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Senior Engineer, Operations Analyst (R5831)

Washington, DC💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Drive modeling, simulation, and analysis of autonomous aircraft systems to evaluate mission effectiveness, survivability, and operational impact in contested environments.

Role type

Senior IC operations analyst (defense/aerospace)

Builds

High-fidelity mission models, simulation pipelines, and technical reports for autonomous aircraft capabilities

Domain

Defense, aerospace, military operations research

Deliverable

production ML models | dashboards & analysis | research

Required skills

operational analysis, modeling & simulation (M&S), wargaming, trade studies, sensitivity analysis, force-on-force engagement analysis, CONOPS development, cloud/HPC workflows, containerization, CI/CD, automated testing

Preferred skills

DoD acquisition processes (JCIDS), military campaign modeling, AI-driven decision-making integration, military service experience, GenAI for problem structuring

Technologies

AFSIM, STK, MATLAB, Python

Responsibilities

Develop operational analysis strategies for autonomous aircraft; lead modeling, simulation, and wargaming efforts; conduct trade studies and sensitivity analyses; analyze force-on-force engagements and sensor effectiveness; collaborate with DoD stakeholders and warfighters; support CONOPS development; present technical reports to senior leadership and government agencies; build and iterate simulation pipelines using modern compute practices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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