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This role offers the opportunity to work directly with government customers, shape analytical approaches, mentor junior analysts, and brief findings to senior leaders.\nResponsibilities\nAs a Senior Operations Research Analyst with AMERICAN SYSTEMS, you will have the opportunity to:\nLead modeling, simulation, and analysis efforts involving platforms, sensors, weapons, and tactical scenarios.\nDefine analytical requirements, develop assumptions, determine model detail, and select appropriate methodologies.\nEvaluate system trades, mission utility, operational concepts, and capability gaps.\nDevelop measures of performance, measures of effectiveness, and other metrics that support government decision-making.\nApply statistical, data analysis, and test and evaluation methods to assess system performance.\nLead teams of analysts and coordinate with engineers, subject matter experts, and government customers.\nPrepare and brief technical reports, analytical products, and recommendations to audiences ranging from technical working groups to senior government leadership.\nCommunicate complex analytical methods, results, and limitations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.\nMentor junior analyst s and review analytical products for quality and technical rigor.\nApply machine learning, pattern recognition, and optimization techniques when appropriate.\nTravel occasionally within the continental United States for working group meetings, training, and customer engagements.\nQualifications\nActive Top Secret/SCI clearance with a current SSBI or equivalent investigation.\nBachelor’s degree in operations research or a related field that includes at least 24 semester hours of coursework in operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, computer science, engineering, political science, intelligence, international relations, or national security studies.\n5-10 years of relevant experience in operations research, systems analysis, modeling and simulation, data analysis, test and evaluation, or a related field.\nExperience independently leading or contributing to complex analytical studies, from requirements definition through final recommendations.\nExperience with campaign-, mission-, or engagement-level modeling and simulation.\nExperience using analytical or programming tools such as MATLAB, Python, SAS JMP, Perl, or similar applications.\nKnowledge of test planning, data collection, statistical analysis, data reduction, measures of performance, measures of effectiveness, and evaluation methods.\nDemonstrated ability to lead teams, mentor analysts, engage customers, and manage competing priorities.\nStrong written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to brief senior stakeholders.\nAdditional Skills That Would Be Helpful\nExperience with NSS, AFSIM, STORM, EADSIM, STK, or similar modeling and simulation tools.\nExperience supporting Navy ISR&T missions or related defense, intelligence, or national security programs.\nExperience analyzing platforms, sensors, weapons, environmental impacts, or tactical operations.\nExperience developing concepts of operations through quantitative analysis.\nExperience presenting technical findings at MORS conferences or to senior government leadership.\nPay Transparency Statement\nAMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. 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