Operations Research Analyst

Patuxent River, MD
Full Time
Mid Level

Synectic Solutions is seeking an experienced Operations Research Analyst to support the NAVAIR Sustainment Group (NSG) at Patuxent River, MD. The selected candidate will be dual-hatted, 50/50, as the Reliability Control Board (RCB) Tech Lead and the Sustainment Analytics Tech Lead.  The candidate will provide analytical and decision-support capabilities to the Analytics Division Director and senior Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) leadership.  This position is required to be in-person, on-site at NAVAIR Headquarters building # 2272. This is a temporary duty position with the expectations of 8 – 12 months duration and will be replaced by a government civilian. The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI eligible security clearance.
 

Salary Range: $125k - 140k


Responsibilities 

  • Support development and alignment of data, metrics, and analytical tools for NAE Flag Officer/SES forums and NAE North Star performance metrics, ensuring readiness and sustainment alignment across NAVAIR, Business Units, and PEOs.
  • Provide subject matter expertise with the NAE Center for Analytics at NAVAIR Headquarters.
  • Support development of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) strategies and conduct Logistics Support Assessments (LSAs) to translate logistics data into actionable insights for leadership.
  • Develop & align: data, metrics, analytical tools & processes in direct support of the NAE Flag Officer/SES forums and the NAE North Stars/HUDs led by Sustainment Group.
  • Align the readiness & sustainment metrics across NAVAIR, Business Units, PEOs to higher echelon requirements to achieve desired outcomes (CAA, P2P, NIF, GFM, NSB, SPB).
  • Develop and improve logistics forecasting/analysis methods, tools, databases, and processes.                                                                                           
  • Identify the kind and degree of logistics support changes required to optimize readiness and logistics support effectiveness for in-service support of naval aviation weapons systems.                                     
  • Provide in-depth advice and consultation in the process of developing Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) strategies, phase-in schedules, procedures and ILS in-puts to optimize resources and readiness.                                             
  • Senior analyst supporting the Reliability Control Board (RCB) Technical Operations and Data Analytics team, applying engineering principles and advanced analytics to enterprise readiness and reliability efforts.
  • Provides analytical leadership in support of RCB execution, including degrader analysis, root cause assessment, corrective action evaluation, and development of decision-quality products for RCB forums.

Requirements:
  • U.S. Citizen with an active Secret Clearance.
  • Master’s degree in management, Technical, or Scientific discipline from an accredited institution.
  • Substitution: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field plus four (4) additional years of relevant experience.
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in engineering or operations analysis, including 3 years supporting DoD systems.
  • Experience with Tableau and/or Qlik data visualization tools.
  • Familiarity with Databricks and Advana / Jupiter data environments.
  • Experience using AI-enabled analytics tools is a plus.


What Your Experience Working for Us Will Be Like 
Ask any of our employees and they will tell you SSI is a great place to work with an upbeat and positive culture. We take pride in our work to continuously improve on our performance in a manner that enhances the mission of the agencies we serve while expanding opportunities for our employees and our company. 

About Synectic Solutions, Inc. (SSI) 
Synectic Solutions, Inc. (SSI), is an award-winning, 20-year government contracting agency focused on the areas of logistics, engineering, management, and information technology. SSI is a growing organization committed to exceeding customer expectations, to continually improving all products, services, and processes, and to perform all work with the commitment to upholding the highest standards and ethics.  
 

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