Critical Minerals All Source Analyst

Socket.dev; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

E&M Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Critical Minerals All Source Analyst to join our team in Alexandria, VA, supporting the Defense Resources and Infrastructure Office. The role requires analyzing foreign materials, minerals, and manufacturing facilities to inform decisions for U.S.

defense priorities. You will research classified and open-source data, identify intelligence gaps, and produce detailed all-source assessments, often under time pressure, while maintaining strict security

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Experience with IC databases and geospatial tools highly preferred.
• Ability to produce high-quality written and verbal products.

Responsibilities

• Help client understand foreign minerals, materials, and manufacturing facilities.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate classified and open-source intelligence; identify gaps.
• Produce detailed all-source assessments and products.
• Provide time-critical recommendations, often under pressure.
• Share methodologies with other analysts and grow cross-functional skills.

Skills

Geospatial tools

IC databases

Analytical writing

Threat analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Description

POSITION: Critical Minerals All Source Analyst

WORK LOCATION: Alexandria, VA

JOB CATEGORY: Intelligence

JOB TYPE: Full Time

REQUISITION ID: EM43-040

CITIZENSHIP: United States Citizen

CLEARANCE TYPE: TS/SCI W/CI Poly

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Up to 10%

E&M Technologies, Inc. is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. E&M provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work‑life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

E&M Technologies, Inc. is currently seeking a Critical Minerals All Source Analyst to join our team in Alexandria, VA in support of the Defense Resources and Infrastructure Office (DRI). DRI's mission is to catalog and analyze military and civilian infrastructure and defense‑related resources that underpin a nation's or group's military capabilities-including transportation, logistics, defense economics, energy systems, arms trade, physical vulnerability to weapon effects, defense industries, and the operational environment-to support U.S. and allied planners, targeteers, warfighters, policymakers, partners, and acquisition official.

Job Responsibilities:

• Help your client understand foreign military materials, critical minerals, and manufacturing facilities.
• Serve as a technical expert on topics that include, but not limited to, toxic industrial chemicals, rocket fuels, agriculture, nuclear chemistry, fiber optics, semiconductors, lasers, or other weapon material.
• Use your understanding of various collection platforms, you’ll research, analyze, and evaluate classified and open-source intelligence, identify intelligence gaps, and produce detailed all-source assessments and products.
• Provide time‑critical recommendations, often under pressure.
• Grow your expertise, develop new skills in cross-functional skills, and share your methodologies with other analysts.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience or 7+years of equivalent experience.
• Experience with IC databases and geospatial tools
• Knowledge of industrial organizations, military materiel production, and strategic materiel
• Knowledge of the IC, DOE Labs, S&T labs, or DoD organizations
• Ability to apply sound scientific or engineering methods and practices to produce high-quality written and verbal products
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must have and be capable of maintaining a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance at the appropriate level

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with engineering disciplines such as critical minerals, fiber optics, acoustics, semiconductors, lasers, weapons development and testing, or chemical engineering
• Knowledge of foreign defense industries
• Knowledge of the IC, DoD, and analytic tradecraft standards
• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related Physical Science or Engineering field

You must have the Minimum Qualifications in your resume to be selected as a candidate.

The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. E&M considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.?

E&M anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require E&M to shorten or extend the application window.?

E&M is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. E&M provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

As part of the federal government’s transition to the Trusted Workforce 2.0 Continuous Vetting framework, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is expanding enrollment in the FBI Rap Back program for cleared industry personnel beginning April 1, 2026.

Rap Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) is a service provided by the FBI that allows authorized agencies to receive notifications if there are updates to an individual’s criminal history record while they hold a security clearance. This supports continuous vetting of cleared personnel.

Per DCSA guidance, we are required to provide the following FBI privacy advisements to all cleared employees:

• FBI Privacy Act Notice https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/compact-council/privacy-act-statement
• Noncriminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/compact-council/guiding-principles-noncriminal-justice-applicants-privacy-rights