Missile Systems Analyst

The Capital Area Division (CAD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc.

(ARA) has an outstanding opportunity for a talented Missile Systems Analyst with experience identifying, characterizing, and assessing global missile developments, proliferation, and procurement trends.

This position provides Defense, Service, and Interagency audiences with timely and accurate assessments of adversary missile programs, strategic threats, and weapons-related S&T developments.

The right candidate will routinely contributes to Defense Intelligence Enterprise deliverables, including but not limited to foundational assessments, warning reports, technical briefings, and other analytic documents.

The position collaborates with the Intelligence Community, Defense Department, national labs, and academia to address missile-related threat issues.  The Missile Analyst provides guidance to less experienced staff, reviews the work of others, authoritatively contributes to multi-functional analytic teams, and maintains currency in understanding relevant missile-related technologies, trends, and threats.  The position is expected to understand and articulate official government analytic positions during customer engagements and represent Defense Intelligence Enterprise analytic units as directed.

This position is contingent upon contract award with an anticipated start date in November 2024.

Required Qualifications:


* BS or BA degree and tangible intelligence analysis experience


* 5+ years of experience with intelligence analysis, including employing multi-INT databases to develop analytic assessments and briefings


* Demonstrated knowledge of missile programs, trends, and technologies, missile defense developments, WMD delivery, and/or counterproliferation


* Practical understanding of the technical requirements – both established and improvised – required to improve lethality of missiles


* A working familiarity with global missile defense-related programs, technologies, and initiatives


* Understanding of global technology control, arms-control, and nonproliferation efforts associated with missiles (MTCR, New START)


* Experience characterizing and assessing technical improvements related to other advanced weapons systems, including cruise missiles, UAVs, and long-range rockets


* Working familiarity with established Intelligence Community directives, standards, and tradecraft documents


* Demonstrated ability to work effectively within or lead a team of peers, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills


* Ability to communicate complex analyses at a level comprehensible to diverse military audiences and senior-level government representatives


* Ability to clearly express in writing technical analysis results and program characterizations


* Word, Excel and PowerPoint proficiency


* Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility

Desired Qualifications:


* Advanced degree and/or technical train...