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Senior Analyst / Systems Engineer - El Segundo, CA 180526

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

OUR benefits

A² offers a comprehensive benefits package. We are committed to our team members overall wellbeing inside and outside of work.

Health

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

Vision
One comprehensive plan offered

Life Insurance

A² provides life insurance equal to 100% of the employee’s annual salary. All employee premiums are paid by A².

Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

Long Term Disability

Short Term Disability

Financial

Retirement Savings plan
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.

Employee Referral Program
Employees are awarded $2,000 for referring candidates for open positions.

Personal Financial Planning
A² will reimburse the employee for financial advising services for up to $1000 per year.

Lifestyle

Health Club Membership
A² will reimburse the monthly costs of a membership to a health club up to $200 per month.

Mobile Phone Stipend
A² will provide a $65 mobile phone stipend each month

Continuing Education

A² will reimburse employees for employer approved continuing education or certifications that relate to their position.

Time Off

A² provides three weeks per year of PTO, at least eleven paid holidays, jury duty, and bereavement.

Flex Schedule

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.

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