Senior Advanced Manufacturing Analyst

Analytic Services Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

ANSER in Arlington, VA seeks a Senior Advanced Manufacturing Analyst to support the IBAS program under the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy. The role involves researching, analyzing, and advising on global defense industrial base strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities, while drafting acquisition documents and coordinating strategic communications.

Required: active Secret clearance (Top Secret possible), 10+ years in manufacturing/RDT&E, and strong MS Office

Qualifications

• Active security clearance at least Secret with ability to obtain Top Secret.
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field; Master’s plus 5+ years considered.
• 10+ years hands-on experience in industrial manufacturing or RDT&E.
• Experience facilitating a manufacturing production site or product lifecycle management/engineering.
• Direct hardware development or sustainment experience in U.S. Military Service, Major Command, OSW-level staff, or industry.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical and strategic advisor to Government customer.
• Analyze advanced manufacturing and expeditionary repair proposals; provide data-driven recommendations.
• Evaluate project feasibility; identify funding sources and develop implementation strategies.
• Manage schedules, data, and coordination with mission partners; oversee cost, schedule, and performance for contractors.
• Represent Government interests in meetings; document minutes and action items.
• Draft briefings, official correspondence, and analytical products for internal/external taskings.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or Systems Engineering

Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Arlington, VA | Last Updated: July 27, 2026

Company Overview:

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.

Position Summary:

Analytic Services, Inc. (ANSER) is seeking a Senior Advanced Manufacturing Analyst to support the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy (IBP). The IBAS program is dedicated to ensuring that the Department of War is positioned to effectively address industrial base issues and support the National Security Innovation Base. In this key role, you will be part of a high-powered team that researches and analyzes strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities within the global defense industrial base, recommends relevant prototyping efforts, crafts relevant acquisition documents, evaluates proposed efforts for technical and programmatic feasibility, monitors program execution, conducts outreach efforts, and completes site visits and strategic communications operations as required.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Serving as a technical and strategic advisor to the Government customer.
• Actively analyzing advanced manufacturing and expeditionary repair-related project proposals, providing data-driven recommendations on best courses of actions for implementation.
• Evaluating project feasibility, assessing technical capabilities, identifying potential funding sources, and developing implementation strategies for leadership.
• Managing schedules and data, coordinating and de-conflicting with mission partners, and providing consistent, detailed oversight of cost, schedule and performance for contract awardees.
• Represent Government interests in both virtual and in-person meetings, where documentation of meeting minutes and action items.
• Drafting high-quality briefings, official correspondence, and analytical products in response to internal and external taskings, ensuring information flows seamlessly across a geographically dispersed team.

Required Qualifications:

• Possess an active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or other related field. Candidates with a Master's with 5+ years of relevant experience will be considered.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in industrial manufacturing or research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E).
• Demonstrated experience in either the facilitation of a manufacturing production site and / or product lifecycle management/engineering.
• Direct experience with hardware development or sustainment gained during employment within a U.S. Military Service, Major Command, OSW-level staff, or an industrial firm
• Expertise with modern office tools, including the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating within the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) or a similar senior, strategic-level staff environment.
• Experience navigating the DoW acquisition lifecycle and the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process to identify and mitigate industrial base risks.
• Expertise in applying sound scientific, program analysis, and systems engineering concepts and methodologies to solve complex advanced manufacturing technical and programmatic challenges.
• Experience leading the on-site implementation of relevant project plans and ensuring cost, schedule, and performance objectives are met.
• Professional certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) or a recognized equivalent.
• Certification in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher) with a track record of driving successful process improvement initiatives.

Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to: business considerations, local market, internal equity, candidate qualifications such as skills, education and experience. ANSER provides employees benefits to support all aspects of their life including health, financial and well-being. For more information, please visit: http://www.anser.org

Full-Time Salary Range for this position:

$119,000 — $172,000 USD

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.