Physicist and All-Source Analyst, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton•Charlottesville, VA

8d•$61,900 - $141,000

About The Position

Support defense analytical requirements through scientific research, capability and limitation analysis, reverse engineering analysis and characterization, and facility and vulnerability assessments. Apply physics across interdisciplinary areas such as astrophysics, biophysics, directed energy weapons, and geophysics. Conduct independent research and technical writing, develop models, and oversee or advise allied engineering disciplines in areas including fiber optics, acoustics, semiconductors, lasers, weapons development, and testing. Identify characteristics of hard and deeply buried targets, and prepare products documenting findings and activities.

Requirements

Experience conducting all-source analytic production on nuclear programs, including production facilities, stockpiles, logistics, systems employment, and facility and stockpile security and vulnerabilities.
Experience with all-source analytic production, analytic tradecraft, ICD 203 and 206, and DIA writing style.
Knowledge of applying and querying SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT, and HUMINT datasets and databases.
Knowledge of nuclear weapons programs, including nuclear weapons effects, the nuclear fuel cycle, and nuclear infrastructure.
Ability to independently develop high-quality tailored deliverables, including actionable leads, ICD-compliant written products, network charts, and formal or informal briefings.
Ability to adjust to changing mission requirements and deliver products within a short time frame.
Ability to collaborate with mission partners on production and lead briefings at unique events.
Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of intelligence experience, or 12+ years of intelligence experience in lieu of a degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience countering missiles and delivery systems, advanced weapons, and CBRNE.
Experience with data analytics and visualization.
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.

Responsibilities

Conduct scientific research and defense analysis, including capability or limitation analysis, reverse engineering analysis or characterization, and facility and vulnerability assessments.
Apply physics to interdisciplinary fields such as astrophysics, biophysics, directed energy weapons, and geophysics.
Conduct independent research, technical writing, and modeling.
Oversee or advise allied engineering disciplines on fiber optics, acoustics, semiconductors, lasers, weapons development, and testing.
Identify characteristics of hard and deeply buried targets.
Prepare products documenting findings and activities.
Develop tailored analytic deliverables, including actionable leads, written products, network charts, and briefings.
Collaborate with mission partners on production and lead briefings at unique events.
Adapt to changing mission requirements and deliver products within short time frames.