Senior Operations Analyst

4M Research, Inc. (4M) is a woman‑owned small business founded in 2007 and headquartered in Huntsville, AL. The company provides systems and software engineering, information technology, planning and analysis, health and wellness services, and field support to customers such as MDA, NASA, and AMCOM.

About the role

The Senior Operations Analyst will assist the Government in planning, coordinating, and executing aerial target operations. The position supports aerial threat and target requirements for Do‑D organizations and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers, and participates in site assessments to evaluate launch and recovery locations, equipment needs, range support, and overall mission feasibility.

Responsibilities

• Event planning for aerial target operations.
• Launch and recovery operations management.
• Logistics and transportation coordination.
• Preparation and maintenance of technical documentation.
• On‑site mission support for customers at Redstone Arsenal.
• Site assessments to evaluate launch/recovery locations, equipment requirements, range support, and mission feasibility.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience (15 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree).
• Strong working knowledge of aerial target operations, logistics, mission scheduling, and range coordination.
• Active Secret security clearance with the ability to upgrade to TS/SCI.
• On‑site presence with the customer at Redstone Arsenal is required.
• Ability to travel up to 35% of the time to both CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with aerial threat/target systems, threat presentation equipment, and threat operations.
• Experience supporting military range operations, logistics, and munitions/support equipment coordination.
• Experience supporting DoD aerial target, test, training, or threat‑system programs and coordinating with government and external mission‑support organizations.
• Top Secret (TS/SCI) security clearance.