Research Analyst

Help protect the U.S. homeland. You’ll join a team of Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) professionals who identify, integrate, and assess technologies for the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense as a core member of Amentum’s Center of Excellence for Counter Unmanned Systems (C-UxS)

As a Research Analyst, you will turn all-source C-UxS information into analytical products that directly shape DHS and DoD technology acquisition and the development of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). You’ll work with Amentum, government, vendors, subject matter experts, and other industry partners. Your findings will reach senior decision makers.

• Analyze structured and unstructured UxS movement data, geospatial sensor information, and supplementary intelligence sources to develop actionable analytical products.
• Brief key decision-makers on UxS movement trends, entities, areas of interest, and evolving threat patterns through reports, presentations, and research projects.
• Conduct predictive and anticipatory analysis to identify emerging UxS threats, forecast potential operational activities, and assess likely changes in adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Identify patterns, anomalies, and indicators of potential future UxS activity by integrating historical movement data, geospatial information, environmental conditions, and other relevant intelligence sources.
• Develop threat forecasts and risk assessments that identify potential vulnerabilities, emerging operational challenges, and areas requiring enhanced surveillance, detection, or mitigation capabilities.
• Apply trend analysis, pattern-of-life assessments, and temporal and geospatial modeling to anticipate changes in UxS employment, operating environments, and threat behavior.

• Develop and apply predictive analytical models, statistical forecasting techniques, and AI-enabled analytical tools to assess potential UxS activities, operational trends, and emerging threats.
• Conduct anticipatory assessments that evaluate plausible future threat scenarios, identify early warning indicators, and provide decision-makers with actionable recommendations.
• Establish and monitor indicators and warnings (I&W) to support early identification of emerging UxS threats, evolving capabilities, and changes in operational activity.
• Perform scenario-based analysis and forecasting to evaluate potential threat developments, operational vulnerabilities, and C-UxS capability requirements.
• Translate predictive assessments into operational recommendations that support proactive resource allocation, sensor placement, technology acquisition, and TTP development.
• Evaluate the accuracy, reliability, and operational utility of predictive models through historical validation, performance metrics, and continuous analytical refinement.

• Partner with government and industry stakeholders to define research objectives, data collection methodologies, analytical requirements, and reporting standards.
• Transform analytical findings into actionable recommendations that guide C-UxS technology development, acquisition, selection, and operational employment.
• Develop and manage multi-phase technology implementation roadmaps across business units, translating functional requirements into actionable system configurations.
• Perform due diligence on emerging AI, machine learning, and other advanced technologies that can enhance C-UxS detection, tracking, classification, and analytical capabilities.
• Identify anticipated capability gaps by evaluating projected threat evolution against existing and planned C-UxS technologies,…