Staff Engineer, Operations Analyst
Leads operational analysis, modeling, simulation, and wargaming for autonomous aircraft systems, translating military mission insights into design and product decisions. Requires 7+ years of experience, defense operational expertise, and proficiency with aerospace simulation tools and modern software workflows.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute operational analysis strategies for autonomous aircraft in military scenarios.
- Lead modeling, simulation, and wargaming efforts to evaluate system performance, mission impact, and survivability in contested environments.
- Translate operational insights into engineering and product design decisions.
- Conduct trade studies and sensitivity analyses under varying operational conditions and threats.
- Build high-fidelity mission models using AFSIM, STK, MATLAB, Python, and other modeling and simulation tools.
- Analyze force-on-force engagements, sensor effectiveness, and autonomy-driven decision-making.
- Collaborate with DoD stakeholders, operators, and warfighters to define mission needs and operational requirements.
- Support CONOPS development for AI-driven aircraft capabilities.
- Identify emerging threats and operational challenges.
- Prepare technical reports, briefings, and recommendations for leadership, customers, and government agencies.
- Apply cloud/HPC workflows, containerization, version control, CI/CD, automated testing, and reproducible analysis practices to simulation and analytics pipelines.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in operational analysis, modeling and simulation, or military operations research.
- Expertise in military mission analysis, operational planning, and wargaming methodologies.
- Proficiency with AFSIM, STK, MATLAB, or comparable aerospace and defense modeling and simulation tools.
- Deep understanding of air combat, ISR, electronic warfare, or autonomous systems in contested environments.
- Experience working with DoD stakeholders, warfighters, and government agencies.
- Experience applying modern compute, data science, and software development practices to reliable simulations and analytics.
- Strong communication and briefing skills, including presentations to senior leadership, customers, and military personnel.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced agile environment with shifting priorities.
Nice-to-Haves
- Force-on-force analysis, CONOPS development, or military campaign modeling experience.
- Familiarity with DoD acquisition processes, JCIDS, and military operational testing.
- Experience integrating AI-driven decision-making algorithms into operational analysis frameworks.
- Prior military service or experience with the U.S. Air Force, Navy, or Special Operations Forces.
- Experience using generative AI to structure problems and create simulation or analysis tools.
- Active Secret or Top Secret clearance, or ability to obtain one.
Skills
Operational Analysis, Modeling And Simulation, Wargaming, Afsim, Stk, MATLAB, Python, Military Mission Analysis, Cloud Computing, Hpc, Docker, Git, CI/CD, Automated Testing, Data Science
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