Supervisory Operations Research Analyst

Title:

Supervisory Operations Research Analyst

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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.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Key Responsibilities:

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• KBR is seeking a Supervisory Operations Research Analyst to lead a team of quantitative analysts and modelers dedicated to conduct modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) of emerging concepts for the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) using advanced MS&A techniques and tools.

• Directly engage with DARPA and other government stakeholders to determine analytic requirements, deliverables, and study milestones and schedules.

• Manage the team's timely execution of the study plan(s) and ensure timely development of quality products.

• Lead the conduct of studies for senior-level military decision makers, technology developers, and acquisition professionals for use in CONOPS development, force structure design, resource allocation, and targeted technology insertion.

• Develop, implement, and execute an experiment design approach, identify key metrics for simulation output, analyze results, generate insights and information, and present findings to senior DoD leaders.

• Conduct pre- and post-simulation analyses as needed.

• Provide technical direction to subordinate analysts and modelers to execute tasks on schedule and to exercise quality control over study deliverables.

• Develop and/or instantiate platform and system models, model behaviors, and model hierarchies in the designated modeling & simulation (M&S) environment.

• Exercise supervisory and performance evaluation responsibilities.

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site

• Travel Requirements: Minimal 0-20%

• Working Hours: Standard

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in operations research, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or related discipline

• 12 years of relevant experience, including a minimum of 8 years of MS&A experience and 3 years of management experience

• Strong knowledge of simulation analysis and experiment design & analysis techniques

• Skilled in R, MATLAB, Python, JupyterLab and/or Jupyter Notebook

Desired:

• PhD in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or related discipline.

• 15 yrs. of relevant experience, including a minimum of 10 years of MS&A experience and 5 years of management experience

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) or equivalent certification

• Deep knowledge of simulation analysis and experiment design & analysis techniques

• Expertise in R, MATLAB, Python, JupyterLab and/or Jupyter Notebook

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40hrs

Basic Compensation:

$185,000-$210,000

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

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