Emerging Technology Assessment Analyst

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Full Time Huntsville, AL, US

3 days ago Requisition

Travel: Approximately 15–25% travel supporting technology assessments, experimentation events, military exercises, and stakeholder engagements.

Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance
. Active Secret or Top Secret clearance preferred; SCI eligibility highly desirable.

Location Requirement: Candidates must reside within or be willing to relocate within commuting distance of Central Indiana, the National Capital Region (NCR), or Huntsville, Alabama. This position is not fully remote and requires recurring on-site support.

Blackrock Strategy, Inc. (BrS) provides engineering, operational, analytical, and technical services supporting the Department of War, Intelligence Community, and commercial customers. Our teams support test and evaluation, experimentation, systems integration, operational planning, and technology transition across national security programs.

Blackrock Strategy is seeking an experienced Emerging Technology Assessment Analyst to support Department of Defense technology experimentation, operational assessments, and capability-development initiatives.

This position evaluates emerging technologies and operational concepts through structured data collection, analytical methodologies, and evidence-based assessments. The analyst will translate complex technical and operational findings into actionable recommendations supporting acquisition, technology transition, and military modernization decisions.

Working alongside Government leaders, military operators, engineers, and industry partners, the successful candidate will support experimentation activities, develop assessment products, and communicate findings to senior decision-makers.

• Support planning and execution of technology assessments, operational evaluations, and experimentation events.
• Collaborate with Government, military, engineering, and industry stakeholders to establish assessment objectives, measures of effectiveness, and evaluation criteria.
• Develop and implement structured data-collection methodologies supporting objective operational analysis.
• Collect, validate, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data from demonstrations, testing, and experimentation activities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to identify operational effectiveness, limitations, capability gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop evidence-based findings and recommendations supporting acquisition, technology transition, and modernization decisions.
• Prepare executive briefings, technical reports, white papers, and assessment products for Government stakeholders.
• Present analytical findings and recommendations to military leadership, technical teams, and program sponsors.
• Support project planning, assessment frameworks, schedules, and continuous improvement of evaluation methodologies.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent assessment activities and support evolving mission requirements.

• U.S. Citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Experience supporting the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, or federal Government.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, research, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated technical writing, presentation, and communication capabilities.
• Experience developing executive-level reports,…