Senior Operations Research Analyst (Offutt AFB) with Security Clearance

Overview Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter . Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission.

SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted. The Strategic Division (SD) supports high-reliability organizations including Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, and the Department of Energy (DOE), among others. Our support across our client base is expanding rapidly and encompasses important services, such as data analytics and visualization, threat analysis, risk management, modeling and simulation, cost estimating, earned value management, program management, system engineering, independent evaluation, and High Consequence Event prevention.

The Strategic Systems Analysis Group (SSAG) supports government and private sector strategic planning, decision making, and program management. SSAG integrates deep client knowledge, advanced analytics, and subject matter expertise to provide timely and objective technical, operational, programmatic, acquisition, and policy analysis. SSAG is hiring for a full-time Senior Operations Research Analyst at HQ USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, NE.

Responsibilities The Senior Operations Research Analyst leads advanced analytical efforts supporting Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) modernization, applying senior-level expertise in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and mission-level assessment to shape and evaluate complex system-of-systems architectures.

In this role, the analyst directs the development, refinement, and integration of MBSE models across multiple toolsets-including ArcherEye, Veracity, Cameo, MagicDraw, and comparable systems-ensuring that model architectures, workflows, and analytical methods meet high standards of fidelity, traceability, and mission relevance. The analyst oversees MBSE-driven modeling, simulation, and analytical workflows by defining use cases, selecting appropriate methodologies, validating model outputs, and ensuring rigorous evaluation of dependencies, risks, and mission-level impacts.

The role includes leading requirements reviews, structured data-collection processes, and cross-functional technical exchanges to support comprehensive NC3 system-of-systems analysis. As a senior contributor, the analyst synthesizes modeling results and operational insights into high-quality technical reports, engineering documentation, mission-assurance assessments, and senior-leader briefings for United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), other Combatant Commands, and Department of War stakeholders.

The analyst represents MBSE and operations research activities in stakeholder meetings, providing authoritative expertise and guiding analytical priorities across modernization efforts. Additionally, the senior analyst mentors junior team members, contributes to the advancement of USSTRATCOM's MBSE and digital-engineering capabilities, and supports continuous improvement of modeling standards, analytical best practices, and tool-integration approaches.

Qualifications Required Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen and possess an active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility, along with eligibility for Nuclear Command and Control - Extremely Sensitive Information (NC2-ESI), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Special Access Required (SAR) programs on day one, and must maintain all required clearances and program eligibilities throughout employment.
• Must be able to work full-time onsite (5 days per week) at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB).
• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, engineering, operations research, physical science, data science, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of operations-research, analytical, or systems-engineering experience supporting Department of Defense or Department of War missions.
• Extensive experience developing, leading, and validating system-of-systems models using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools such as ArcherEye, Veracity, Cameo, MagicDraw, or comparable systems.
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing modeling, simulation, and analytical assessments addressing mission-level effects, performance dependencies, and operational risk.
• Experience conducting requirements reviews, structured data-collection activities, and cross-functional technical exchanges supporting Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) or related mission Desired Qualifications:
• Experience supporting NC3, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) mission-level modeling or operational assessments.
• Experience with MBSE languages and frameworks such as Systems Modeling Language (SysML), Unified Modeling Language (UML), or Unified Architecture Framework (UAF).
• Experience using Python, R, or other analytical programming languages, as well as data-visualization tools such as Tableau.
• Experience contributing to digital-engineering processes, modeling standards, or tool-integration frameworks.