Senior Operations Analyst, Mission Engineering, Air Dominance & Strike, Active Clearance

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Air Dominance & Strike : Mission Engineering : Operations Analysis

This role is for a Senior Operations Analyst in Mission Engineering at Anduril, a defense technology company. The analyst will use the scientific method to develop model-driven analysis and models, understand Anduril's platform, autonomy, simulation, and perception products, and use internal M&S capabilities to support business strategy and analyze concepts of employment. The role requires strong analytical, scripting (AFSIM, Python, MATLAB), and communication skills, with experience in platform and payload MS&A, and knowledge of defense domains. Active security clearance is mandatory.

What you'd actually do

  1. Employ the scientific method to develop model-driven analysis (and often the models themselves)
  2. Develop a deep understanding of the transformational value of Anduril’s platform, autonomy, simulation, and perception products
  3. Use our advanced internal M&S capabilities to give our analyses and asymmetric advantage over competitors
  4. Use exceptional writing and verbal communication to translate complex analytical findings into clear and compelling summaries for both internal program teams and external customers

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in a relevant Science or Engineering field
  • Active U.S. Secret security clearance
  • 2+ years of hands-on AFSIM scripting experience
  • Proficiency and love of modeling and scripting languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB, Simulink)
  • Platform MS&A - aero, fuel, and signature modeling
  • Payload MS&A - radar, EOIR, communications, or weapons payloads
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills
  • Working knowledge of domains such as Offensive/Defensive Counter-Air (OCA/DCA), Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Suppression/Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD/DEAD), Electronic Attack, or Long Range Fires

Nice to have

  • 8+ years of experience in a relevant Science or Engineering field, or equivalent advanced academic experience (e.g., MS, Ph.D.)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret security clearance
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and execute an Operations Analysis study from concept to completion
  • Signal processing experience— for example, track fusion and filtering techniques
  • Experience with RF propagation modeling, including communications, radar, and electronic warfare (EW) modeling

What the JD emphasized

  • active U.S. Secret security clearance
  • 2+ years of hands-on AFSIM scripting experience