Operations Research Analyst

Who May Apply: US Citizens

This position is developmental and may be filled at the GS-11, GS 12, or GS 13 level. The incumbent may be non-competitively promoted pending time-in-grade requirements and demonstrated ability to perform the next level/grade duties. The full performance level for this position is GS-13. If not selected at the full performance, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under close supervision under this position is developmental.

In order to qualify, you must meet the education/experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Operations Research Analyst: Degree:

Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in operations research; or a degree with 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. YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS WITH YOUR APPLICATION

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Qualifications at the GS-11 level:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes; analyzing background research, collecting and reducing data, to draw conclusions, determine tradeoff relationships between system operating costs and effectiveness; utilizing of experiments and computer modeling, or simulation, to determine the optimum test design; conducting operations research investigations of military weapons and material systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
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Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Engineering (usually Industrial Engineering), Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Management Science. YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS WITH YOUR APPLICATION
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A combination of education and experience. A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS WITH YOUR APPLICATION

Qualifications at the GS-12 level:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes; applying mathematical or statistical principles and practices to military weapons programs sufficient to evaluate support of equipment and effectiveness; developing, and integrating pertinent information through various data collection, analysis procedures, and technologies; and or utilizing program policies sufficient to participate in a variety of projects to determine tradeoff, operating costs and system performance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
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Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Engineering (usually Industrial Engineering), Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Management Science. YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS WITH YOUR APPLICATION
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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS WITH YOUR APPLICATION

Qualifications at the GS-13 level:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: conducting extensive systematic exploration of problems of an unprecedented nature using compiled computer programming languages, primarily C and C++, interpreting computer programing languages such as, R, Python, Java, and database management languages; utilizing data science and research techniques sufficient to complete major developmental studies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

There is no educational substitution for experience at the GS 13 level.