This role works with a highly dynamic team and builds models and simulations, conducts trade-off and effectiveness analyses, and turns complex data into clear recommendations for Government leaders. You will support studies, metrics, and decision-support tools across cost, schedule, performance, and mission effectiveness.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Apply operations research methods, including modeling, simulation, optimization, and statistical analysis, to support Government decisions.
- Build, validate, and run models and simulations, and conduct cost-benefit, trade-off, and effectiveness analyses.
- Analyze operational, logistics, readiness, and performance data to identify trends, gaps, and options.
- Support studies and analyses such as analyses of alternatives (AoA), capability assessments, and campaign or mission analyses.
- Develop metrics, dashboards, and decision-support tools that give leaders timely visibility into performance.
- Prepare and deliver briefings, reports, and technical documentation for Government stakeholders.
- Coordinate with Government, contractor, and cross-functional teams to gather data, validate assumptions, and align on the analytic approach.
- Document methods, assumptions, and results so analyses are repeatable and defensible.
Minimum Qualifications
- at least eight (8) years of professional experience applying operations research or quantitative analysis, ideally in support of DoD or federal programs.
- Proficiency with analytic and statistical tools such as Python, R, MATLAB, or JMP, and with Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with modeling, simulation, or optimization methods.
- Familiarity with simulation tools such as Simio, Arena, or ExtendSim, and visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
- Experience with analyses of alternatives, cost analysis, operational test and evaluation, or campaign modeling.
- Strong written and verbal communication, including experience briefing findings to decision-makers.
Education Requirements
- Associate's degree in a related analytical discipline.
- We will accept four (4) additional years of related experience in place of the degree.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active U.S. military duty or intelligence experience.
Citizenship
Travel
- Within the NCR as needed, less than 10%.
Security Clearance
This position requires an active TS/SCI clearance. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements for clearance level.
Work Location and Environment
This role is on site daily at a government facility located at Fort Washington, MD.
Compensation
The pay range for this position is $115,000 to $140,000 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Actual pay depends on qualifications, experience, clearance level, contract requirements, and work location.
Interview/Identification Notice
Be advised that during the interview, you will be required to keep your camera on. Your interviewer will be taking your picture for identification purposes only if an offer letter is extended.
