Jobs at Brandes Associates Inc.

Provides bilingual Japanese-English engineering liaison, translation, and coordination support for U.S.-Japan research, development, test, and evaluation programs involving autonomous and remote platforms. Translates technical documentation, supports architecture and systems engineering communications, participates in coordination meetings, captures decisions and issues, and assists government and Foreign Military Sales stakeholders. Requires travel to domestic and international locations, an active DoD Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and extensive engineering experience.

Supports cybersecurity operations across information systems by implementing and monitoring security controls, conducting vulnerability assessments and audits, responding to incidents, maintaining accreditation documentation, and integrating security into DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines. Provides technical guidance, security training, compliance support, and risk management assistance while coordinating with system owners, cybersecurity leadership, and technical teams.

Leads lifecycle logistics and supply chain management for mission-critical defense programs. Responsibilities include material support, supplier coordination, inventory and spares management, procurement oversight, readiness planning, technical documentation, audit compliance, executive reporting, and continuous improvement. The role coordinates engineering, maintenance, supply, and program teams while ensuring compliance with DoD, FAR, DFARS, U.S. Navy, and NAVSUP requirements.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Develop and maintain mission-critical full-stack software for a DoD program. Build Java Spring Boot microservices, React applications, REST APIs, WebSocket features, and RabbitMQ integrations. Manage databases, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes deployments, automated testing, Git workflows, technical documentation, and Agile tasking. Provide code reviews, architectural input, technical leadership, and mentorship to junior developers. The role requires an active Top Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and approximately 10 weeks of travel annually.

Supports deployed DoD mission software through customer troubleshooting, product sustainment, release and patch delivery, installation and validation testing, documentation, training, and field support. Investigates logs, configurations, system behavior, and customer reports; supports Java applications and web environments; coordinates with development and support teams; and assists with issue resolution, vulnerability remediation, and operational deployments. The role requires an active Secret clearance and eligibility for Top Secret SCI with full-scope polygraph.

Performs program and project management analysis involving objectives, requirements, budgets, schedules, status tracking, business cases, and acquisition data for aircraft, weapons, and product programs. Applies government processes for documentation, change control, and data management while communicating with staff, customers, and organizational stakeholders.