Operations Analyst for Undersea Warfare

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an operations analyst to provide technical contributions and leadership to support continued American undersea superiority. We are a hardworking team of analysts and operators who apply the latest technology to important problems supporting the US Navy Sea Control Mission. Our group strives to cultivate an environment of innovation while working on complex technical challenges that contribute to the security of the United States! As an Operations Analyst for Undersea Warfare, your primary responsibility will be to analyze and evaluate Concepts of Operations (CONOPs) of Undersea Warfare (USW) and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) platforms and sensors. Technical contributions may include problem definition, requirements and metrics development, system assessment, analysis of mission success, and documentation. You will work with analysis teams and systems authorities to evaluate and assess measures of performance and measures of effectiveness for USW and ASW systems. This will include evaluation of factors such as system performance, logistic requirements, costs, operational impacts, and potential CONOPs, the results of which will be detailed in reports and annotated briefs for delivery to Department of War (DoW) sponsors. You will interact with DoW and or Navy staff to facilitate task execution and work prioritization. This includes briefing the sponsor or DoW command staff on the insights of the work and possible participation in field tests or sea trials for USW or ASW platforms and sensors.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree with five or more years of relevant USW/ASW operational/technical experience.
Technically and analytically oriented with curiosity about USW/ASW systems.
Ability to work well in an innovative team environment.
Proven ability to lead small teams.
Initiative, motivation, and flexibility.
Strong analytical, operational, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Willing and able to travel (i.e., occasional 2-3 day trips or week-long tests).
Willing to work on dynamic projects.
Ability to prioritize a number of concurrent taskings.
Hold an active Top Secret level security clearance.
Must meet the requirements for access to classified information.
U. S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research or relevant technical field.
Demonstrated understanding of features and patterns in data that identify the characteristics and behaviors of systems or components.
Understanding of potential adversary defensive and offensive capabilities.

Responsibilities

Analyze and evaluate Concepts of Operations (CONOPs) of Undersea Warfare (USW) and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) platforms and sensors.
Provide technical contributions including problem definition, requirements and metrics development, system assessment, analysis of mission success, and documentation.
Work with analysis teams and systems authorities to evaluate and assess measures of performance and measures of effectiveness for USW and ASW systems.
Evaluate system performance, logistic requirements, costs, operational impacts, and potential CONOPs.
Detail analysis results in reports and annotated briefs for delivery to Department of War (DoW) sponsors.
Interact with DoW and/or Navy staff to facilitate task execution and work prioritization.
Brief sponsor or DoW command staff on work insights.
Participate in field tests or sea trials for USW or ASW platforms and sensors.