Senior Defense OR Analyst - Mission-Critical Simulations

KBR Careers; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 158,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

Medical insurance

Flexible spending account

Paid time off

Job summary

KBR Careers in Hawaii is seeking a Principal Operations Research Analyst to advance defense and national security programs. You will lead mission-level analytical studies, design experiments, and develop reusable model components for senior decision-makers and technology developers.

The role requires deep expertise in simulation, MBSE, and frameworks like AFSIM, SAFE-SiM, or NGTS, with leadership experience and a strong team orientation to deliver high-impact, actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or related STEM discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience
• Strong knowledge of simulation analysis and experiment design & analysis techniques
• High level of proficiency in R, MATLAB, Python, JupyterLab and/or Jupyter Notebook
• High level of proficiency in at least one mission-level combat modeling & simulation framework such as AFSIM, SAFE-SiM, or NGTS
• Demonstrated technical leadership or study lead experience
• Competent understanding of MBSE diagrams and techniques
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a small, high-performance team environment
• Strong collaborative skills with experience working in expert-driven, multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

• Lead or support the conduct of mission-level analytical studies for operational- and senior-level military decision makers, technology developers, and acquisition professionals for use in CONOPS development, force structure design, resource allocation, and targeted technology insertion
• Design experiments, define metrics, and analyze simulation outputs to produce actionable insights
• Conduct pre- and post-simulation analyses as needed
• Collaborate directly with military operations subject matter experts, planners, and distributed teams to develop and refine trustworthy, scalable models, behaviors, and scenarios
• Develop reusable model components and behaviors and maintain clear technical documentation
• Produce high-impact deliverables (briefings, visualizations, reports) for senior DoW stakeholders
• Work independently in a forward environment while coordinating with a reach-back team in the NCR

Skills

Operations Research

Simulation analysis

Python

R

MATLAB

MBSE

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

AFSIM

SAFE-SiM

NGTS

Jupyter Notebook

JupyterLab

MATLAB

Job description

KBR Careers in Hawaii is seeking a Principal Operations Research Analyst to advance defense and national security programs. You will lead mission-level analytical studies, design experiments, and develop reusable model components for senior decision-makers and technology developers.

The role requires deep expertise in simulation, MBSE, and frameworks like AFSIM, SAFE-SiM, or NGTS, with leadership experience and a strong team orientation to deliver high-impact, actionable insights.