China Research, Development & Acquisition (RDA) Analyst (language enabled)

Location: Suitland, MD

Clearance: TS/SCI

Job Description

Mission Essential is seeking a r esearch , developmen t, and acquisition (RDA) analyst to focus on foreign Al/M L with military applications and implications . Attention shall be focused on foreign organizations a nd individuals who de velop, train, and validate Al/ML algorithms. Other tasks include:

• Developing analytic products;

• Discovery, collection, and network building to help identify open source websites;

• Res earch and describe foreign organizations (parent and subordinate) conducting foreign A l /ML;

research and development (R&D) ;

• Research and identify ways to close intelligence gaps regarding foreign R&D efforts.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess at minimum a bachel or 's degree .

• Demonstrate t h e ability to read and understand scie n t ific a nd technical le xicon .

• Maintain language proficiency scores that include at least a 2.0 in/on the l nteragency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale for reading Manda r in .

• Possess clear written and oral communication s kills .

• Demonstra te a minimum of one ye ar fam iliar ity with the following c omputer programs:

o M ic rosoft E xcel

o Microsoft Word

o Microsoft Outlook

o Microsoft PowerPoint

o Graphics Processing Software (e .g. Paint, G IMP)

• Preferably have familiarization with Palantir o r Analyst 's Notebook, though not mand at ory .

• TS/SCI Clearance

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