Critical Chemicals Analyst

Critical Chemicals Analyst **The Opportunity:** As a defense mission professional, you ask questions others don’t. You understand the nuances of complex situations. You use your skills to think bigger and push further, solving complex problems. We’re looking for an expert like you to create solutions for missions that keep our nation safe. As an industrial base focused Critical Chemicals portfolio analyst, you’ll bring your scientific, analytical, technical, and industrial base knowledge to work alongside senior portfolio management leaders on projects that drive investments in the energetics defense industrial base, energetics qualification and acquisition policy. You’ll use your skills and expertise to assess technical capabilities of the chemical processing and manufacturing industries, evaluate production and integration readiness, and establish and oversee investments in the defense industrial base covering DoW's energetics portfolios. Work with us to recommend solutions, participate in senior executive engagements, and develop reporting tools to assess investments and the capabilities that the investments will provide to the DoW. You’ll be a trusted advisor to our customers, and we’ll look to you to identify, analyze, and evaluate complex systems, policies, processes, and assist in the management of projects. Join us. The world can’t wait. **You Have:** - 5+ years of experience in the DoW chemical, energetics or propulsion industrial base, acquisition enterprise, or management of chemical, energetics or propulsion systems development supporting missiles, munitions, or hypersonic munitions - 3+ years of experience supporting acquisition programs or operations for weapon capabilities, including air-to-air, air-to-ground, ground-to-ground, ground-to-air weapons, or subsonic, supersonic, or hypersonic cruise missiles - Experience developing and evaluating acquisition strategies, acquisition program baselines, risk reduction plans, or industry capital equipment investment plans - Experience reviewing the annual defense authorization and appropriations acts for provisions that affect Critical Chemicals or weapons programs - Secret clearance - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a Science field **Nice If You Have:** - Experience preparing and coordinating correspondence requests directed to senior department leadership, legislative branch offices, foreign governments or agencies, international organizations, or private organizations - Experience supporting the preparation of Acquisition Decision Memoranda, working as part of an Integrated Product Team (IPT) to prepare reports, or program update briefings - Knowledge of monthly and quarterly status reports on defense industrial base investment programs - Knowledge of Critical Chemicals or Energetics portfolios, to assess cost, schedule, and performance risks associated with the weapon industrial base for planned and forecast acquisition and surge manufacturing requirements - Top Secret clearance - Master's degree in Engineering or Chemical Engineering - Defense Acquisition University Logistics Management, Systems Acquisition, or Defense Industry Certification **Clearance:** Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required. **Compensation** At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individua…