390 Cost Analyst with Security Clearance - Chantilly, United States - Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Description

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 (e.g. @Risk, Crystal Ball)
Experience using statistical analysis software (e.g. SAS, SPSS, etc)
ICEAA certification; either Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA)

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