Senior Operations Research Analyst - Top Secret Clearance Required

Overview

LMI is seeking a skilled, innovative, and adaptable Senior Operations Research Analyst in Colorado Springs, CO to support United States Space Force (USSF) Space Warfighthing Analysis Center (SWAC) Spectrum Warfare Program (SWP) Space Data Networks (SDN) Division customer. The Senior Operations Research Analyst has experience in SATCOM and Command & Control. The ideal candidate will have considerable experience in SATCOM missions for DoD and/or civil satellite systems, have a modeling simulation and analysis (MS&A) background, and be able to develop and execute your work assignments from general guidance and objectives provided by management and their government customers.

At LMI, we’re reimagining the path from insight to outcome at The New Speed of Possible™. Combining a legacy of over 60 years of federal expertise with our innovation ecosystem, we minimize time to value and accelerate mission success. We energize the brightest minds with emerging technologies to inspire creative solutioning and push the boundaries of capability. LMI advances the pace of progress, enabling our customers to thrive while adapting to evolving mission needs. 

LMI has been named a 2024 #BestPlacestoWork in the United States by Built In! We are honored to be recognized as a company that values a people-centered culture, and we are grateful to our employees for making this possible!

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

Responsibilities

Our team specializes in crafting Digital Engineering analytical pipelines with a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) data model front end. These pipelines employ a micro-services-based architecture on a cloud-deployable system to maximize nation-wide system availability, scalability, data integrity, and security. They support organizations with highly-responsive cutting-edge analytical insights which are helping change how the space domain supports the joint war fight.

In this role you will:

• Engage with space-related customers to understand their space-related analysis needs and translate them strategically into work products. 
• Understand, manage, and translate current and Future Operational Concepts (FOCs) and Operations/Campaign scenarios (e.g. JFOS—Joint Force Operational Scenarios) into scalable MBSE data models which interact with and augment the existing subsystems, platforms, capabilities, and mission models to drive candidate mission architectures.
• Collaborate with our software architect, senior developers, operations analysts, data scientists, and other leadership to help architect/design interaction of the data models w/ other critical software capabilities and components.
• Collaborate across Government-Contractor-FFRDC and UARC (Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, University Affiliated Research Centers) teams, Joint Services, other industry affiliates, and their respective Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to refine data and model inputs.
• Dive into research on technical development aspects to ensure Operations/Campaign models are accurate.
• Demonstrate your analytical products to customers.
• Actively participate in Agile analytical sprint processes and ceremonies.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 10 years of professional experience or master’s degree in a STEM field with 7 years of professional experience. May substitute educational degree for experience.
• Deep expertise in operations/campaign-level representation and assessment of the joint multi-domain war fight using Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) tools.
• Space domain experience and understanding in SATCOM and Command & Control.
• Exposure to modeling, simulation, and analysis tools.
• Proven track record of engaging with customers, product users, and coworkers to create innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Possess a natural curiosity and desire to challenge yourself and those around you.
• Possess and maintain a TS/SCI U.S. Government security clearance; US Citizenship required.

Nice to have:

• Space domain experience and understanding in multiple areas: astrodynamics; orbital mechanics; satellite communications; space-based positioning, navigation and timing; remote sensing; command and control; battle management; and space domain awareness.
• Cameo Systems Modeler (or similar) MBSE authoring software and SysML (Systems Modeling Language) experience.
• Experience using both Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience using Python to build system and component models.

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.

Salary : $104,040 - $183,600