OPIR Advanced Analytics Lead

Apogee Engineering, LLC•Bath Township, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Apogee is seeking a senior-level OPIR Advanced Analytics Lead to support the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) mission at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. The role provides technical leadership to Intelligence, Analysis, and Production teams and focuses on operationalizing Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR/PIR) analytic capabilities. The position guides analytic methodologies, mission processes, and data exploitation strategies to enhance GSP intelligence production and national security operations. The position is contingent upon contract award. The lead supports the development, integration, and modernization of PIR/OPIR analytic capabilities, including workflows, tools, training, AI/ML applications, signal processing, sensor characterization, and analytic metrics. The role also serves as a liaison among operational analysts, software and data engineering teams, NASIC/GSPM, NGA/Q, and other government and intelligence organizations. The position is on-site at Wright Patterson AFB, with occasional travel.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be eligible for TS/SCI clearance and able to obtain and maintain required clearances.
Master’s degree in Intelligence Studies, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field; alternatively, 8 additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the master’s degree, or 4 additional years of experience plus a bachelor’s degree.
At least 10 years of experience in intelligence analysis, sensor exploitation, or related technical domains.
Strong understanding of the PIR mission, data sources, and analytic tradecraft.
Experience designing or overseeing advanced analytic workflows and tools.
Demonstrated ability to lead analytic teams and mentor junior analysts.
Excellent communication skills for working with technical and operational stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Meteorology experience.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of PIR/OPIR-based intelligence products and analytic workflows.
Define and refine analytic workflows, data sources, and tools used by PIR analysts.
Provide technical guidance on exploitation methodologies, tradecraft, phenomenology, mission processes, and quality standards.
Coordinate with software development and data engineering teams to capture and implement analyst requirements.
Support development and validation of analytic metrics, measures of effectiveness, and performance indicators.
Prepare and deliver briefings on analytic capabilities, limitations, technical aspects, and mission impacts to senior stakeholders.
Implement phenomenology-based OPIR advanced target analytic training for NASIC/GSPM analysts and develop associated training programs, materials, and curricula.
Provide subject matter expertise for PIR/OPIR analytic use cases, and create and refine user stories that reflect operational requirements.
Advise development teams on analytic workflows and user needs, translate analyst requirements into technical requirements, and validate delivered capabilities against operational requirements.
Conduct analytic liaison activities between NASIC/GSPM and NGA/Q development efforts, coordinating with external development organizations and facilitating communication between analysts and technical teams.
Support integration of PIR community-wide subject matter expertise capabilities, including planning, designing, and implementing partnerships and plans for analytic integration.
Assist in developing directed concepts of operations with other government agencies and coordinate cross-agency collaboration, data and product sharing, and intelligence integration.
Advocate for analytic capabilities across relevant IC and DoW sensors; support programs at technical meetings and conferences; and represent capabilities at technical forums and working groups.
Support integration of NASIC ISR capabilities into Air Force ISR systems and operational structures, including data integration with the OPIR Battlespace Awareness Center, analytic integration with TAP Lab capabilities, and procedural interfaces with Air Operating Centers.
Provide technical project management support to NASIC/GSPR analytic efforts.
Define and document PIR/OPIR exploitation methodologies, strategies, and processes, and develop plans and requirements for technical collection, analysis, and decision-making capabilities.
Collaborate across senior IC and DoD stakeholders, inform government planning, programming, and budget decisions, and communicate analytic requirements and user needs.
Evaluate existing analytic tools and capabilities, recommend process and workflow improvements, and assess emerging technologies for PIR/OPIR applications.
Guide AI/ML implementation and modernization efforts; advise on AI/ML applications, automated analytic workflow requirements, and intelligent automation; and evaluate and validate algorithms for analytic use.
Provide expertise on advanced computational algorithms and signal processing for PIR data analysis, including sensor characterization, IR phenomenology, physics, optics, and remote sensor design.
Provide expertise on PIR environmental intelligence products and static scene analysis; advise on meteorology applications, SBIRS data processing and extraction, and SOFA operation for analysts.
Develop analytic use cases and proof-of-concept demonstrations, and validate analytic products against mission requirements and quality standards.
Establish metrics and KPIs for analytic product quality, timeliness, relevance, productivity, and effectiveness.