Cost Estimator Associate

Location:

Hanscom Air Force - MA US (Primary)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary range: 90k-92k

Seeking energetic professionals with expertise in cost, statistical, economic, and/or quantitative analysis to support Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs within the United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Space Force (USSF). Our clients require analytical support for a wide range of systems including aircraft, radars, IT, agile Dev Sec Ops , cyber, and ISR missions. We support a number of DoD Software Factories implementing agile development frameworks, bringing together disparate systems from multiple services and common development platforms for weapon systems with common tools and continuous authority to operate.

This is an opportunity to develop skills in cost, schedule, and risk analysis while contributing to the successful development of cutting‑edge modern weapon systems.

• Collaborate with a team of Quantech cost analysts and subject matter experts on a variety of projects.
• Develop life cycle cost estimates for DoD weapon system programs.
• Analyze historical data and develop analogies and cost estimating relationships using regression analysis.
• Understand technology trends and analyze the impact on cost.
• Analyze software program progress tracking tools (JIRA, Microsoft TFS, etc.) and develop metrics and insights for program managers.
• Interview functional specialists in support of estimating methodology development.
• Develop risk distributions for cost driver variables and cost estimating relationship equations.
• Analyze program schedules and quantify schedule uncertainty.
• Study, analyze, and develop metrics for complex modern software development programs.
• Build complex spreadsheet-based program cost models used as decision analysis tools.
• Apply statistics concepts to quantify the probability of success for program budget and schedule plans.
• Conduct business case analyses, trade studies, and economic analyses.
• Assist program managers in development and execution of contract strategies and program plans.

• Proficient in analyzing datasets and developing statistical models, but also able to tackle problems by thinking outside of the box.
• Technical fast learner with the ability to communicate with multiple functional teams to gather programmatic and technical data and translate it into cost impacts for the government.
• Experienced problem solver, comfortable working in ambiguous environments with the ability to lead financially focused conversations with cross‑functional teams.
• Approachable team player with the skillset to successfully work a variety of projects and take direction from multiple sources at once.

• Active Secret clearance required:
  Top Secret a plus.
• Three to five years of DoD or USG cost analysis experience or relevant experience in quantitative analysis positions such as economic analysis, analytics, statistics, or regression.

• Must have a BS/BA with 21 semester hours in quantitative analysis courses, plus 3 semester hours of Calculus or Statistics.
• Typical degrees:
  Math, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Economics, Data Science, or Computer Engineering.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

This is largely a sedentary role mostly sitting; however, some filing may be required. This would require the ability to move files or boxes with file data, open filing cabinets, and bend or stand as necessary, and the ability to lift up to 40 lbs.

Reading. Communicate effectively, verbal and written. Maintain emotional control and professionalism.