Maritime Analyst PB2

Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Inc; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Inc. is seeking a Maritime Analyst to collect, analyze, and consolidate navigation safety data for databases and to disseminate standardized products and services.

The role includes promulgating navigational warnings, QA of maritime products, and generating mission-specific datasets. The position requires a maritime education background or relevant experience, familiarity with GMDSS/WWNWS, and broad navigation modality knowledge.

Qualifications

• Must meet all mandatory criteria including education and experience as specified in the vacancy.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate ongoing work and findings to diverse audiences via reports and briefings.
• Familiarity with hardcopy and digital charts and navigation systems.
• Knowledge of GMDSS and WWNWS protocols and navigation modalities.
• Experience identifying or analyzing process improvements in navigational contexts.

Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, and consolidate maritime safety data for navigation databases.
• Promulgate worldwide navigational warnings and disseminate standard data, products, and services.
• Provide quality assurance for maritime products and datasets.
• Generate mission-specific datasets and respond to queries from national and international customers.

Skills

Communication of findings

Charts familiarity

GMDSS/WWNWS familiarity

Navigation modalities

Process improvements

Education

Maritime-related Bachelor's

Coast Guard Third Mate license

Nav-related subjects completion

4+ years seagoing navigational experience

Job description

Posted : 10/22/26

Location : Springfield, VA

Maritime Analysts collect, analyze, and consolidate maritime safety of navigation information to populate maritime navigation databases in order to disseminate standardized data, products and services. They also promulgate worldwide navigational warnings, provide quality assurance for maritime products, generate mission-specific datasets, and respond to queries from national and international customers. These duties fulfill NGA’s Maritime Safety Office obligations under U.S. Code Title 10, Federal and international laws, regulations, and national security.
Promotion Opportunity

Qualifications Mandatory

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement’s mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement:

• Proven ability to communicate ongoing work and findings to various audiences through reports and briefings.


• Demonstrated familiarity of hardcopy and digital charts.


• Demonstrated familiarity of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and the Worldwide Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS).


• Demonstrated familiarity of multiple navigation modalities (celestial, visual, radar, electronic, piloting or voyaging planning).


• Demonstrated experience identifying or analyzing process improvements

Education Requirement

• A. Education: Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited state or federal maritime academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, or the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.


• -OR- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a degree in Astronomy, Cartography, Engineering, Geography, Mathematics, Meteorology, Navigation, Physics, or other subjects related to marine navigation and operations. Education must include successful completion of U.S Merchant Marine Third Mate’s License requirements from the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center.


• -OR- B. Experience: A minimum of 4 years of experience as a crew member aboard U.S. commercial or military vessels while serving in a navigational capacity. Experience must include Officer of the Deck Underway Qualifications from the U.S. Military or proficiency in multiple navigation modalities (celestial, electronic, visual, radar, piloting, voyage planning, etc.) using NGA or NOAA navigation products.

Licenses / Certifications

• -Licenses/Certifications- U.S Merchant Marine Deck License credentials issued by the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center; or specific navigation designations/qualifications, which include but are not limited to, Officer of the Deck (OOD) Underway, Navigator (NAV), Assistant Navigator (ANAV), Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Marine Deck Officer (880A1), and Quartermaster of the Watch (QMOW).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT

Distinguish principal colors and shades/hues of principal colors; Near visual acuity of 20/60 or better with or without corrective lenses