional-Enabling Concept Development, Capabilities-Based Assessment (CBA), Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), Development Planning, and PPBE-aligned S&T management., A² has established a flexible work arrangement program for employees. This enables team members to vary the schedules they work during the designated two week pay periods when possible.

Do you have experience in DoD experience?, * Masters Degree in engineering, operations research, computer sciences.

• 10 years in DoD or Service space systems (or adjacent) within acquisition, capability planning, requirements analysis, mission engineering, or technology planning; headquarters-staff exposure preferred.
• Working command of: military service concepts and force design; CBP and CBA; mission engineering; requirements development under Joint and Service practice; AoA; force-structure analysis; technology planning and S&T portfolio assessment; decision analysis and structured prioritization.
• Concise written analysis and persuasive verbal reasoning in front of senior decision-makers.
• Strong initiative; scopes a loose tasking and returns a defensible product on a short timeline.
• Subject-matter expert on arrival, or a demonstrably fast learner - the team is too small to carry ramp-up time.

Desired

• Working proficiency with enterprise LLM environments (e.g., Ask Sage, GenAI); structured prompting and prompt iteration as an analytic discipline.
• Experience building agentic workflows that chain LLM reasoning with data ingestion and structured-output generation; able to design processes that yield identical results from identical inputs whether executed by a human or an AI agent.
• Python for data manipulation and lightweight automation; Warpcore or comparable analytic environment a plus.
• Prior uniformed-military service in a planning, requirements, or technology billet.

Clearance Requirements

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Knowledge of applicable security protocols and procedures

Pulled from the full job description

• Referral program
• AD&D insurance
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance, $150,000 - $180,000 per year

Base pay is determined by factors including contract labor categories, education, technical expertise, certifications, skills, and relevant experience., * 401(k)

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Referral program

OUR benefits

A² offers a comprehensive benefits package. We are committed to our team members overall wellbeing inside and outside of work., Medical A² pays 100% of employee premiums for medical, dental, and vision plans. Three PPO plans and one HMO plan offered

Dental Two PPO plans offered, A² currently contributes an amount equal to 3% of the employee’s biweekly salary to their 401k account. This contribution is independent of the amount contributed by the employee. An employee may also contribute a Roth deferral to their 401k account.