Hypersonic Missile SME - Remote Analytics & Strategy

Arenatechnologies; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) is seeking a Hypersonic Missile Subject Matter Expert to provide remote support for DoD programs, performing in-depth research, analysis, and reporting on hypersonic missile production ecosystems, supply chains, and industrial capabilities.

The SME will develop memos, briefs, and data summaries for senior DoW stakeholders, identify capability gaps, assess risks, and travel up to 20% to government sites and industrial facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (e.g., engineering, physics, data analytics, operations research, or related).
• 20+ years of experience with hypersonic missiles or the hypersonic missile industrial base.
• Experience within a DoW missile program office (acquisition, engineering, logistics, or industrial base).
• Excellent writing, presentation, and analytical communication skills, with demonstrated experience producing formal reports based on research findings.
• Ability to clearly convey complex technical issues to senior stakeholders across Federal agencies.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level support to DoW programs with in-depth research, analysis, and reporting on hypersonic missile production ecosystems, supply chains, and industrial capabilities.
• Direct qualitative and quantitative research on hypersonic missile production and dependencies; oversee development of memos, reports, briefs, and data summaries for senior DoW stakeholders.
• Identify capability gaps, production constraints, material challenges, vendor dependencies, and opportunities to strengthen the missile industrial base.
• Engage with senior leaders in government program offices and industry partners to collect data and develop research hypotheses.
• Contribute to modeling and assessment of production chains, capacity, and timelines; oversee program planning and risk assessments.
• Travel up to 20% to government sites, program offices, and industrial facilities.

Skills

Analytical writing

Stakeholder communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) is seeking a Hypersonic Missile Subject Matter Expert to provide remote support for DoD programs, performing in-depth research, analysis, and reporting on hypersonic missile production ecosystems, supply chains, and industrial capabilities.

The SME will develop memos, briefs, and data summaries for senior DoW stakeholders, identify capability gaps, assess risks, and travel up to 20% to government sites and industrial facilities.