Nuclear Weapons Analyst

Responsibilities

• Conduct all-source analysis of nuclear programs, including production facilities, stockpiles, logistics, system employment, security, and vulnerabilities of facilities and stockpiles.
• Perform analysis and monitoring of supply‑chain vulnerabilities for controlled and dual‑use technologies, materials, and expertise.
• Analyze state adherence to and implementation of international and bilateral nuclear‑related commitments.
• Conduct applied research on specific intelligence issues related to radiological and nuclear threats to U.S. and allied nations.
• Generate written intelligence products in accordance with IC Tradecraft Standards and brief senior DoD leaders.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to fuse operations and intelligence information, supporting government counter‑proliferation efforts and threat‑network mitigation.

• 12+ years of experience in nuclear proliferation analysis and supply‑chain vulnerability assessment of controlled and dual‑use technologies and materials.
• Experience writing to ICD 203 analytic tradecraft standards.
• Expertise in conducting all‑source analysis of nuclear programs, including production facilities, stockpiles, logistics, systems employment, security, and vulnerabilities.
• Ability to review analytic products for cogent arguments, tradecraft compliance, and adequate support.
• In‑depth analysis experience of analytic operations and knowledge‑management issues across organizational and IC boundaries.
• Familiarity with qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and recent academic developments that influence tradecraft.
• Capability to define problems, supervise studies, lead surveys, and recommend solutions, providing analytic leadership and expertise in nuclear‑proliferation analytics.
• Strong independent work ethic with minimal oversight.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
• Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.

• Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.
• Experience publishing for the defense intelligence enterprise.

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Projected annual salary range $62,000.00 – $ (USD). Salary determined by factors such as location, education, skills, and experience.

Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits; paid leave; professional development; tuition assistance; work‑life programs; dependent care. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours per week are eligible for Booz Allen’s benefit programs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.