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Institute for Defense Analyses · 1 week ago

Naval Warfare Analyst - - Live Fire Test & Evaluation

Alexandria, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$67K/yr - $277K/yr

2+ years exp

The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is seeking a Naval Warfare Analyst to support the Department of War's assessment of Navy ship survivability and missile lethality. The Analyst will evaluate aspects of surface ship and submarine survivability, participate in live fire testing, and provide assessments to senior officials.

AerospaceNational SecurityNon Profit

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Evaluate aspects of surface ship and submarine survivability, including detecting and avoiding threats, withstanding hits, controlling damage, reconfiguring systems, and restoring mission capabilities

Protect crew and passengers through force protection measures

Participate in the end-to-end evaluation of the lethality of missiles and torpedoes

Support test planning and observe live fire testing at sea and at DoW ranges

Review modeling and simulation results and conduct independent analyses

Provide written assessments and recommendations to the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of War

Work independently and in small teams, interacting closely with mid- and senior-level civilian and military officials responsible for planning, development, and execution of live fire tests

Travel is required

Qualification

Naval ArchitectureMarine EngineeringQuantitative AnalysisData VisualizationMATLABPythonInterpersonal SkillsTechnical Writing

Required

Candidates must have one of the following combinations of education and experience: A bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture or Marine Engineering with 4+ years of relevant work experience; OR A master's degree in Engineering (Naval Architecture, Marine, Mechanical, or Electrical preferred), Material Science, or the Physical Sciences coupled with 2+ years' relevant work experience; OR A PhD or equivalent degree in Engineering (Naval Architecture, Marine, Mechanical, or Electrical preferred), Material Science, or the Physical Sciences 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

Candidates must successfully pass a background check

U.S. Citizenship is required

Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is required

Preferred

Experience in testing, design, or construction of combatant ships and ship systems and naval ordnance

Prior military or DoD acquisition experience in the areas of naval systems evaluation, combatant ship operations, live fire testing, ship safety, ship survivability modeling and simulation, or weapon system lethality

Experience with data visualization and analysis using a programming language such as MATLAB, R, or Python

Interpersonal skills that facilitate working with people from varied backgrounds