Cost Analyst (Engineering Contracts) with Security Clearance
StellarPeak Corp. Chantilly
Cost Analyst Chantilly, VA TS/SCI CI Poly The Senior Cost Analyst provides knowledge and expertise applying principles, theories and methods of cost estimation and analysis. • Relevant foundations that are helpful include:
- Prior cost estimation experience for DoD, IC, or other government agency
- Analytics background, such as operations research or statistics
- Familiar with Excel formulas, statistical features, and macros
- VBA coding behind Excel is a big plus
- Python and/or R coding for statistics is a big plus
- Acquisition or contract management background
- Aerospace background
- Coding & Machine Learning (ML) - this is a new area the customer is looking to leverage to improve its existing cost estimation models and tools
- ML experience in Python and/or R for regression and classification data is preferred here
- SQL database query skills are beneficial • Natural Language Processing (NLP) for text search/matching and analysis, since a lot of the contract data and deliverables are text-based
- Another useful skillset is importing/exporting data to Excel using Python or R, as well as sending data from a SQL database to Tableau
- Earned Value Management (EVM) / Integrated Performance Management (IPM)
- Prior EVM or IPM experience is beneficial here
- Statistics, analytics, and coding are similarly helpful for this career track 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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