Cost Analyst

Cost Analyst

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience with cost estimating or data analytics
• Experience with data collection and analysis
• Experience with DoD acquisition and supporting major milestones
• Knowledge of core competencies, including life cycle cost model development and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into cost through data collection, model building, and cost and risk analyses
• Develop recommendations that will impact how hundreds of millions of dollars are invested throughout the project’s life cycle
• Identify cost data to be collected, develop data collection plans, and review draft work breakdown structures (WBSs) and cost reporting plans
• Extract data about the technology and performance of submarine communications systems and undersea integration systems through discussions with SMEs, engineers, and project managers
• Derive meaning from raw numbers using a variety of data science techniques, like normalizing data, performing statistical regression, and using learning curve analysis
• Model with dynamic formulas in Microsoft Excel and quantify cost uncertainty with Monte Carlo discrete event simulation
• Develop total ownership cost estimates to help program managers, senior leadership, and clients plan and field systems on time

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the manufacturing process flow
• Experience with management and business development
• Ability to multitask and work under minimal supervision
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possession of excellent leadership, teamwork, and collaboration skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Research, Mathematics, or Economics
• International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association (ICEAA) Certified Cost Estimator and Analyst (CCE/A) Certification​