Operations Research Analyst

Role Overview

Support the modeling, simulation, and analysis of platforms, sensors, and weapons within OSD-approved scenarios. Use a host of simulation tools, MATLAB and statistical methods to analyze system-trade comparisons as well as demonstrate mission utility. Develop system performance metrics that provide insights to Government customers and decision-makers.

What You Will Do

Support the modeling, simulation, and analysis of platforms, sensors, and weapons within OSD-approved scenarios. Use a host of simulation tools, MATLAB and statistical methods to analyze system-trade comparisons as well as demonstrate mission utility. Develop system performance metrics that provide insights to Government customers and decision-makers.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Guide Junior Analysts and lead teams to produce complex analyses. Analyze environmental data and impacts on real world platforms and sensors. Apply advanced statistical methods to improve effectiveness of system capability.

Requirements

• Active TS/SSBI
• Five (5) + years of relevant experience.
• A minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of ORSA or similar analysis experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in operations research or related field with at least 24 semester hours in combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, computer science, engineering (aerospace, electrical, mechanical, systems engineering, etc.) or in political science, intelligence, foreign or international relations, or national security studies.
• Familiarity with campaign/mission-level modeling and simulation applications and techniques
• Experience with MATLAB, SAS JMP, Python or PERL
• Knowledge and experience in test planning and design, execution, and evaluation.
• Knowledge of parametric and non-parametric statistics, data reduction, data decomposition, data analysis techniques, development of measures of performance and evaluation, confidence intervals, computer analysis tools, and survey test and evaluation methods.

Benefits

• healthcare benefits
• paid leave
• retirement plans
• insurance programs
• education and training assistance