Senior Operations Research Analyst

LinQuest is seeking a Senior Operations Research Analyst to support Headquarters, US Air Force (HAF) A5/7, Air Force Futures (AFF), at both client sites in the Pentagon and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling as well as telework sites in the National Capital Region. The applicant will assist in leading a team that employs data science, mathematics, statistics, operations research, data analytics, engineering, computer science, etc. All of this is in support of the analysis of future Air Force capabilities and concepts. The team will conduct research of military concepts and capabilities and develop and study concepts of employment and vignettes to support wargaming. In addition, the team provides support with data analytics and data visualizations utilizing various parametric techniques.

Operations research is used to support the analysis of HAF A5/7 (AFF) concepts and requirements to assist with the development of Program Objective Memorandum (POM) recommendations. Such recommendations are based on coherent, analytically-sound evidence as captured in credible, validated digital models. Models are used to facilitate robust collaborations among Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in the three Centers of AF Futures and across stakeholder organizations, such as HAF A8 and A9, AFRL, and the Space Force. Models of the different AF missions and functions form constituent parts of a Mission Architecture that over time can become an Authoritative Source of Truth (ASoT) about future AF operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage with Analysis Team leadership to prioritize focus areas of efforts supporting AF Futures organizations.
• Determine data needed to support prioritized focus areas.
• Conduct modeling sessions to build SME-informed future MT models, consistent with guidance from Joint Warfighting Concepts, National Defense Strategy, National Military Strategy, Joint Force Operating Scenarios, and other authoritative sources identified by AFF SMEs.
• Work as part of a team or independently to assist in framing conceptual challenges, developing and documenting methodologies to quantitatively analyze those challenges, and support the execution of studies, analyses, and assessments. Design experiments to evaluate complex problems.
• Work with a team to create and run models and simulations that calculate expected performance of concepts and capabilities and perform analysis on the model results. Utilize these studies and analyses to make recommendations regarding the military utility, feasibility, and efficiency of the concepts and capabilities under study.
• Clearly document and present methodology, assumptions, and findings to stakeholders in the form of technical reports and briefings.
• Develop briefing materials and study reports/deliverables that document the study results and explain study recommendations or findings to DoD staff, stakeholders, and decision makers.
• Understand customer requirements, adjusting analytical efforts to meet those requirements, and effectively communicate processes and results with stakeholders.
• Model vignettes to provide context for analytical studies – include blue capability and red threat models within the operational environment.
• Use analytical models to perform comparative analysis of current and emerging operational and system capabilities and combinations thereof.
• Research and advocate for access to appropriate tools and collaborative environments to enable the digital model centric transformation in the client organization, as directed in by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Digital Engineering Strategy.

Required Skills and Experience: 

• DoD Secret with eligibility to obtain TS/SCI.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field with a minimum of 5- 10 years’ relevant experience.
• Degree must be in Systems Engineering, Applied Math, Computer Science, Operations Research, Statistics, or related fields.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Experience developing models and data analysis to inform executive decision-making.
• Applicants should have experience in the research, analysis, and application of operations research techniques to more than one problem type.
• Should be adept at breaking complex problems into manageable elements and identifying candidate solutions for each.
• Must have the ability and motivation to expand their knowledge of various analytic tools and techniques and are expected to seek out opportunities to improve processes and share knowledge with the teammates.
• Basic knowledge/experience in Joint warfighting capabilities, advanced weapons, current and future operational concepts.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• DoD TS/SCI+ eligibility within the last 12 months.
• Advanced Degrees in a related field with a minimum of 5-10+ years’ relevant experience.
• Degrees must be in Systems Engineering, Applied Math, Computer Science, Operations Research, Statistics, or related fields.
• Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following: Air Force program domain knowledge in the ground and or space segment areas.
• Experience working with USAF, DoD Stakeholders.

Benefits:

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more!  For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios.   Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers.  LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence.  Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.