Junior Operations Research Analyst

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

SPA’s Sea Land Air (SLA) Division supports a diverse portfolio of national security government clients, including the Undersea Enterprise, the Navy Surface Community, the Navy MPTE Enterprise, the Air Force, Army, DoD Agencies, DARPA, international clients including the Canadian Navy and Australian Defence Force.  Our primary objective is to provide timely, objective and analytic assessments that integrate the policy, operational, technical, programmatic and acquisition aspects of our clients’ challenges.

Leveraging both in-domain and cross-domain expertise to maximize our clients’ success, SLA Division acts as trusted agents to senior decision-makers and key leaders and excels at providing data driven analytic insights, systems engineering, strategies and plans that address current and emerging challenges to national security.

The Naval Surface Warfare Analysis Group (NSWAG), within SLA Division, focuses primarily on providing analytic and program support to the Surface Warfare component of the United States Navy, enabling enhanced decision-making regarding the allocation of resources to improve operational capabilities. This support includes personnel, manpower, and training support to OPNAV N1.

SPA seeks a passionate and dedicated professional with a demonstrated record of success in dynamic environments to support Operations Research, military utility assessment, and other quantitative analyses for a range of customers. The candidate will participate in project teams to: Modeling and Simulation, Develop models of complex real-world systems using commercial and proprietary software tools, Design, build, and execute constructive simulations, Analyze and synthesize data sets with various analytic frameworks and statistical methods, Support the preparation of deliverables (presentations, written reports, etc.) to communicate analysis-based findings and recommendations to sponsors and stakeholders, balance tasks across multiple projects concurrently, and regularly communicate progress or challenges to task leads.

This role is located onsite at SPA’s headquarters in Alexandria, VA.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research, Math, Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, or related field
• 1-2 years of Coding experience (e.g., MATLAB, VBA, Python, R) (experience can include coursework)
• Proficiency with the MS Office Suite of products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook)
• Ability to develop and apply rigorous and methodical analytic approaches to problem solving
• Active DoD Secret clearance, and the ability to maintain it throughout employment
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Desired Qualifications: 

• Experience with modeling and simulation software
• Proficiency with simulation products (e.g., SADM, AFSIM)
• Previous experience conducting IAMD analysis
• Proficiency with MBSE (e.g. CAMEO)
• Current DOD Security Clearance