Aerospace Engineering Analyst (Top Secret/SCI Clearance)

Inflow-ns•Charlottesville, VA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

In support of Inflow's contract with the Government, you will be working alongside Government civilians and other Government contractors, analysts, and engineers. Using your expertise in aerospace engineering and UAV/UAS, you will be supporting the development of analytical assessments to developing systems technologies, combat environments, concepts of operation, and tactics to develop assessments of intentions and capabilities, limitations, and vulnerabilities of foreign UAV and UAS technologies. In addition, you will perform and manage the production of various products in coordination with project and program leadership, research and exploit key data sources to assess capabilities of foreign Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), predict future capabilities and effectiveness based on modifications or evolutionary changes; and identification of vulnerabilities for exploitation/threat mitigation by US materiel solutions, fully inform and ensure decision advantage across multiple threshold and objective requirements (e.g., Detect & Identify, Track, Defeat), and based on known and anticipated requirements, increase threat characterization, signature development and dissemination throughput to close standing informational gaps, and determine technical omissions, discrepancies, and reliability of all-source material by applying known technical constraints on equipment operation or technology application, and extrapolating from established data on foreign equipment characteristics, foreign research and development (R&D) and production capabilities. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance
BA/BS degree Aerospace, Aeronautic, or similar engineering discipline
3+ years of experience serving in a technical analytical role on DoD related programs and projects
Demonstrated capability of conducting analysis and producing analytic assessments on foreign fixed wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), specifically engineering analysis and characterization of system design and sub technologies, aerodynamic properties, flight performance (e.g., range, endurance, payload, etc.), and tactical effectiveness
Strong verbal and written skills
Ability to conduct analysis and produce comprehensive technical assessments that include independent research and technical writing
Demonstrated capability producing analytic assessments
Analytical and/or hands-on experience with UAV and UAS
Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while maintaining focus on research objectives defined by the customer

Nice To Haves

All source intelligence analysis experience
U.S. Military experience

Responsibilities

Perform and manage the production of various products in coordination with project and program leadership
Research and exploit key data sources to assess capabilities of foreign Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
Predict future capabilities and effectiveness based on modifications or evolutionary changes; and identification of vulnerabilities for exploitation/threat mitigation by US materiel solutions
Fully inform and ensure decision advantage across multiple threshold and objective requirements (e.g., Detect & Identify, Track, Defeat)
Based on known and anticipated requirements, increase threat characterization, signature development and dissemination throughput to close standing informational gaps
Determine technical omissions, discrepancies, and reliability of all-source material by applying known technical constraints on equipment operation or technology application, and extrapolating from established data on foreign equipment characteristics, foreign research and development (R&D) and production capabilities
Other duties as assigned