Senior AFSIM Modeler/Operations Research Analyst

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Senior AFSIM Modeler/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.

KBR is seeking a Senior AFSIM Modeler/Operations Research Analyst who possesses innate curiosity, creativity, adaptive, problem-solving mindset to join our team supporting an exciting and dynamic effort for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on location in Reston, VA.  The Senior AFSIM Modeler/Operations Research Analyst supports a multi-disciplinary team of operational military subject matter expert, operation research analysts and modelers conducting sponsored directed studies and analyses of complex kill webs. 

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:

• Develop architecture, platform, weapon, system and behavior models.
• Develop and execute an experiment design approach, identify key metrics for simulation output, analyze results, generate insights and information and present findings to DOD Senior Leaders.
• Conduct pre-and post-simulation analyses as needed.
• Apply data analysis techniques to complex simulation output. 
• Support the conduct of studies for senior level military decision makers, technology developers, acquisitions professionals for use in CONOPS development, force structure design, resource allocation and target t3echnology insertion.
• Lead technical teams and or tasks

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard

Required Qualifications:

• An active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Comparted Information (SCI) eligibility is required; additionally must be Special Access Program (SAP) eligible
• High Level of proficiency in AFSIM development/modeling/scripting, to include both implicit and explicit modeling techniques
• Proficient in data analyses tools such as Python, JupyterLab R, MATLAB, etc.
• Strong technical project management skills
• Ability to think creatively and function as part of a high preforming team
• Ability to coordinate with government and external contractor stakeholders to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify objectives
• Ability to lead and mentor a technical team
• Excellent communication skills 
• BA in Computer Science, Operations Research, Applied Mathemetics, Probability or related field with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience
• Experience implementing AFSIM models and scenarios to information executive decision making

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understands software/systems engineering principles and can identify data exchange requirements between software modules and or subsystems
• Familiarity with one of more mission level modeling and simulation environments such as NGTS, ITASE, etc. In addition to AFSIM proficiency
• Knowledge and experience in Joint warfighting capabilities, advance weapons, and current and future operational concepts as we as modeling and simulation of the same
• Experience supporting complex studies
• Experience with C++ and development of AFSIM APIS
• Experience working within a Linux environment
• Master's degree in computer science, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Probability or related field with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience

Basic Compensation: $168,000 to $182,000.

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

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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