Operations Analyst
On-sitePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeMasters DegreeLarge
Full TimeMasters DegreeLarge
Job Summary
Analyze patterns and trends within battlefield environments to evaluate interacting sensor, tracker, communication, and weapon systems across multi-domain operations. Collaborate with domain experts to integrate key enablers through trend discovery, risk assessment, and options analysis, then present findings via white papers and briefings to technical specialists and senior decision-makers. This role supports General Dynamics Mission Systems in expanding capabilities at the leading edge of technology, requiring a Top Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.
Required Qualifications
- Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance
- U.S. Government security investigation eligibility
- U.S. citizenship
- Bachelor's degree preferably in applied mathematics, statistics, data science, data analytics or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
- Master's degree in a related technical discipline
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
- MS or BS in a technical or scientific field (Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related)
- Experience working within Special Access communities, particularly developing or integrating systems across Air, Space, Surface, Ground, Undersea, or Cyber warfare domains
- Experience with modeling and simulation frameworks such as AFSIM for multi-domain, mission-level analysis
- Understanding of military operations, tactics, strategies, and trade-off considerations, including at the Combatant Command level
- Experience leading teams, managing workflow and workload balancing, and supporting internal/external engagements
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated experience authoring materials and presenting complex ideas to diverse audiences
- Ability to work effectively both collaboratively and independently
- Must possess or be able to obtain a Top-Secret clearance
- Experience designing and conducting analytical wargames — including automated, LLM-driven, and tabletop formats — to explore strategy, force structure, and capability trade-offs
- Familiarity with Counter-UAS (C-UAS) operations, technologies, and threat analysis
- Experience supporting Homeland Security missions, including border and critical infrastructure defense
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working within Special Access communities, particularly developing or integrating systems across Air, Space, Surface, Ground, Undersea, or Cyber warfare domains is highly preferred
- Experience with modeling and simulation frameworks such as AFSIM for multi-domain, mission-level analysis is highly desired
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code or Codex to accelerate analysis, modeling, and rapid prototyping is a plus
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