KBR's National Security Solutions team needs a Sr. Principal Operations Research Analyst to conduct modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) of emerging concepts for DARPA, impacting national security through the design and optimization of defense systems.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or related STEM discipline with 12 years of relevant experience
- Strong knowledge of simulation analysis and experiment design & analysis techniques
- High level of proficiency in R, MATLAB, Python, JupyterLab and/or Jupyter Notebook
- Basic proficiency in a mission-level combat modeling & simulation framework such as AFSIM or NGTS
- PhD in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or related STEM discipline with 15 years of relevant experience
- Deep knowledge of simulation analysis and experiment design & analysis techniques
- High level of proficiency a mission-level combat modeling & simulation framework such as AFSIM or NGTS
Responsibilities
- Lead or support 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 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.
- Develop and/or refine an analytic pipeline; interact with third-party software developers to incorporate this analytic pipeline into the M&S tool.
- Conduct pre- and post-simulation analyses as needed.
- Provide technical direction to junior analysts to execute tasks on schedule and to exercise quality control over study deliverables.
- Develop platform and system models, model behaviors, and model hierarchies in the designated modeling & simulation (M&S) environment as required.
- Work independently with little direction or guidance except in the most complex of situations.
Other
- Minimal 0-20% travel requirements
- Master’s Degree in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or related STEM discipline with 12 years of relevant experience
- PhD in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or related STEM discipline with 15 years of relevant experience
- Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) or equivalent certification
