Air Force Operational Energy Analyst

Leidos LLC; Washington (Washington County); Remote; USD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a data analytics professional to join the Operational Energy team. This remote position requires residence in the Washington DC metropolitan area and offers the chance to quantify the impact of energy initiatives using statistical analysis, data wrangling, and predictive models.

You will establish KPIs, design dashboards focused on fuel consumption and aviation energy, and develop scalable data architectures with rigorous analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in a quantitative field with 3–4+ years of data analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Quantify impact of initiatives using statistical analysis, data wrangling, and predictive models.
• Establish KPIs to track and evaluate project effectiveness.
• Design, build, and maintain dashboards focused on fuel consumption and aviation energy data.
• Define and evaluate aviation energy metrics to identify energy-saving opportunities.
• Acquire and validate aviation data and conduct quantitative analyses to recommend improvements.
• Maintain proactive communication with cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Data analysis

Data governance

Technical writing

Communication

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related quantitative field

Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Python

PySpark

Databricks

ETL pipelines

Power Automate

Tableau

Power BI

Qlik

Job description

Location

This is a remote position; however, candidates must reside in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Operational Energy team to quantify the impact of prospective and current initiatives using statistical analysis, data wrangling, and predictive machine learning models.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to track and evaluate the effectiveness of team projects and initiatives.
• Design, build, and maintain interactive business intelligence dashboards focused on fuel consumption and aviation energy data.
• Define and evaluate aviation energy metrics to identify and prioritize actionable energy-saving opportunities.
• Acquire and validate necessary aviation operational data, conducting quantitative analyses to recommend optimal energy-efficiency solutions.
• Maintain regular, proactive communication with cross-functional stakeholders and team liaisons.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field, with 4+ years of data analysis experience or a Masters’ degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field, with 3+ years of data analysis experience.
• Active DOD Secret security clearance.
• Proficiency across data manipulation, analytics, and governance tools (e.g., SQL, Python, PySpark, Databricks, ETL pipelines, Power Automate, and Tableau/PowerBI/Qlik).
• Proven experience designing scalable data architectures and developing rigorous statistical analytics frameworks.
• Demonstrated track record in technical writing with strong verbal and written communication skills across technical and executive audiences.
• Ability to travel as business needs require.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with or direct experience supporting the Air Force Operational Energy or related DoD energy initiatives.
• Hands‑on experience developing data pipelines, models, or workflows within Palantir Foundry.
• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying deep learning or machine learning models using frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.

Salary

Salary Range for this position: $115K to $120K

Pay Range: Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Company Culture

At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting

Original Posting: September 24, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

Data Security

Securing Your Data Leidos will never ask you to provide payment‑related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment‑related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.