Senior Operations Research Analyst / Systems Engineer - Clearance Required

Senior Operations Research Analyst / Systems Engineer - Clearance Required

Job LocationsUS-CO-Colorado SpringsJob ID2025-12427# of Openings1CategoryEngineering

Overview

LMI is seeking an experienced, driven, and innovative Operations Research Systems Analyst / Space Systems Engineer (Senior Level) to support clients in the Colorado Springs, CO area. In this role, you will work closely with software architects, developers, data scientists, and engineers to lead engineering analyses using LMI's Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) toolkit that address the customer's most challenging problems. You will also contribute to the collaborative development of a highly secure, micro-service-based enterprise cloud architecture by translating analytical needs into MS&A toolkit requirements. This toolkit manages large-scale data, assets, agents, and potential outcomes in real time, providing valuable insights to the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Executive Branch.

LMI is a consultancy dedicated to improving the business of government, drawing from deep expertise in advanced analytics, digital services, logistics, and management advisory services. Established as a private, not-for-profit organization in 1961, LMI is a trusted third party to federal civilian and defense agencies, free of commercial and political bias. We operate completely free of political and commercial bias, and we are entirely aligned with the goals of our clients. Our clients value our specialized services in logistics, intelligence, homeland security, health care, and energy and environment markets. We believe government can make a difference, and we seek talented, hardworking people who share that conviction. We offer a generous compensation package with excellent benefits that start the first day of employment. Business casual dress, flex time, and tuition reimbursement are a few of our many work-life benefits available to our employees.

This position requires an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

Engage with customers to understand analysis needs and translate them into work products.

• Understand, manage, and translate current and Future Operational Concepts (FOCs), campaign and operations scenarios, Joint Mission Threads (JMTs), platform and system specs, etc. into representative simulations for assessing future space (space, link, and terrestrial) architectures.
• Develop MBSE Systems Modeling Language (SysML) data models which drive the MS&A and facilitate collaboration with government and industry organizations.
• Actively participate in agile analytical sprint processes and ceremonies.
• Employ and advocate for rigorous, but highly dynamic systems engineering analytical best practices to ensure consistency across all analytical work.
• Collaborate with software developers to ensure Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) frameworks accurately represent architectures, platforms, etc.
• Collaborate with analytical experts to guide advanced analytical approaches and evaluate results.
• Collaborate with non-Synaptech Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ensure we deliver the best-informed products.
• Dive into research on technical development aspects (e.g., space orbit astrodynamics, unique DoD systems functionality) to ensure platform and system models are accurate.
• Demonstrate your analytical products to customers.
• Conduct multi-domain operations research.

Qualifications

Required Experience / Qualifications :

Nice to have :

Target salary range : $104,040 - $183,600

Disclaimer :

The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

LMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. LMI is committed to the fair treatment of all and to our policy of providing applicants and employees with equal employment opportunities. LMI recruits, hires, trains, and promotes people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, protected veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application process, please contact accommodations@lmi.org

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Salary : $104,040 - $183,600