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Operations Research Analyst- Associate

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Operations Research Analyst- Associate

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Operations Research Analyst- Associate

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

  • Innovative Projects: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
  • Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
  • Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in successfully getting mission capability on orbit and shaping the future of space reconnaissance.

Job Description:

• Develops and implements new research objectives, establish project priorities, defines methods to approach and execute the study. 

• Provides scientific conclusions and interpretations. 

• Analyzes actual and predicted, interacting, and operational activities of a military, governmental, or business system to obtain a quantitative, rational basis for decision-making through the application of logic and scientific or economic disciplines and techniques.

• Participates in planning, scheduling, and coordinating selected analytical process phases or assists in working any selection of subcomponents of the process or system under analysis.

• Devises modeling and measuring techniques; utilizes mathematics, statistical methods, simulations, operational mathematics techniques (linear programming, game theory, probability theory, symbolic language, etc.) and other principles and laws of scientific and economic disciplines

• Applies extensive technical expertise and has knowledge of other related disciplines

• Guides the successful completion of analysis

• Develops technical solutions to complex problems that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity

• Work is performed without appreciable direction.

• Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.

 Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Analysis related field

• 7 years of analysis experience

• Ability to gain and hold a TS/SCI clearance

• Experience manipulating data from Excel spreadsheets

• Ability and motivation to self-teach analysis skills aligned with analysis best practices

• Expected to deliver in a fast-paced, team-oriented work environment

• Ability combine and analyze disparate data for presentation to senior level decision makers

Desired Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance

• Expertise in operational testing environments, surveillance and reconnaissance environments, and electromagnetic

  spectrum fields

• Familiarity with models approved for use in the Defense Intelligence Agency All-Source Analysis Enterprise (DIAAE)

• Familiarity with the Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operating Environment process

• Expertise in satellite communications, satellite constellations and developing and conducting operational tests to

  assist a diverse team conduct requirements analyses

• Experience researching, identifying, and making recommendations on resources and emergent technologies that

  may improve the execution of future year requirements

• Experience developing display metrics generated from automated data sources

• Experience with modeling, simulation and wargaming for joint campaign scenario development and analysis

• Experience with a cloud computing system such as ADVANA, ENVISION or PALANTIR

• Experience with model-based systems engineering programs SysML, CAMEO, MagicDraw

• Experience with the Satellite Analysis Toolkit

• Experience programming with Python, MATLAB, C++ and SQL

• Familiarity with AFSIM and STK

Work Environment:

  • Location: On-site in Arlington, VA
  • Travel Requirements: Minimal less than 10% if necessary
  • Working Hours: Standard

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture.  These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company.  That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. 

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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