Research Analyst

Description:

Responsibilities

The Live Fire group within OED supports and advises DoD officials regarding the live fire test and evaluation of Major Defense Acquisition Programs. The Analyst will be required to evaluate aspects of surface ship and submarine survivability, which include detecting and avoiding threats (susceptibility), withstanding hits (vulnerability), controlling damage, reconfiguring systems, and restoring mission capabilities (recoverability), and protecting crew and passengers (force protection). Additionally, the Analyst may participate in the end-to-end evaluation of the lethality of missiles and torpedoes. The Analyst will support test planning, observe live fire testing both at sea and at DoD ranges, review modeling and simulation results, conduct independent analyses, and provide written assessments and recommendations to the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The Analyst will work independently and in small teams. The position involves close interaction with mid- and senior-level civilian and military officials responsible for the planning, development, and execution of live fire tests. Travel is required.

Required Qualifications

• Candidates must have one of the following combinations of education and experience:
  • A master’s degree in Engineering (Naval Architecture, Marine, Mechanical, or Electrical preferred), Material Science, the Physical Sciences, or Mathematics coupled with 7+ years’ relevant work experience; OR
  • A PhD or equivalent degree in Engineering (Naval Architecture, Marine, Mechanical, or Electrical preferred), Material Science, the Physical Sciences, or Mathematics coupled with relevant work experience (via government, industry, fellowships, or internships).
• Candidates must demonstrate the ability to speak and write clearly about technical concepts and have strong computational and quantitative analysis skills.
• Candidates selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information as required.
• Travel is required, up to 25%