This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Candidates with Bachelor's Degrees for Scientific and Engineering Positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as an Operations Research Analyst supporting decision analyses to inform Army leadership on issues in the materiel, personnel, training, and doctrine domains. Positions located at White Sands Missile Range, NM and Fort Gregg-Adams, VA.

Duties

Applying a broad range of experience to plan, develop, and coordinate requirements evaluation activities of spin-out systems, force development planning, systems analysis, and tests supporting analysis of current and proposed Army systems. Researching, developing, planning, and executing analytical methods to address new problem sets Developing documentation to communicate analyses, methods and best practices. Coordinating tasks across geographically dispersed, multi-disciplinary, and multi-agency teams. Presenting results to multiple levels of Army leadership tailoring the materiel to address specific interests.

Requirements

• The incumbent must obtain and maintain a SECRET Security clearance.
• The incumbent will be required to travel TDY approximately 25% of the time.
• A three year probationary period is required if requirement is not already met.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education AND specialized experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for 1515 Operations Research Analyst: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in operations research; or a degree with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:1) applying analytical techniques and methods to plan, coordinate, and execute studies of systems and/or their sub-systems; 2) applying operations research methodology to analyze weapons systems AND 3) developing evaluation requirements when testing proposed systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (DB-02/GS-11).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Contacts

• Address FN-W4AE04 US ARMY FUTURES COMMAND DO NOT MAIL White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk