Operations Research Analyst

About the role

Serves as a Senior Operations Research Analyst (ORA) for the Safety Analysis Branch, AFS-930. Providing expert analytical support concerning aviation safety and other related items to include internal business processes supporting the Flight Standards Service. Basic Requirements: Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. Evaluation of Education: The primary requirement of operations research work is competence in the rigorous methods of scientific inquiry and analysis rather than in the subject matter of the problem. Therefore, applicants should have sufficient knowledge of applied mathematics to understand and use the fundamental concepts and techniques of operations research methods of analysis. In addition, some positions may require knowledge of a specific subject area. Courses acceptable for qualifying for operations research positions may have been taken in departments other than Operations Research, e.g., Engineering (usually Industrial Engineering), Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Management Science. The following are illustrative of acceptable courses: optimization; mathematical modeling; queueing theory; engineering; physics (except descriptive or survey courses); econometrics; psychometrics; biometrics; experimental psychology; physical chemistry; industrial process analysis; managerial economics; computer science; measurement for management; mathematical models in social phenomena; and courses that involved application of operations research techniques and methodologies to problems of management, marketing, systems design, and other specialized fields; or other comparable quantitative analysis courses for which college-level mathematics or statistics is a prerequisite. To qualify for this position, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience at the FV-I, FG-13 level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes a high level of experience in applying statistical (e.g. R, Python) computer languages, domain specific (e.g. SQL) languages, and/or data manipulation/visualization software (e.g. Tableau, Alteryx) to draw insights from large, unstructured, disparate data sets with no documentation or technical support. Applying advanced knowledge of and experience with aviation related data, data integration, analysis, visualization, and socialization of safety information. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.