Overview In this role you will apply economic analysis to assess the Defense industrial base and maritime capabilities, informing shipyard decisions and readiness. You will work with cross-functional teams to compare regions, model costs, and evaluate capacity under diverse scenarios. You'll deliver executive-ready analyses and defend your methods to senior stakeholders. This position supports national security objectives by shaping policy-relevant insights and strategic investment decisions.
Compensation / Benefits- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- ESOP
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid Time Off
Responsibilities- Support impartial evaluation of a potential fifth public naval shipyard and other maritime alternatives, comparing regions on workforce, industrial ecosystem, and site feasibility.
- Estimate capital, operating, lifecycle costs, schedules, ramp-up, and uncertainty for various approaches (new construction, expansion, modernization, PPP, etc.).
- Assess labor markets, suppliers, capacity, ports, utilities, transportation, escalation, and competition with Navy and commercial projects for scarce resources.
- Evaluate effects on fleet maintenance capacity, workload balance, throughput, schedule performance, surge capability, transit time, and fleet readiness under different scenarios.
- Design independent studies of defense industrial base capacity, resilience, affordability, competition, responsiveness, and long-term viability using multiple analytic methods.
- Prepare and present executive briefings, issue papers, decision memoranda, and dashboards; defend methods and conclusions before technical and nontechnical audiences.
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in economics, applied economics, public policy, statistics, or related field
- 12+ years' experience in economics, defense or industrial base analysis, corporate finance, supply chain risk, or operations research
- Demonstrated application of microeconomics, industrial organization, quantitative methods, and corporate financial analysis to complex policy or national security questions
- Experience building models, resolving incomplete or conflicting data, communicating uncertainty, and briefing senior executives or comparable leaders
- Active Top Secret Clearance required
- strong analytical thinking
- clear and concise briefing
- stakeholder management
- microeconomics
- industrial organization
- econometrics
