AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.
ResponsibilitiesAMERICAN SYSTEMS is currently looking to hire a Senior Economic Security Analyst to support OUSW(R&E). This position requires someone eligible for a Top-Secret clearance and SCI eligibility. This position is flexible and hybrid, conducted at the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA, the Pentagon, and via telework.
As a Senior Economic Security Analyst, you will:
- Join a collaborative team of 8 multi-disciplinary science & technology, legal, and security professionals who are on a mission to advance the economic security priorities of OUSW(R&E) and the United States
- Shape the policy and enforcement landscape of U.S. economic security with respect to the OUSW(R&E) Critical Technology Areas and other technology protection priorities.
- Analyze new proposals for new U.S. regulations, including changes to U.S. or multilateral export controls. Participate in related interagency working groups and negotiate on behalf of OUSW(R&E).
- Manage CFIUS cases and export license applications, coordinating with other technical experts across the DOW to present analysis and recommendations
- Be entrepreneurial and self-motivated in identifying, analyzing, and addressing policy gaps, process inefficiencies, analytical tools, and bureaucratic roadblocks, so U.S. technology policy strikes the right balance between protection and promotion. Spend your time on areas of greatest interest and greatest mission impact.
- Grow your analytical and communication skills
- Learn from and support some of the most accomplished scientists and engineers in the world. Build relationships to ensure that the right technical expertise is brought to bear on the right technology policy processes.
A day in the life of Senior Economic Security Analysts, adapted to personal interests and skills:
- Analyze the foreign availability of export-controlled technologies to prioritize changes to export control policy.
- Use AI to comb through corporate filings for red flags.
- Suggest contractual language to mitigate foreign investment risks.
- Write an original legislative proposal to improve U.S. export controls.
- Work with Missile Defense Agency counterparts on a unified R&E response to a regulatory proposal from the State Department.
- Join a CFIUS monitoring site visit to provide technical input on compliance and security gaps.
- Read recent intelligence reports and summarize the key points in an email for the rest of your team.
- Present your research to interagency or private sector interest groups.
- Bachelors degree with 10 yrs of relevant technical, policy, legal, or military experience (Including graduate-level research experience like a Ph.D. research program)
- Eligible for a Top-Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility (Current Top-Secret clearance preferred)
- U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance.
- Advanced, sophisticated, well-rounded, nuanced knowledge and interest of issues related to emerging technology, industrial policy, and international affairs
- Proficiency in MS Word, Powerpoint, and Excel (Advanced analytical skills preferred)
- Proficiency in the use of AI (LLMs, Agents) as an assistant in all aspects of your work
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of relevant technical, policy, legal, or military experience, including qualifying graduate-level research experience
- Eligibility for a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
- U.S. citizenship for obtaining or holding a security clearance
- Advanced, sophisticated, well-rounded knowledge of emerging technology, industrial policy, and international affairs
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Proficiency using AI, including LLMs and AI Agents, as a work assistant
- Current Top Secret clearance
- Advanced analytical skills
What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
