Jobs at Brandes Associates Inc.

Analyzes ground laboratory and open-air flight test data for avionics, sensor, radar, and electronic warfare systems. Develops Python-based data processing pipelines, correlates TSPI and telemetry data, decodes avionics buses, evaluates system performance, identifies anomalies, and produces verification metrics, technical reports, and executive briefings supporting test and acquisition decisions.

Supports Foreign Military Sales programs by assisting case managers, program managers, and team leads with analyzing and managing FMS casework. Ensures compliance with the Arms Export Control Act, Security Assistance Management Manual, ITAR, and DoD acquisition policies. Communicates with staff, customers, and organizational stakeholders, performs duties independently, and uses Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Project, and Adobe Acrobat. The role requires an active DoD Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and substantial relevant experience.

Provides financial management and project support for Department of the Navy programs. Responsibilities include tracking budgets, schedules, obligations, expenditures, burn rates, and variances; reconciling funding in Navy ERP; preparing financial reports and briefings; supporting spend plans and strategic funding decisions; and ensuring compliance with DoD, FAR, NAVAIR, and command policies. The role also supports meetings, action tracking, and government project leads, with approximately 10 weeks of travel.

Leads and administers a contracted effort at contractor and government sites, serving as the primary government interface for technical and program issues. Oversees contract execution, manages program resources, and supports customer and organizational communications. The role requires extensive experience, knowledge of Foreign Military Sales, NAVAIR support, Microsoft and project-management software, a graduate degree or approved substitution, U.S. citizenship, and an active DoD Secret clearance.

Supports systems engineering, prototype builds, assembly integration, testing, documentation, maintenance, repair, and field service for mission-critical defense systems. Responsibilities include building electronic assemblies, integrating replacement COTS components, maintaining technical drawings and schematics, conducting equipment testing, verifying system functionality, analyzing performance data, and supporting depot-level maintenance and deployment schedules. The role requires an active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Performs program and project analysis for aircraft, weapon, and product acquisition programs. Evaluates objectives, requirements, budgets, schedules, and project status; conducts management, technical, and business case analyses; organizes program data; tracks schedules; and applies government processes for documentation, change control, and data management.

Analyzes and supports foreign disclosure decisions for Foreign Military Sales, international cooperative programs, and foreign national access to information systems. Reviews documentation, recommends release decisions, supports export licenses, technical assistance agreements, CFIUS cases, and technology control plans. Coordinates engineering reviews, monitors regulatory compliance, manages foreign national visits, tracks reviewed data, resolves disclosure issues, and supports international programs security training.

Provides system-level engineering for RF, radar, and communications sensing systems. Responsibilities include requirements development, link budget analysis, antenna and RF component design, platform and payload controls, manufacturing support, simulation, FPGA/DSP/software integration, system testing, and technical documentation. The role requires collaboration across hardware, software, and middleware teams while sustaining classified defense system configurations.

Analyzes and supports foreign disclosure decisions for Foreign Military Sales, international cooperative programs, and foreign national access to IT systems. Reviews documentation, recommends data releases, coordinates engineering reviews, monitors export-control compliance, manages Technology Assessment and Control Plans, supports export licenses, Technical Assistance Agreements, CFIUS cases, foreign national visits, and international security training. Requires an active DoD Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and a bachelor’s degree or approved substitution.

Provides onsite Tier III product support for deployed DoD software systems. Installs, configures, administers, monitors, tests, and troubleshoots Linux and Windows virtual machines, Java applications, web servers, and operational environments. Investigates field issues, supports releases, manages configurations, performs backup and recovery, documents procedures, coordinates with development teams, and serves as the primary technical interface with the customer.

Maintains configuration control for aircraft and product program acquisition data. Collects, organizes, and interprets program information; tracks configuration changes; supports Engineering Change Proposals; and applies government documentation, change-control, and data-management processes.

Examines budget estimates for accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance, and analyzes budgeting and accounting reports. The role supports financial management activities for defense programs, including cost estimates, program status reporting, budget execution, procurement policies, and financial systems. It requires independent work, strong communication skills, a relevant degree or equivalent experience, U.S. citizenship, and an active DoD Secret clearance.

Examines budget estimates for accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance, and analyzes budget and accounting reports. The role supports Department of Defense and Navy financial management activities, including cost estimates, program status reporting, PPBE processes, procurement policies, Foreign Military Sales documentation, and obligation and expenditure planning. Candidates must work independently, communicate effectively, hold a bachelor’s degree or approved equivalent experience, and possess an active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Lead federal business development capture efforts from opportunity identification through proposal transition. Develop capture and win strategies, analyze customers and competitors, coordinate technical, finance, contracts, and industry partners, support pricing and business cases, manage risks, and conduct gate reviews. The role requires strong DoD and Intelligence Community acquisition expertise, customer engagement, and leadership of cross-functional teams. Approximately 25% CONUS travel is required, with work based in Camarillo, California.

Performs program and project analysis for aircraft, weapon, and product acquisition programs. Evaluates objectives, requirements, budgets, schedules, and project status; organizes and interprets program data; and applies government documentation, change-control, and data-management processes. Communicates independently with staff, customers, and organizational stakeholders at contractor and government sites.

Develop, test, modernize, and sustain secure full-stack mission software using Java and JavaScript. Build UI components, backend services, APIs, messaging integrations, database functionality, automated tests, and deployment workflows. Support XML and JSON data exchange, CI/CD modernization, security scanning, SBOM generation, defect resolution, code reviews, release preparation, documentation, and customer issue investigation. Collaborate with product, systems engineering, QA, operations, and program management teams in defense and intelligence environments.

Supports defense acquisition programs by developing milestone, acquisition, funding, and contract documentation; assessing procedures and documentation for compliance with DoD and SECNAV directives, contracts, specifications, and mission requirements; and preparing briefs, reports, correspondence, and review-board materials. The role requires independent execution, strong communication skills, a graduate degree or approved education and experience substitution, an active DoD Secret clearance, and U.S. citizenship.

Supports foreign disclosure decisions for Foreign Military Sales, international cooperative programs, and foreign national access to IT systems. Reviews release documentation, develops technology-transfer materials, monitors policy and regulatory compliance, coordinates engineering reviews, manages foreign national visits, and supports export licenses, technical assistance agreements, CFIUS cases, and security training. The role requires communication skills, independent work, Microsoft Office proficiency, a degree or approved substitution, U.S. citizenship, and an active DoD Secret clearance.

Analyzes budget estimates and accounting reports for accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance. Develops cost estimates and program status reports while supporting financial management, budgeting, procurement, and obligation and expenditure planning. The role requires extensive DoD and Department of the Navy financial experience, familiarity with FMR, FAR, PPBE, NAVAIR, Foreign Military Sales, and related financial systems. It requires an active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Provides foreign disclosure analysis and technology transfer support for Foreign Military Sales, international cooperative programs, and foreign national access. Reviews release documentation, coordinates engineering reviews, monitors compliance with U.S. Government policies, manages export licenses, TAAs, CFIUS cases, foreign national visits, and Technology Assessment/Control Plans. Develops security training and resolves disclosure issues while supporting classified defense programs.