Aircraft Survivability Analyst

ARA; Whiteman Afb (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is seeking an Aircraft Survivability Analyst in Missouri to determine the suitability of USAF digital simulations for evaluating tactics, design tests, and execute models to quantify relative risk of different employment strategies.

You will join a team of engineers and operators developing and evaluating aircraft tactics to ensure pilots can complete their mission and return home safely.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research or a Scientific Computing discipline.
• 8+ years of professional experience in Open Air Flight Test, Air Vehicle Survivability Analysis, DoD Intelligence or Operations Research, Physics Based Modeling and Simulation, or 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.

Responsibilities

• Determine the suitability of USAF digital simulations for evaluating tactics.
• Design tests to assess tactics.
• Execute models to compute metrics that quantify relative risk of different employment strategies.
• Collaborate with engineers and operators to develop and evaluate aircraft tactics to ensure mission success and safe return.

Skills

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Communication

Security clearance

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Mathematics/OR/Sci Computing

Tools

Scripting 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

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.