Operations Research Analyst

Overview

Teledyne Brown Engineering is hiring an Operations Research (OR) Analyst to join our Medical Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis team in support of the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC). The OR Analyst will conduct analyses of expeditionary medical systems and assist in the development of modeling and simulation tools for performing such analysis.

• Support the design, development, and verification and validation of military medical modeling and simulation software.
• Perform analyses for NHRC and other organizations within the Department of Defense.
• Interface with customers and the software development team, develop and execute analysis plans.
• Author technical reports and presentations, present results to customers and at professional conferences.
• Directly support customers with onsite analysis and model development.
• Provide training or software support to external users occasionally.

• Bachelor's degree in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Analytics, Data Science or a related field.
• Master’s degree is preferred.

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience.
• 5+ years preferred.

• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Robust understanding of basic statistical theory and common applications relevant to simulation modeling.
• Robust understanding of modeling and simulation principles.
• Education or experience using discrete event simulation models or commercial simulation software (e.g., Arena, Simio, Pro Model, Flex Sim).
• Proficiency with relational databases and Structured Query Language (SQL).
• Proficiency in a scripting language (e.g., Python and/or R).
• Excellent data manipulation and data visualization skills.

• Familiarity or experience with machine learning algorithms.
• Education or experience using commercial or open-source optimization software (e.g., GAMS, CPLEX, Pyomo).
• Knowledge of software development concepts.
• Experience with software quality assurance.
• Advanced Excel proficiency.
• Experience working within the Department of Defense.
• Experience working within the Military Health System.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a Department of Defense Security Clearance.
• The position may require approximately 10% travel.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.