Technical Program Analyst

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) is seeking a Technical Program Analyst for Configuration Management at the Washington Navy Yard, DC, with potential for light telework.

You will support undersea platform acquisition, develop configuration management plans for Columbia-class, and coordinate with NAVSEA, shipyards, and vendors. Requires a STEM degree, 3–5+ years of DoW program analysis, and a Secret security clearance; onsite work up to 5 days/week; strong Excel/Office; submarine program

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM or equivalent with demonstrated technical analysis experience.
• Onsite work up to 5 days per week at the Washington Navy Yard, with potential light telework.
• 3–5+ years in technical program analysis, preferably on DoW acquisition programs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint) for data communication to decision makers.
• Current DoW security clearance – Secret, with the ability to maintain it.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytic and management analysis support to undersea platform acquisition activities.
• Develop and execute configuration management plans for Columbia class SSBN and related systems.
• Maintain and control the official configuration baseline for Columbia-class systems.
• Track, document, and process configuration changes through formal mechanisms.
• Coordinate configuration updates across NAVSEA, shipyards, vendors, and fleet stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate configuration risks such as obsolescence and integration impacts.
• Support configuration management processes, products, reviews, and decision-making activities.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

DoD experience

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Job description

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. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

The AUKUS, Submarines, and Industrial Base Group (ASIG), within the Sea, Land, Air Division, provides timely, objective, analytic assessments that integrate technical, operational, programmatic, policy and business analysis to Director Submarine Program directorates and key stakeholders surrounding submarine platform construction. Director Submarine Program unifies submarine platform procurement activities, which includes the Columbia-class SSBN program (a Major Defense Acquisition Program and the Navy's top acquisition priority), the Virginia-class SSN program, the new SSN(X) program (developing the next generation attack submarine), and the AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Office, to bring improved capabilities to our undersea forces. Analysts and Engineers supporting Director Submarine Program will continue SPA's decades of support to the SSBN force, as well as supporting oversight of cutting-edge attack submarine construction, assisting in developing the design requirements for the SSN platform of the future, and helping plan and execute new and innovative strategies to strengthen the critical submarine shipbuilding industrial base. These are high-profile, major acquisition and manufacturing programs of significant importance to the future capabilities of the US Navy in an era of renewed strategic competition.

ASIG has an immediate need for a Technical Program Analyst for Configuration Management; this role is located at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC (potential for light telework). #MC

Responsibilities

You will provide analytic and management analysis support to undersea platform acquisition activities, focusing on development and execution of configuration management plans for the Columbia class SSBN, the newest class of Navy Strategic Submarines. This will include program planning; integrated life cycle sustainment planning; supporting logistics and sustainment efforts; and efforts to transform, track, and analyze configuration management data.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Maintaining and controlling the official configuration baseline for all Columbia‑class systems and documentation.
• Tracking, documenting, and processing configuration changes through formal mechanisms.
• Keeping accurate Configuration Status records to ensure all technical data remains synchronized and current.
• Coordinating configuration updates across NAVSEA, shipyards, vendors, and fleet stakeholders to ensure consistent baselines.
• Identifying and mitigating configuration risks such as obsolescence, substitutions, and integration impacts throughout the lifecycle.
• Providing technical and programmatic support to configuration management processes, products, reviews, and decision‑making activities.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM or in another discipline but with demonstrated technical analysis experience
• Ability to work onsite up to 5 days per week at the WNY, depending upon client needs. Light telework may be possible.
• 3-5+ years in technical program analysis, preferably on DoW acquisition programs
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel or similar applications to analyze and represent data for engineering or project management efforts, and also proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and PowerPoint, to communicate to decision makers
• Current DoW security clearance - minimum Secret, with the ability to maintain it throughout employment

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working on submarine or undersea related programs
• Experience with configuration management processes

Pay Range Information

At SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain top talent. Elements of the compensation package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. SPA provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, etc. Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only. Salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Washington, DC, Pay Transparency Salary range: USD $115,000.00/Yr. - USD $145,000.00/Yr.