Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for a full-time Operations Research Analyst supporting US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) NC3 Enterprise Center (NEC) Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I).

The SE&I Division serves as the principal enterprise systems engineering, enterprise architecture, and technical authority for the NC3 Enterprise within the Department of Defense. As the lead NC3 Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) arm of the NC3 Enterprise Center, the division applies and remains up to date on systems engineering best practices and translates mission and operational requirements into appropriate technical specifications and solutions. SE&I also has the responsibility to apply established standards, and, when necessary, develop new standards, to ensure seamless interoperability across the NC3 enterprise. The SE&I is comprised of 3 branches:

Enterprise Sustainment & Evolution

Enterprise Performance & Capabilities

Enterprise Mission Management

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Performing statistical analysis and data analytics in support of mission engineering studies to guide decisions focused on the end-to-end mission to identify new or enhanced capabilities and provide impacts of performance levels on NC3 system of systems.
• Assist in documenting the action of studies, recommending (and coordinating with) study participants, setting up and facilitating meetings, and defining timelines and deliverables.
• Producing engineering analysis reports informed by mathematical modeling to recommend process improvements or efficiencies for solving documented NC3 gaps.
• Supporting limited scope technical quick reaction (e.g. two weeks turnaround) analysis of NC3/National Leadership Command Capability (NLCC) systems issues in support of the NC3/NLCC community.
• Advising and assisting the Government in defining of NC3 Enterprise Figures of Merit (FOM) target for model based systems engineering and Mission engineering (ME) studies.
• Supporting the development of Measures of Effectiveness & Performance (MOE and MOPs), as well as other relevant performance criteria targeting measurement at the System of Systems level.

Minimum Experience

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a TS w/SCI eligibility

Education: High School Diploma

Years of experience: 11+ years relevant experience including:

• 5+ years experience in optimization, data mining, statistical analysis, and/or mathematical modeling, to develop solutions that help organizations operate more efficiently and cost-effectively.
• 2+ years’ experience using Tableau or other similar data visualization and analytics tools
• Ability to work well within a team and to execute tasks independently
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong command of MS Office suite tools, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or similar technical field plus 5+ years’ relevant experience in optimization, data mining, statistical analysis, and/or mathematical modeling, to develop solutions that help organizations operate more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Additional Experience:

• NC3 experience (desired).

Additional Information

Location: Fort Meade, onsite

Travel: 0-10%

Benefits & Compensation:

• Apogee offers two medical plans, a high deductible health plan with an HRA and a traditional POS plan with co-pays, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, PTO, paid holidays, parental, military, and jury duty paid leaves. Regular part-time employees scheduled for twenty-four or more hours per work week are eligible for benefits on a pro-rated basis.
• The base pay for this position ranges from $85,000-$120,000 across the U.S. Base pay is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, experience, skills, abilities, training and education.