Operations Research Analyst – Space Mission Modeling & Simulation
About The Position
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. KBR is seeking a mission-level combat modeler to join our team at Peterson SFB in Colorado Springs, CO. An active TS/SCI clearance is required. Qualified candidates should be adept at effectively organizing and executing analytic studies within a team of analysts containing skills spanning a range of disciplines. Experience and familiarity with the space domain and the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration and Modeling (AFSIM) is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, or an Engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience
- Experience conducting modeling, simulation, and analyses with AFSIM
- Experience in DoD space and/or joint force programs
- High motivation, creativity, and flexibility to work in a dynamic environment
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Strong quantitative and analytic abilities to integrate and analyze data
- An active TS/SCI clearance
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, or an Engineering discipline
- Experience with more highly aggregated, campaign-level and/or defense enterprise-level analysis tools
- Experience with Python, OptDef, MATLAB, R, SAS, JMP, and/or Java
- Experience with data transformations and data visualization
- Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL) and MySQL or other relational databases
- Experience with BI Tools
- Experience with Excel VBA
Responsibilities
- Utilizing studies and analyses, specifically a strong background in mission-level modeling and simulation, the analyst will make recommendations regarding the military utility, feasibility, joint warfighter impacts of the concepts and capabilities under study
- Ability to coordinate with senior managers and decision makers to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify management objectives
- The analyst will work as part of a contractor team working alongside a broader team of government and contract staff
Benefits
- 401K plan with company match
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- AD&D
- flexible spending account
- disability
- paid time off
- flexible work schedule
- professional training and development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
