Job Description

Seeking a candidate with an education and background in applied statistics, applied mathematics, engineering, operations research, and/or test and evaluation to join the Homeland Security Community of Best Practices (HS CoBP) team located at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The candidate will provide direct support to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) acquisition programs; providing Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques (STAT) support while working with the HS CoBP strategic team to assemble/lead a community of government, industry, and academic experts to assess future homeland threats to inform T&E plans across eight DHS T&E capability areas.

1. Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems
2. Cyber Security and Resilience
3. Information Technology
4. Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems
5. Cloud Technologies
6. Systems Reliability
7. Sub-terrain (Cross Border Tunnels) Detection Technologies
8. Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosives Detection and Interdiction

As a STAT expert, the candidate will work with a team of diverse experts providing direct support to DHS acquisition programs while authoring authoritative capability area and T&E best practices. Strategic planning and STAT support will include:

• Leading the development of test strategies, technical test designs, and post-test analysis
• Employing various techniques and methods such as design of experiments, Bayesian analysis, regression modeling, and reliability planning
• Skill using MATLAB, Basic SAS, Python, R Programming, and the like
• Supporting special studies for topics of interest to DHS senior leadership
• Leading and mentoring T&E practitioners in STAT processes and technical test design
• Communicating solutions to leadership orally and in writing, clearly and accurately
• Providing specific recommendations, best practices, case studies, and lessons learned

Required:

• Experience in some or all the eight capability areas listed above
• Master of Science in Applied Mathematics with a focus in applied statistics and computational mathematics

• Strategic thinker with ability to focus on the analysis of critical factors and variables to influence the long-term success of an organization.
• Strong technical research and writing skills to prepare authoritative works
• Exceptional interpersonal and team building skills to lead a community of disparate subject matter experts across industry, academia, and government

Preferred:

• Three to five years of STAT experience delivering recommendations, analysis, modeling and simulation, and design of experiments to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of T&E activities
• Experience in developing and drafting T&E related or the like coursework

Security Clearance: Secret