Cost Analyst with Security Clearance

Cost Analyst, Chantilly, VA TS/SCI The Senior Cost Analyst provides knowledge and expertise applying principles, theories and methods of cost estimation and analysis. Qualifications:

• Minimum of 11-16 years' experience with a Bachelor's Degree

• Apply principles, theories and methods of cost estimation to complex Government acquisitions

• Develop cost estimating relationships through the application of advanced statistical analysis techniques

• Ability to collect and normalize data and design cost estimating methods and models

• Develop life-cycle cost estimates using a variety of methods (e.g. parametric, analogy, etc)

• Experience leading life-cycle cost estimates for major system acquisitions

• Ability to identify key cost and technical risk areas, and translate the risk areas into program cost impacts

• Proficient with the application of Monte Carlo simulation techniques

• TS/SCI clearance Desired:

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Physics, Operations Research, Cost Analysis, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related disciplines

• Cost estimating experience in the following domain areas:

• Space hardware (bus and payload)

• Space systems (e.g. NASA/Air Force, NRO, Commercial)

• Launch systems

• Ground systems (e.g. mission management, command and control, mission processing, ground terminals, communications networks, data centers)

• Software cost estimating

• Parametric and analogy based estimating

• Data collection and normalization

• Model development

• Method development (e.g. multivariate regression analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, cost improvement curve analysis)

• Technical understanding of satellite systems

• Experience using risk analysis software Crystal Ball)

• Experience using statistical analysis software (e.g. SAS, SPSS, etc)

• ICEAA certification; either Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA)