A² Systems Engineering, Inc. is seeking a highly analytical and strategically minded professional to support a critical national security space mission in El Segundo, CA.

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.

Required

• 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

Salary

$150,000 – $180,000 per year

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

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Referral program