Senior Cost Analyst

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cost Analyst supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PEO Digital Directorate (AFLCMC/HB) at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA. The AFPEO Digital mission encompasses the modernization, development, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment of over 130 programs for the U.S. Air Force and allied partners.

The Senior Cost Analyst will provide support in cost estimating, contract pricing, and financial analysis across the acquisition lifecycle.

Responsibilities

In this Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) role, you will provide expert-level support to Department of Defense (DoD) programs by assisting government leadership with decision-making, planning, and execution throughout the acquisition lifecycle. You will apply your technical and/or professional expertise to ensure compliance with applicable policies and regulations, contribute to mission success, and help deliver critical capabilities to the warfighter.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine cost estimating methods such as analogy, engineering or scientific methodology, and extrapolation

• Perform cost estimating outputs to assess the impact various factors have on costs to design, research, develop, operate, maintain, and dispose of a particular weapon system

• Analyze all elements affecting costs for a project of limited scope

• Analyze contractor financial data using Earned Value Management (EVM) measures of merit to determine program viability with respect to cost and schedule performance

• Apply analytical processes such as problem setup, background research, data collection and reduction, data display, mathematical modeling, and drawing conclusions

• Provide contract pricing support services across all acquisition phases including development, award, management, measurement, and closeout

• Prepare draft pricing briefings, correspondence, and reports

• Develop pricing-related evaluation criteria, track pre-award milestones and status

• Support source selection teams in evaluating cost proposals

• Prepare pricing documentation for Government Contracting Officer review and approval

• Prepare pricing spreadsheets of technical proposals and perform other pricing analyses to support evaluations

• Provide pricing support to construct agency pricing reports and other documents in response to protests or claims

• Access, populate, and analyze information in organizational pricing-related databases

• Apply knowledge of the budgetary cycle (planning, programming, justification, and execution) to support program initiation

• Apply experience in quantitative analysis and calculus

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Secret clearance

Education: Bachelors Degree with 10 years of experience and 5 of which must be in the DoD or

• • 15 years of directly related experience, 8 of which must be in the DoD

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Master Degree 

Technical Skills

• Cost estimating methods (analogy, engineering/scientific methodology, extrapolation)

• Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis

• Quantitative analysis and calculus

• Knowledge of budgetary cycle phases (planning, programming, justification, execution)

• Pricing and cost proposal evaluation

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to prepare briefings, reports, and documentation for government review

• Problem setup and analytical reasoning

• Collaboration with source selection teams

Additional Information

• Location: Hanscom AFB, MA

• Travel: Up to 10%

• Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Onsite

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Company Overview

Odyssey Systems is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Please note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities