JHNA ยท 1 month ago
Operations Research Analyst/Engineer
JHNA is currently seeking a talented Senior Operations Research Analyst/Engineer to support their OUSW government customer in Alexandria, VA. The role involves supporting mission engineering and integration to address key operational problems and providing analytic justification for technology and capability investment decisions.
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Responsibilities
Assist with planning, coordination, and completion of Mission Engineering analysis and studies, lending technical expertise to help coordinate and track progress, execution and quality control of efforts
Assist the customer with planning, coordination and execution of the Mission Engineering Practitioners Forum, to include preparing for Mission Engineering Working Group meetings/ Executive Steering Council meetings to improve the practice of Mission Engineering
Oversee Mission Engineering and Integration Industry Engagement, to include coordinating individual one-on-one industry engagements, mission engineering forums with multiple companies, coordinating the receipt, review, and evaluation of industry white papers, and supporting the establishment of Information Exchange Agreements with various companies
Prepare presentations for senior leaders and decision makers or engagements with Industry
Coordinate and develop holistic responses to OSW Taskings and Congressional requests for information
Coordinate activities across the ODASW organization
Take ownership of customer problems and, where possible, anticipating problems
Expand the JHNA team in the National Capital region supporting various offices in OSW and the Service Staffs
Engage with other companies to team and shape business and proposals
Qualification
Required
Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Top Secret/SCI Clearance
Education: Bachelors Degree from an accredited college/university
7 years of experience in operations research with a focus on mission engineering, systems engineering, or operational analysis
5 years of experience with mission planning and analysis to include the development or evaluation of mission threads, operational plans (OPLANs), concepts of operations (CONOPS), concepts of employment (CONEMPS) and defense systems
3 years of experience collaborating with diverse teams including engineering, operational planners, and technologists, to accomplish complex tasks. This includes interactions with the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Military Services, Intelligence Community or Office of Secretary of Defense organizations
3 years of working knowledge and experience understanding of modeling, simulation and analysis (MS&A) techniques to support operational planning, system performance analysis, or mission design in defense contexts
2 years of experience within the military or defense sector in areas related to joint operations, combat systems, research and development (R&D) and science and technology (S&T), or mission planning
Preferred
Education: Masters Degree from an accredited college/university
3 years of experience supporting Senior Level Department of Defense organizations such as OSD, Joint Staff, or Service Staff
3 years of Wargaming experience at a high-level Service Headquarters or Command
3 years of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience
3 years experience with SysML modeling and use of AFSIM