Cost Analyst/Estimator - ALL LEVELS (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Salary: $90,000–$150,000 per year, depending on education and experience.

Company

hirify.global supports Department of Defense and Intelligence community programs involving the development and acquisition of space vehicles.

What you will do

• Develop software, parametric, analogy, and launch-system cost estimates.
• Collect and normalize data, develop cost models, and apply regression, Monte Carlo risk, and cost-improvement-curve analysis.
• Perform analytical work for major U.S. Government acquisition programs.
• Lead assigned project or task deliverables and coordinate with customers, portfolio managers, program control staff, and industry representatives.
• Prepare and maintain estimate documentation covering inflation assumptions, risk and uncertainty, work breakdown structures, and base- and then-year results.
• Monitor cost performance against plans to support cost and schedule objectives.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to upgrade to SCI and pass a Counterintelligence polygraph is required.
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in mathematics, engineering, business, or the sciences; equivalent education and space-systems experience may be considered.
• Experience may range from 0–11 years with a bachelor’s degree, 0–9 years with a master’s degree, or 4–15 years of space-systems experience with a high school diploma/GED.
• Proficiency in cost analysis, statistical analysis, WBS development, risk analysis, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong understanding of systems development, systems engineering, technical relationships, engineering trades, technology maturity, and risk.
• Knowledge of DoD acquisition policies, project management processes, and the DoD budget cycle.

Nice to have

• Experience with the National Reconnaissance Office or other federal government agencies.
• NRO, DoD acquisition, and space-systems experience.
• Certification in cost estimating from a recognized professional society or educational organization.
• Experience using R, Python, or Tableau for recurring analysis.
• Knowledge of quantitative analytical techniques.

Culture & Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, travel accident, and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary short-term disability, supplemental life insurance, and flexible spending account options.
• Company-funded money purchase pension plan and employee stock ownership plan.
• Paid annual, sick, bereavement, military, jury duty/witness, and holiday leave.
• Full-time employment with benefits.