Senior Navy Modeling & Simulation Campaign Analyst

Synchron, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchron, LLC is seeking a Senior Campaign Analyst to support OPNAV N81 in modeling, simulation analysis, and campaign studies. The on-site role involves aligning policy decisions with modeling outputs and guiding study plans, data analytics, and CONOPS development.

The position requires a Bachelor’s in an applicable field and extensive experience in Navy technical programs or war-fighting analysis, with a TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in operations research, mathematics, statistics, engineering, chemistry or physics.
• Fifteen years’ experience in one or more listed disciplines as applied to Navy technical programs or seven years in war-fighting analysis or OA subspecialty code.
• Experience supporting modeling and simulation based analysis and managing budgeting, warfare analysis, project scheduling/tracking, and logistics requirements analysis.
• Experience developing white papers, project documents and briefings for executive leadership.
• Demonstrated experience briefing executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Act as onsite liaison between the government program office and simulation lab to synchronize policy decisions with modeling efforts.
• Provide recommendations on study plans and issues; assist with modeling techniques and data analytics.
• Identify inputs used in simulations, modeling, and wargaming efforts.
• Develop analyses of simulation and wargaming results to inform leadership of capability limitations.
• Recommend changes to improve model representation of forces and methodologies.

Skills

Operations research

Mathematics

Statistics

Wargaming

Modeling and simulation

Data analytics

Executive briefings

Education

Bachelor’s degree in OR/analysis or related fields

Job description

Synchron, LLC is looking for a candidate to support OPNAV N81 in their modeling and simulation analysis. Thesenior campaign analyst will provide professional, technical, and administrative on-site support to the Campaign Analysis and Modeling branch’s (N81C) mission. Modeling, simulation, and other analytic disciplines are conducted for both the Navy centric programs as well as part of a Joint Campaign Analysis within STORM.

Responsibilities

• Act as onsite liaison between the government program office and simulation lab to synchronize leadership policy decisions with modeling efforts and to synchronize model development with current policy and program of record changes.
• Provide recommendations on study plans and issues to be examined; and technical assistance on modeling techniques, data analytics, and development of campaign scenarios, TACSITs, and CONOPS.
• Provide identification and research of inputs that are used as part of simulations,
• modeling, and wargaming efforts.
• Develop analysis of simulation and wargaming results utilizing strategic goals and other guidance as directed. Identify and document weaknesses with current and future operational capabilities.
• Recommend changes to improve the model representation of forces and changes in model methodology to better represent assumptions.
• Utilize analysis of analytic results to develop briefings for leadership to inform and advise of capability limitations identified based on expected policy and funding priorities.
• Provide technical maturity assessments of the way in which systems and components are analyzed and modeled. Provide recommendations with respect to emerging technologies and methodologies to enhance/improve existing models.
• Utilizing current N81 modeling suite and other strategic guidance, develop investment strategy for further development of modeling and simulation capabilities and provide to branch leadership for consideration.
• Develop and provide recommendations on scenario excursions to support POM development efforts.
• Function as subject matter expert on modeling, simulation, and analysis at mission and campaign levels.
• Provide warfare assessments for the Navy staff and input to OSD / Joint Campaign Analysis. Advise branch leadership on campaign and mission studies to identify and assess critical Navy capability and capacity issues.
• Conduct Joint force campaign-level analyses to assess naval warfare using STORM. Support scenario development, operational concept development, development of STORM databases, data output of STORM, and status of STORM databases.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in operations research and analysis, mathematics, statistics, engineering (aeronautical, electrical, mechanical, etc.), chemistry or physics.
• Fifteen years’ of experience in one or more of the above listed educational disciplines as applied to Navy technical programs or seven years of experience in war-fighting analysis or proven Operations Analysis (OA) subspecialty code (or equivalent).
• Experience must include supporting modeling and simulation based analysis and managing budgeting, warfare analysis, project scheduling/tracking, and logistics requirements analysis.
• Must have experience developing white papers, project documents and briefings appropriate for executive leadership.
• Demonstrated experience briefing executive leadership.

Clearance

Active TS/SCI

It is the policy of Synchron, LLC to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.