Mid Level Cost Analyst
About the role
KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.
Responsibilities
- Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
- Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
- Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
- Apply principles, theories and methods of cost estimation to complex Government acquisitions.
- Develop cost estimating relationships through the application of advanced statistical analysis techniques.
- Develop models/methods for space systems and their associated ground and launch systems across multiple space-related product lines.
- 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.
- Identify key cost and technical risk areas, and translate the risk areas into program cost impacts.
- Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
- Proficient with the application of Monte Carlo simulation techniques.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present results to senior leadership.
- Work independently and lead detail-oriented tasks.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8-10 years' experience with a bachelor's degree in engineering, Physics, Operations Research, Cost Analysis, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related discipline.
- TS/SCI with a Poly clearance is required.
Qualifications
- 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, 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).
Skills
- Ability to collect and normalize data.
- Design cost estimating methods and models.
- Develop life-cycle cost estimates.
- Translate risk areas into program cost impacts.
- Communicate results to senior leadership.
- Lead detail-oriented tasks.
Benefits
This range is for the Virginia area only. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of a sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
Pay
$135,600-$203,300
Schedule
Standard
Working Hours
Basic Compensation
Location
on site, in office
Travel Requirements
Minimal 0-20%
Security Requirements
TS/SCI with Polygraph