Senior Cost Analyst

Senior Cost Analyst

LOCATION: Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA

Salary Range: $135-150k

JOB STATUS: Full-time

CLEARANCE: Secret

TRAVEL: Limited; as needed

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cost Analyst providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PEO Digital Directorate (AFLCMC/HB). The Air Force Program Execution Office for PEO Digital (AFPEO/HB) has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility to manage and execute the modernization, development, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment of the PEO Digital portfolio, which includes over 130 programs for the United States Air Force (USAF) and foreign allies. AFLCMC/PEO Digital Directorate is headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA with geographically separated operating units CONUS and OCONUS.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree in a related field and 12 years of directly related experience, five (5) of which must be in the DoD OR,
  • 15 years of directly related experience, 8 years of which must be in the DoD

• Strong understanding of DoD budget cycles including planning, programming, justification, and execution

• Proficiency in quantitative analysis and calculus

• Must be a US citizen

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree
• Technical Skills

  • Cost estimating methodologies

  • Earned Value Management (EVM)

  • Data analytics and modeling

  • Pricing and financial analysis

  • MS Excel and pricing tools

  • DoD acquisition lifecycle and documentation

• Interpersonal Skills

  • Strong communication and briefing ability

  • Team collaboration and stakeholder coordination

  • Analytical thinking and problem solving

  • Attention to detail under tight deadlines

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Utilize cost estimating methods such as analogy, engineering/scientific methodology, and extrapolation

• Analyze how various factors influence the full lifecycle cost of weapon systems

• Evaluate cost elements for projects of limited scope

• Conduct Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis on contractor financial data to assess cost/schedule viability

• Perform analytical processes including problem setup, data collection/reduction, data display, and drawing mathematical conclusions

• Provide pricing support services across the acquisition lifecycle: development, award, management, and closeout

• Draft pricing briefings, correspondence, and agency pricing reports

• Assist in developing cost evaluation criteria and tracking pre-award milestones

• Support cost proposal evaluations during source selection

• Generate pricing documentation, spreadsheets, and evaluations of technical proposals

• Assist in discussions and communications with offerors regarding pricing

• Prepare pricing-related documents in response to protest actions or claims

• Access and analyze organizational pricing databases

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