Senior Cost Analyst (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California

Salary: $120,000–$130,000 per year, depending on education and experience.

Company

Provides cost analysis, estimating, and program management support for space launch vehicles and national security programs.

What you will do

• Develop defensible and traceable life-cycle cost estimates, cost methodologies, and cost models for DoD weapon systems and space programs.
• Perform cost and risk analyses, normalize data, apply inflation and phasing, and document results.
• Support government source-selection teams with proposal pricing analysis.
• Review launch vehicle contractor cost estimates and provide recommendations to government customers.
• Work with program managers and technical staff on program strategies and acquisition documents.
• Present analysis and participate in fact-finding meetings at contractor sites and government facilities as needed.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and an active Secret Clearance are required.
• On-site work in El Segundo, California is required.
• At least 15 years of cost estimating and analysis experience supporting DoD, NRO, intelligence, NASA, or NOAA customers.
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in mathematics, engineering, or the sciences.
• Strong knowledge of the DoD acquisition process, cost estimating relationships, cost methodologies, cost models, and detailed risk analysis.
• Experience with MS Excel and strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• At least five years of cost estimating experience for space programs.
• ICEAA or DAWIA cost-estimating certification.
• Experience with ACEIT, SEER-SEM, and PRICE.
• Experience leading independent cost estimates and reviews.
• Top Secret/SCI with DCID 6/4 eligibility and familiarity with DoD and National Intelligence Community budget cycles.

Culture & Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, travel accident, and long-term disability insurance.
• Optional short-term disability, supplemental life insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• Company-funded pension plan and employee stock ownership plan.
• Paid annual, sick, bereavement, holiday, jury duty, witness, and military leave.
• Work includes collaboration with government customers, program managers, technical staff, contractors, and government facilities.