Intern - Year Round at Systems Planning and Analysis

Kings Bay Base, Georgia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Feb, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Data Analytics, Visualization, Threat Analysis, Risk Management, Modeling, Simulation, Cost Estimating, Earned Value Management, Program Management, System Engineering, Independent Evaluation, Security Policy, Compliance, Assessments, Microsoft Office Suite, Technical Research

Industry

Defense and Space Manufacturing

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. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted. The Strategic Division (SD) supports high-reliability organizations including Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, and the Department of Energy (DOE), among others. Our support across our client base is expanding rapidly and encompasses important services, such as data analytics and visualization, threat analysis, risk management, modeling and simulation, cost estimating, earned value management, program management, system engineering, independent evaluation, and High Consequence Event prevention. SPA's Strategic Division's Strategic Development Group (SDG) supports critical U.S. government programs engineering support, systems safety support, financial analysis support as well as security policy, compliance, and assessments. SDG has an immediate need for a Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Intern to support the Navy’s Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT). Timeline for intern selection: • Applications can be submitted and will be reviewed until 27 February 2026. • Interviews will begin on 2 March and will conclude on 11 March 2026. • Offers/decisions will be extended starting 12 March. Responsibilities The SPA intern will be part of a cohort of first and second year interns providing on-site support to SPA’s Navy customer, Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT). Housing and transportation are the responsibility of the intern. Interns work under the overall cognizance of a SPA manager while receiving specific, daily tasking from their government mentor at Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT). Tasks are related to the management of the Navy’s Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program and include administrative, organizational, and management functions. A technical knowledge base will help in accomplishing daily tasks. Specifically, interns will: • Fulfill tasks set out by a government mentor in support of the assigned department’s technical function. • Organize and attend meetings related to the department’s technical function. • Perform technical research. • Draft, reviews and/or edit documents. • Travel for design reviews with supporting organizations. • Complete a summer project. • Attend weekly SPA informational round-tables and working lunches with SPA leadership. • Attend facility orientation with government facility representatives, coordinated and conducted by government and local SPA Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) • Occasionally attend morning leadership standup with SPK leadership for facility operational situational awareness • Attend weekly facility production meetings Qualifications Required Qualifications: • Must be a U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET clearance. • Must be able to work on-site at a government facility Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. • At least 2 years of undergraduate/Bachelor's or one year of graduate/Master's experience in an Engineering program (Mechanical, Civil, or other closely related track) by the start of the internship. Candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited, degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate program and have at least one semester remaining following the internship. • Must be able to conduct travel in the U.S. for three multiple-day trips during the summer internship period. Travel expenses are reimbursed. • Must be able to function well in a fast-paced environment, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills. • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software apps. Desired Qualifications: • Desire to work with DoD acquisition documentation. • Participation in a college design team. • Program or project management certification. • Coursework on CAMEO, SysML, ExtendSim, MBSE.

Responsibilities

Interns will provide on-site support to the Navy's Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT), fulfilling tasks set by a government mentor related to the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program management. Specific duties include performing technical research, drafting documents, organizing meetings, and completing a summer project.