Mission Engineering Study Lead

John H. Northrop & Associates • Alexandria, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

JHNA s seeking a Mission Engineering Deputy Study Lead to lead a team of engineers and analysts in executing mission engineering studies. The primary worksite is in the Alexandria, VA area in support of the Office of the Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) Mission Integration. You will serve as the senior analytic member of a team of analysts, engineers, and modelers conducting Mission Engineering studies for OUSD R&E. In this role, the Study Lead will assist the Government lead in developing the study plan, identifying needed resources (personnel, modeling tools, etc.), socializing the study with stakeholders, executing the study, and authoring the final report. This position will be 100% onsite in the Alexandria, Virginia area, with the possibility of local travel to customer sites and related engineering conferences/workshops.

Requirements

• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI Clearance
• Bachelors: Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics, Computer Science, Management Science, Physics; OR possess a certificate from advanced Professional Military Education relevant to Military Training and/or Military Planning
• 7 years of experience in operations research with a focus on mission engineering, systems engineering, or operational analysis.
• 5 years of experience conducting operational or mission analysis and trade-off studies to inform decision-making for capability development, system design, technology investments, or maturation of concepts of operations (CONOPS) or concepts of employment (CONEMPS).
• 5 years of experience in a leadership or deputy role managing cross-functional teams in analyzing complex engineering and operational problems.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in communicating complex technical findings to senior leadership, technical or operational experts, and non-technical stakeholders.
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience in developing and executing terms of references for analyses or studies; analyzing mission architectures/threads; understanding the use of mission modeling tools (e.g., CAMEO, AFSIM); interpreting M&S outputs; or preparing briefings and strategic recommendations for decision makers.
• 3+ years of experience working with Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Military Services, Intelligence Community or Office of Secretary of Defense organizations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment; present and explain technical information to colleagues, management, or sponsors.
• Knowledge or recent experience integrating systems processes and/or software development methodologies, planning, designing, and analyzing functional system processes - either hardware or software-based systems.
• Demonstrated ability to devise solutions for complex problems that require in-depth analysis of tangible and intangible factors.
• Proven ability to analyze complex issues within a diverse team and effectively present findings and solutions to stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing system solutions to complex and challenging DoD problems.
• Experience planning and executing complex mission and systems analysis efforts.
• Experience conducting systems engineering tasks including Technology Analysis and Assessment, System Definition, Systems Analysis, Systems Architecture development and architecture products, operational analysis, and Logistics support of DoW systems.
• Expert in assessing threat kill chains operations and identifying exploitable vulnerabilities, analyzing mission threads and blue force system kill chains to identify capability gaps and solutions, developing system models, constructing and executing simulation and analysis plans, conducting trade studies and sensitivity analysis, interpreting and synthesizing results and translating them into concise and comprehensive artifacts for documenting and communicating to multiple audiences.
• Experience leading teams in the planning and execution of complex mission and system analysis efforts.
• Experience interfacing with Joint Staff, Services, and warfighters to coordinate engineering and analysis needs and analytic results.
• Expert-level experience in one or more of the following areas: JADC2; C2BMC; Long-Range Fires; Space Operations; Position, Navigation and Timing; Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations; or ISR.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team in the execution of studies following the mission engineering process.
• Work with the mission characterization, architecture, and constructive analysis teams to execute the activities, develop the products, and synthesize results that answer Key Questions and meet evolving Joint mission objectives.
• Development of study scope, Key Questions, partnering organizations, external teaming opportunities, and execution plans.
• Understand complex scenarios, vignettes, CONOPs, CONEMPs, measure derivation, and system-of-systems interactions to assist the team's overall knowledge base and inform leadership.
• Understand Mission Architecture inputs, development, implementation, and connections to CONOPs, CONEMPs, and mission-level modeling & simulation (M&S) efforts for the system-of-systems architectures being constructed.
• Understanding of mission-level analysis objectives, tools, limitations, constraints, and how data and architectures feed M&S activities.
• Track progress, solve problems, identify risks, develop mitigations, maintain information flow to team and leadership.
• Develop Kickoff, IPR, and Final briefings along with Study final products.
• Synthesize raw analytical products into impactful conclusions and recommendations for senior government leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level