Operations Research Analyst - Mid-Level

QinetiQ - San Antonio, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

San Antonio, TX

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Operations Research Analyst position at QinetiQ US involves providing advanced analytical support to the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) in San Antonio, TX. The role focuses on complex data analytics, tool development, wargaming support, and base resiliency analysis. The analyst will manage and analyze data, enhance automation and efficiencies, and ensure compliance with relevant regulations while also performing administrative support tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced analytical support to AFIMSC senior decision-makers, developing critical insights across the enterprise.
• Perform complex tasks such as simulation, optimization, artificial intelligence and machine learning, advanced statistical analysis, regression, data science, decision analysis, performance metric development, risk assessment, scheduling, process improvement, and process automation.
• Utilize Data Fabric platforms and employ operations research analysis using COTs simulation software, SAS, Tableau, Microsoft Power Platform, open-source coding (Python, R, etc.), and existing tools developed with Visual Basic for tool development and analysis.
• Support wargaming events including advanced modeling and simulation analysis.
• Obtain necessary data from public domains and manage government-furnished data, reports, and database access.
• Enhance automation, error detection and reduction, data storage and access techniques, and data visualization for reporting.
• Support current metrics using existing automated processes for collecting, compiling, analyzing, distributing, and reporting data.
• Identify and create additional metrics and tools to support leadership requirements.
• Support implementing discrete-event simulation using existing models or COTs software to model base processes.
• Develop apps and automated flows using the MS Power Platform suite and other data fabric platforms to eliminate or reduce manual tasks.
• Capture meeting minutes, schedule meetings, assist with RFIs, report writing, bullet papers, and other project management-related activities.

Requirements

• Degree in Operations Research or Industrial Engineering, or at least 24 semester hours in operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, or related subjects requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics, including at least 3 semester hours in calculus.
• Master's degree plus at least 3 years of experience or a PhD.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to obtain or already possess a SECRET security clearance, based on an investigation completed within the past 5 years.
• Experience supporting AFIMSC or adjacent/subordinate organizations.
• Demonstrated experience in advanced data analytics and tool development within a government contracting environment.
• Experience with Data Fabric platforms such as Envision, VAULT, Advana, Blade, UDL, etc.
• Proficiency in COTs simulation software, SAS, Tableau, Microsoft Power Platform, open-source coding (Python, R, etc.), and existing tools developed with Visual Basic.
• Familiarity with wargaming events like Futures Game (FG), Long Duration Logistics Wargame (LDLW), Global Engagement (GE), etc.
• Expertise in sustaining existing tools and developing new tools and analysis.

Benefits

• Workplace flexibility
• Commitment to health and well-being of employees and their families
• Opportunities to work with a purpose