Weapons and Nuclear Weapons/Missile Defense Analyst

About the role

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is a small, nonpartisan agency that provides economic, budgetary, and policy analysis to Congress.

CBO's National Security Division seeks analysts to conduct studies of the costs and capabilities of defense systems and potential acquisition programs, including conventional weapons, military aviation, space systems, command, control, and communications (C3) systems, nuclear forces, and air and missile defense programs.

What you will do

• The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is a small, nonpartisan agency that provides economic, budgetary, and policy analysis to Congress.
• CBO's National Security Division seeks analysts to conduct studies of the costs and capabilities of defense systems and potential acquisition programs, including conventional weapons, military aviation, space systems, command, control, and communications (C3) systems, nuclear forces, and air and missile defense programs.The division's recently published work includes analyses of the 10-year costs of nuclear forces, approaches to national missile defense, homeland cruise missile defenses, proliferated satellite constellations, hypersonic weapons, and small unmanned aircraft systems.CBO's analysts communicate their findings to Congress and the public through reports, letters, briefings for Congressional committee staff, testimony, and innovative publications such as online tools and infographics.

Requirements

• US citizenship or current permanent residents seeking citizenship

Education

Candidates must have a graduate degree or equivalent experience in physical sciences, engineering, operations research, statistics, applied mathematics, national security policy, public policy, or a related field.

All candidates must have demonstrated experience in quantitative analysis.

How you will be evaluated

Your application includes your resume, responses to the on-line questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a not qualified determination.

Those who aren't qualified will be informed and not considered further. Others will be referred to the hiring division for further consideration.

Documents you must provide

• Cover letter summarizing their relevant experience, a résumé that includes a list of publications, a brief writing sample demonstrating their ability to communicate technical issues to a nontechnical audience, and contact information for three references online

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. To learn more: ***

What to expect next

You will receive an email confirming that you have applied to the position. Once your application is reviewed, it will be forwarded to the hiring division if you are qualified. If you don't meet qualifications, you will be informed by email and your application will not be considered further.

All qualified candidates will be informed by email when the position has been filled.

Additional information

Not a remote position. Telework/Hybrid position.