Geophysical Data Analyst

KBR•Patrick AFB, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC), located at Patrick Space Force Base, FL, plans, manages, and coordinates research and development and sustainment for all subsurface and near surface areas (seismic, hydroacoustic, and infrasonic) of the United States Atomic Energy Detection System (USAEDS) and United States National Data Center (USNDC) used in monitoring nuclear test ban treaties. The Geophysical Data Analyst will provide subject matter expertise in seismic, hydroacoustic, and infrasonic data analysis support to USNDC research projects, providing seismic research analysis of special data sets for incorporation into AFTAC databases for use in research initiatives. The analyst will help develop improvements to preliminary analysis, ongoing assessments, and final evaluations of regional geophysical data monitoring. They will also perform scientific evaluations and analysis of regional geophysical data.

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen
Must have a fully adjudicated (not an interim) Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
Minimum 6+ yrs. (AS) degree, 4 yrs. (+BS), or 1yr. (+MS), with relevant experience performing tasks like those above.
Familiar with data acquisition formats including: Conference on Disarmaments (CD) 1.1, Center for Seismic Studies (CSS), Standard for Exchange of Earthquake Data (SEED), mini-SEED, Society for Exploration Geophysics (SEG)-Y, Seismic Analysis Code (SAC), Acquisition and Viewing Executive (XAVE), Visual Trace Analyzer (VIXTA), GSE Open Station software, Data Collection Center (DCC).
Basic understanding of the processes that lead to geophysical event formation and classification; disciplines required to develop geophysical analyst procedures and training.
Experience using Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Excel, Power Point, and Word.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively interface with technical employees, management and customers.
Experience working within a government Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).
Experience deriving and marking classified documents according to the National Industrial Security Program (NISPOM) and security classification guides.

Nice To Haves

AFTAC experience.

Responsibilities

Provide expert testing of the analysis tools after modification of software.
Provide detailed testing results to development teams.
Provide expert seismic analysis of data for station tuning studies to serve as “ground truth” for automated processing measurement.
Providing seismic, infrasonic, and hydroacoustic data analyst support.
Analyze regional and teleseismic data from the USAEDS.
Reading arrival times of seismic phases.
Measuring amplitudes, locating epicenters, Beam Formation, Signal Detection, Signal Characterization, and applying discriminants to signals.
Assess regional data evaluation procedures and software.
Recommend actions to correct deficiencies, increase efficiency, and improve capabilities.
Provide operations guidance and recommendations on regional geophysical monitoring.
Identify state-of-the-art developments to improve evaluation, increase fidelity, and reduce uncertainty.
Draft scientific evaluation reports and brief senior staff.
Prepare Trip Reports and Pre-Period Plan Report.
Prepare and present briefings.