Air Systems Analyst I 116-003

Air Systems Analyst I:

Job Description:

Conducts all-source analysis of foreign air systems and air forces and operations to include, but not limited to, exercises, tactics, platforms, sensors, strategy   and doctrine, weapons and readiness. Follows technology transfer and its military impact and ability of recipient countries to assimilate transferred technology. Analyzes military air force and potential commercial airline activities and assets to include, but not limited to, commercial airlines, military aircraft, cargo movements, logistical and maintenance, readiness, counter-narcotics, elicit trade, command and control (C2), defensive systems, and air base infrastructure.

Job Duties:

• Conduct All-Source analysis of foreign air and air defense systems and air forces and operations to include, but not limited to, exercises, tactics, platforms, sensors, strategy and doctrine, weapons and readiness 

• Analyze military air force and potential commercial airline activities and assets to include, but not limited to, commercial airlines, military aircraft, cargo movements, logistical and maintenance, readiness, counternarcotic, elicit trade, command and control (C2), defensive systems, and air base infrastructure.

• Maintain knowledge and proficiency of air platforms and weapon systems in the air domain, including but not limited to: fixed wing aircraft, rotor wing aircraft, unmanned arial vehicles, surface to air missiles, air to air missiles. 

• Conduct all-source analysis to evaluate foreign military systems and technologies.

• Conduct research, create intelligence products, create intelligence estimate assessments, and conduct intelligence briefings on request based on MCIA’s Program of Analysis (POA) and customer-driven requests for information (RFIs).

• Collect, analyze, interpret, evaluate and research using tools, techniques, methodology and software.

• Produce and deliver written intelligence assessments and briefings to support consumers at the tactical, operational, and strategic level as assigned. Written products will meet Intelligence Community Standards (e.g., ICD 203, 206, 208) and MCIA standards and adhere to MCIA production and review processes.

• Maintain situational awareness of and analyze the assigned portfolio.

• Conduct research to determine current and future foreign capabilities.

• Follow technology transfer and its military impact and ability of recipient countries to assimilate transferred technology.

• Annually publish/produce at least the minimum number of all-source analysis products (e.g., written and oral reports) as dictated by the production requirements on assigned account.

• Collect, analyze, interpret, evaluate and integrate complex data from multiple sources to assess the relevance and significance of developments in his/her assigned subject matter and geographic area(s).

• Identify and assess intelligence gaps, recommend and submit collection requirements to fill gaps.

• Develops collection strategies and composes collection requirements.

• Correlate technically derived data using multiple intelligence disciplines and open source information.

• Attend, participate in, and contribute to relevant conferences and other events.

• Maintain contact and collaborate with counterparts across MCIA and in other intelligence organizations to keep abreast of current developments, to resolve problems to eliminate duplication, and to provide free flow of information on matters of intelligence interest.

• Deliver subject matter expertise to support the development of new processes, procedures, and technologies.

• Conduct peer reviews and reviews of intelligence products submitted for internal coordination and external intelligence community coordination.

• Provide portfolio specific analysis, expertise, and intelligence production as specified below.

• Conduct Threat Steering Groups with members across USMC Combat Development & Integration to identify key factors and significant risk drivers for potential materiel solutions that may inform lifecycle cost, performance, schedule, and other acquisition decision making.

• Produce and deliver Validated Online Lifecycle Threat Reports (VOLTs), Critical Intelligence Parameters (CIPs), and Capability Development Threat Summaries to support Marine Corps Acquisition Programs across the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process, to support the Defense Acquisition System.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience conducting analysis relevant to the specific labor category, with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.

• Bachelor’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. An additional 4 years of experience in the specific labor category, for a total of 7 years of experience in the specific labor category, may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Security Clearance:

• Active TS SCI and the willingness to take a polygraph if needed.