Aircraft Survivability Analyst

ARA Brand; Whiteman Afb (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. seeks an Aircraft Survivability Analyst to evaluate USAF digital simulations, design tests to assess tactics, and run models that quantify relative risk of different employment strategies.

You will join a team of engineers and operators dedicated to improving aircraft tactics so pilots can complete missions and return safely. Applicants should hold a technical degree and extensive DoD-style experience, with security clearance preferred, and a track record in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, OR a Scientific Computing field.
• 8+ years of professional experience in air survivability, test, modeling, or DoD OR equivalent 12+ years.
• Security clearance and ability to work in a classified environment.
• Able to work autonomously and in small teams.

Responsibilities

• Determine suitability of USAF digital simulations for evaluating tactics.
• Design tests to assess tactics and execute models to compute risk metrics.
• Collaborate with engineers and operators to improve aircraft tactics.
• Ensure pilots can complete missions and return safely.

Skills

Security clearance

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Math/OR/Scientific Computing

Tools

MPST

Scripting tools

Software development

Threat analysis tools

Job description

As an Aircraft Survivability Analyst, you will be determining the suitability of USAF digital simulations for evaluating tactics, designing tests to assess tactics, and executing models to compute metrics that quantify relative risk of different employment strategies. You will be part of a team of engineers and operators that develop and evaluate aircraft tactics to ensure our pilots can complete their mission and return home safely.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research or a Scientific Computing discipline.
• 8+ years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Open Air Flight Test
  • Air Vehicle Survivability Analysis
  • DoD Intelligence or Operations Research
  • Physics Based Modeling and Simulation
  • Combat Mission Planning
• Equivalent professional experience (12+ years) will be considered for talented candidates without degree
• Demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and with small teams

• Active security clearance and experience working in a classified environment

Preference to applicants with one or more of the following:

• Understanding of ground and airborne threat systems
• Working knowledge of aircraft survivability and/or aerodynamics
• Familiarity with auto-routing programs for air vehicle survivability
• Experience with Mission Planning Support Tools (MPST)
• Software development skills and/or experience with scripting tools
• Demonstrated ability to design and compute metrics for analysis
• Experience with one or more US Government many-on-many digital simulations
• Security+ certification

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,300 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com.