Description

　　LinQuest Corporation is seeking a Junior Operations Research Analyst / AFSIM Modeler to join our team in supporting the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) onsite in Reston, Virginia. The applicant will contribute to an exciting project to advance Department of Defense (DoD) capability to conduct mission-level modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) of complex, adaptive kill webs.

　　The selected individual will serve on a broader multi-disciplinary team of operational military and intelligence community subject matter experts, operations research analysts, and modelers conducting sponsor-directed studies and analyses using an environment and MS&A tool being developed by DARPA. The applicant will support study-specific integrated product teams comprised of government and partner stakeholders. Applicant must be able to understand and develop an experiment design approach, identify key metrics for simulation output, analyze results, generate visualizations and insights, and present findings to senior DoD leaders.

　　Required Skills & Experience:

　　Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Probability, Statistics, or other related technical degree requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics to include calculus, plus 5 years of experience (A Masters degree in an aforementioned field may substitute 2 years of experience).

　　Proficiency in data analysis tools such as Python, JupyterLab, R, and/or Anaconda, etc.

　　Ability to think creatively and function as part of a high-performing team

　　Experience developing and implementing simulation models to inform executive decision-making

　　Excellent oral and written communications skills

　　US citizenship and an active DoD Top Secret clearance with current SCI eligibility

　　Eligible for Special Access Program (SAP) access

　　Preferred Skills & Experience:

　　Familiarity with Design of Experiments and Data Mining/Seeding techniques

　　Capable, working level knowledge of AFSIM, to include behavior modeling

　　Familiarity with NGTS, ITASE, or other mission-level modeling and simulation (M&S) environment, to include behavior modeling

　　Knowledge/experience in modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) of Joint warfighting capabilities, advanced weapons, current and future operational concepts

　　Active DoD Top Secret clearance with active SCI within the last 12 months

　　Benefits:

　　LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits

　　Why LinQuest?

　　LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

　　Qualifications

　　Education

　　Preferred

　　Bachelors or better in Operations ResearchLicenses & Certifications

　　Required

　　TS/SCIEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

　　The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)