Mission Analyst (Operations Research / M&S) - Recon WorksLocation: Washington, DC (Hybrid on-site)
Travel:Clearance: U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance required
The RoleAs
Mission Analyst - Recon Works, you are providing the quantitative rigor in analyzing problems, opportunities, and solutions. You default to trying to understand things objectively and use analysis to back claims. Even ordinary claims require ordinary evidence. Recon Works will use your analysis to understand problems and identify how to start solving them.
Key Responsibilities- Provide quantitative analysis to support all aspects of Recon Works operations: problem modeling, IRAD decisions, prototyping success metrics, etc.
- Support buy/build/partner assessments of technology through detailed analysis
- Conduct trade space analysis to help identify which technologies are the best fit for missions or CONOPS of interest
- Conduct analysis and generate reports on specific technical values or performance parameters of an integrated product
- Develop and execute models and simulations to represent emerging technologies, CONOPS, and mission scenarios
- Support the mission engineering process in applying product to customer use cases
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field
- 3+ years of quantitative analysis in a complex technical field
- Strong modeling and simulation or optimization background
- Demonstrated experience with structured, repeatable problem-solving
- U.S. citizenship; ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- Experience with design of experiments, simulation methods, statistical analysis, and sensitivity analyses
- Experience defining measures of effectiveness and performance (MOEs/MOPs) that connect technology parameters to mission outcomes
- Familiarity with model verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A) techniques
- Proficiency in Python or a comparable language for model development and data analysis
Preferred Qualifications- Graduate degree in a STEM field
- Experience with common M&S tools such as MATLAB, AFSIM, STK, etc.
- Portfolio and business case analysis skills
- Existing TS/SCI clearance
- Experience implementing MBSE using SysML
Skills & Attributes- Imagination and creativity: you treat analysis as a creative act: framing the right question and inventing the right model matters as much as running it
- Comfort with ambiguity: where there are no clear measures of performance or effectiveness, you suggest and create them
- High agency: you identify the questions that need answering, not just the ones you're assigned
- Technical credibility: you know the strengths and limits of the major M&S tools and can pick the right one for the question
- Communication: you use data and analysis to influence people and decisions
Benefits & PerksOur culture fosters collaboration, respect, and trust, empowering passionate people to do their best work. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career growth. In addition to an opportunity to take part in an innovative, collaborative and fast-growing business with a highly motivated and skilled team, we also take pride in taking care of our employees. Here are just a few ways that we show our appreciation:
- We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan to invest in your long-term retirement goals + Company match
- Equity grants for new hires
- Unlimited PTO
- 11 Paid holidays
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar, including a holiday hiatus in November & December.
- Generous Parental Leave
- Military Leave for annual training or service requirements
- FSA
- DCFSA
- HSA
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Access to One Medical
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, are available to you as well.
Growth PathExport Control ComplianceTo conform to U.S. government export control regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or otherwise eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.
