Operations Research Analyst II

Job Summary:

Performs a wide variety of technical tasks to a lesser degree than the Level III Operations Research Analyst. The work requires intermediate application of established methods, procedures, techniques, criteria, and programs. Provides analytical support performing tasks that are specific and broad in scope but increasing in complexity. Tasks are designed to enable increasing independent accomplishment. Assignments are screened for unusual or difficult problems and techniques. Receives supervisory oversight on new aspects of assignments.

Requirements:

• Secret Clearance or higher.
• Ability to lift 40lbs.
• Travel: 30%
• Bachelor’s degree in operations research or other closely related technical discipline. Five (5) or more years of progressively responsible experience in test design development and/or planning, reviewing, or executing testing of military systems and intel systems.
• Performs a wide variety of technical tasks.
• The work requires intermediate application of established methods, procedures, techniques, criteria, and programs.
• Provides analytical support performing tasks that are specific and broad in scope but increasing in complexity.
• Tasks are designed to enable increasing independent accomplishment.
• Assignments are screened for unusual or difficult problems and techniques.
• Receives supervisory oversight on new aspects of assignments.
• Five or more years of additional experience gained within the last ten years in the operational effectiveness evaluation of Army and Joint Service systems, subsystems, and components in one or more of the following system commodity areas: Active Protection Systems; Air Delivery Systems; Air/Missile Defense Systems; Aircraft Armaments; Aircraft Systems; Automotive Vehicles; Command, Control, Communications, Computers Systems; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Systems; Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Systems; Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems; Direct Fire Systems; Directed Energy Systems; Electronic Warfare/Offensive Cyber Operations Systems; Engineering Equipment; General Support Equipment; Indirect Fire Systems; Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Systems; Missiles/Rockets; Optical/Electro-Optical Systems; Smoke and Obscurants; and Soldier Systems.
• Experience may be in any combination of the following areas:
  • Conduct of developmental test, operational test, and evaluation methods for Army and Joint Service systems.
  • Experience is defined as activities to include test and evaluation planning, test execution, data collection during test, evaluation of test or modeling data, and development of evaluation analysis plans and reports.
  • Interpretation, application, and integration of Army and Joint Service system acquisition documentation in the development of system acquisition products for test and evaluation. Examples of system acquisition documentation include Department of Defense, Army, and Army Test and Evaluation Command regulations, pamphlets, instructions, and guidance.
  • Executing Office of the Secretary of Defense methodologies and policies related to assessment of Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations and Advanced Technology Demonstrations.
  • Application of Army and Joint Service metrics at various stages of equipment development to include the planning, analysis, evaluation, integration, testing, and acceptance phases.
  • Test methods, infrastructure, and capability gaps related to system/program testing and processes.
  • Oral and written communication such as briefings, writing technical papers, etc. Examples include Evaluation Plans, Evaluation Reports, Test Plans (Operational or Developmental), Safety Releases, and Safety Confirmations.
  • At least one year of experience in software application testing (at least at black box level) and network communication. Black box functional and system level testing is defined as testing techniques in which the software tester does not have access to the source code itself.
  • Application of system-level metrics at various stages of the acquisition process to include the Material Solution Analysis, Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction, Engineering and Manufacturing Development, and Production and Deployment phases.

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