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Principal Operations Research Analyst
KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.
Why Join Us?
- Innovative Projects: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
- Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
- Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in successfully getting mission capability on orbit and shaping the future of space reconnaissance.
Position Description/Job Responsibilities:
Qualified candidate will provide operations research analysis expertise for various Air Force and Space Force programs. Qualifications should include the ability to coordinate with senior managers and decision makers to identify and solve a variety of problems and clarify management objectives. The analyst will work as part of a contractor team working alongside a broader team of government and contract staff.
In-depth experience with the space force missions and operations is highly desired. Experience with military operational assessments is also highly desired.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor of Science degree in operations research, mathematics, statistics, data science, or other technical field.
- 10+ years of experience
- High motivation to provide decision-quality information and recommendations to senior leaders
- Ability to lead analysis activities and communicate effectively across multi-functional teams
- Strong quantitative and analytic abilities and critical thinking to integrate and analyze data
- Familiarity working with complex and unstructured problems, and the ability to translate customer requirements and objectives into solvable mathematical or computer problems
- Developing analysis or assessment plans
- General understanding of the United States Space Force missions and operations
- Creativity and flexibility to work in a dynamic environment
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- The ability to work in a secure, confined location (i.e., SCIF)
- Active TS/SCI clearance
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Masters Degree in a STEM field
- Knowledge of space operations, space capabilities, or experience in DoD space and joint force programs
- Familiarity with at least one of the Space Deltas and their respective mission areas
- Executive briefing skills
- Experience with Python, R, JMP, or other analytic software
- Experience with software development or the development of web-based applications
- Experience building analytic dashboards with visualizations of the underlying data
- Experience with analysis or assessments
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.
Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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