Tactical Aviation Mission Analyst: Mission & Simulation

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a Tactical Aviation Mission Analyst to translate operational aviation experience into mission-level analysis of advanced air combat systems.

You will help build scenarios, assess concepts of employment, and communicate results to military and technical decision-makers while learning our modeling tools.

APL offers collaboration with a large team, ongoing staff development, and opportunities to contribute to critical defense programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any field or equivalent experience.
• Operational experience in tactical or test air missions.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts with diverse stakeholders.
• Willingness to learn modeling and simulation tools and workflows.
• Eligibility for Interim Secret clearance with potential Top Secret.

Responsibilities

• Apply tactical aviation experience to mission-level analysis.
• Develop operational scenarios, concepts of employment, and measures of effectiveness.
• Collaborate with analysts, software developers, engineers, and decision-makers.
• Learn and apply modeling and simulation tools for air combat missions.
• Interpret results, communicate insights, and brief findings to audiences.
• Contribute to research on future air combat, autonomy, and force employment.

Skills

Operational aviation experience

Strong communication

Quantitative analysis

Modeling and simulation concepts

Scripting or scientific computing

Education

Bachelor’s degree (any field)

Tools

AFSIM

Brawler

Suppressor

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a Tactical Aviation Mission Analyst to translate operational aviation experience into mission-level analysis of advanced air combat systems.

You will help build scenarios, assess concepts of employment, and communicate results to military and technical decision-makers while learning our modeling tools.

APL offers collaboration with a large team, ongoing staff development, and opportunities to contribute to critical defense programs.