Secret Advanced Cost Analyst (ACEIT)

Job Description
**This position is only needed through Sept 30th 2026**

- The candidate should be able to discuss the following:
o The four cost estimating methodologies; Analogy, Parametric, Engineering Build Up and Extrapolation from Actuals
o Work Break Down structures
o DoD Inflation
o Unit Learning Curves
o Data Analysis, Normalization, Regression, and the development of Cost Estimating Relationships
o Your understanding of the math behind Monte Carlo simulation as a method of quantifying cost uncertainty to a Program Manager
- Please come prepared to discuss a couple of cost estimates you have developed, of which you are most proud. Please be prepared to provide examples on these estimates in the following topic areas:
o Cost Estimating Methodologies: Discuss how you made your decisions on the application of the cost estimating methodologies to the WBS including your research for data and the normalization of that data to develop cost estimati...