Business / Data Analyst

Business / Data Analyst

Clearance Level: Must be eligible and able to obtain an Active Secret Clearance - Must be US Citizen due to the nature of the work. 

Location: You should expect to be onsite 2 days/wk. The team is typically onsite together on Wednesdays. Must live within 100 miles from Lexington, MA. 

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

About the Role:

Aquila Technology is seeking a Business / Data Analyst to support one of the nation’s premier defense research organizations.

The team is seeking a PLM Systems Analyst to bridge engineering organizations, technical stakeholders, and software development teams. The role focuses on engineering-based systems analysis within PLM and Digital Engineering environments, working directly with engineers and researchers to understand engineering workflows, technical information, system interactions, and opportunities for digital improvement.

The analyst translates complex and evolving engineering needs into functional requirements, user stories, workflows, use cases, acceptance criteria, and solution concepts. The role applies systems thinking to analyze engineering processes, product data, application behavior, integrations, and information flows across PLM and related enterprise systems. The analyst also supports solution configuration, testing, troubleshooting, validation, and continuous improvement in partnership with architects, developers, QA professionals, product owners, and end users.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and communication skills with technical curiosity and the ability to bring structure to ambiguous engineering problems without imposing unnecessary process rigidity.

Must Have

• Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
• 7 years - Analyze Model and Measurement Data
• 7 years - Data Analysis
• 5 years - Knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management tools (Aras, Siemens Teamcenter, Windchill, etc)
• 5 years - Product Lifecycle Management
• 7 years - Reviewing Specification Requirements
• 7 years - Software Documentation
• 7 years - Translates Business Requirements into Technical Specifications
• 7 years - Understands and Executes Project Requirements
• Excellent Problem Solving
• 7 years - Automated Test Software
• 5 years - Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.)
• 7 years - MS Suite (Excel, ppt)
• 7 years - MS Word Templates and Macros
• 7 years - PowerPoint
• 7 years - Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• 5 years - Automated Build/Test environment (e.g., Bamboo)
• 7 years - Systems Analysis

Nice to Have

• Creating SQL database queries
• Experience in Digital Engineering and DE environments
• SAP ERP Purchasing System experience
• Experience working with APIs
• ARAS Innovator

Primary Responsibilities:

• Partner with engineers, researchers, and technical stakeholders to understand engineering practices, workflows, information needs, and opportunities for improvement.
• Perform systems analysis of engineering workflows, product data, lifecycle states, system interactions, application behavior, and integrated data flows.
• Lead stakeholder interviews, working sessions prototype reviews, etc. and translate engineering needs into requirements, user stories, workflows, use cases, acceptance criteria, data definitions, and testable system behavior.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, QA, product owners, and users throughout solution design, development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate workflows, data structures, configurations, integrations, and application behaviors to identify practical solution approaches.
• Analyze PLM and related enterprise systems, including integrations and data exchanges with ERP, MES, engineering, modeling, and analysis applications.
• Perform and support configuration, testing, troubleshooting, validation, and defect analysis within enterprise engineering platforms.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions and use prototypes or working software to validate requirements and refine solutions.
• Recommend improvements that enhance engineering collaboration, traceability, data quality, usability, and decision-making.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Data Science, or related discipline.
• 5+ years supporting PLM platforms
• Experience supporting PLM, product data management, engineering data management, configuration management, technical document management, or product development applications.
• Experience working directly with engineers, researchers, scientists, or technical subject-matter experts.
• Experience analyzing and translating complex engineering needs into functional requirements and testable system behavior.
• Experience with Agile/iterative software development and the SDLC.
• Understanding related enterprise systems such as ERP and MES.
• Experience with configurable enterprise platforms, workflows, data models, integrations, or system interfaces.
• Strong systems-thinking, analytical, communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in ambiguous, evolving engineering environments while avoiding unnecessary process rigidity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aras Innovator experience.
• Digital Engineering, Digital Thread, MBSE, systems engineering, or engineering data management experience.
• SAP/ERP integration experience.
• SQL and/or enterprise data analysis experience.
• Familiarity with APIs, REST, XML, JSON, or web services.
• Experience with troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, prototyping, workflow modeling, or data modeling.

Benefits and Perks:
Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

Our Perks Include:

PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire:

• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment

Tuition & Training Reimbursement- 5K annually for pre-approved, Eligible full-time team members who have completed a minimum ofsix (6) months of employment may apply for tuition reimbursement for approved, job-related courses taken through an accredited college or university. Team members must achieve a grade of “B” or better to qualify for reimbursement.Aquila will reimburse up to $5,000 per fiscal year for tuition expenses only. Expenses related to training programs, certifications, books, materials, meals, transportation, or other non-tuition costs are not eligible under the Tuition Reimbursement Program. All tuition reimbursement requests must be submitted to and approved by the team member’s Manager prior to course registration. Reimbursement will be issued upon successful course completion and submission of final grades and proof of payment.

401K with Fidelity - Eligible to participate following 90 days of employment. Company match on employee contribution:

• $1/$1 up to 3%, then .50 cents / $1 for 4th and 5th %s
• Fully vested from day one
• Company match does not apply to catch-up contribution

Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses. Aquila Technology will reimburse team members who work from home ONLY for cell phone/mobile device fees for work-related communications and/or operations each month. Employees eligible for this benefit must work remote 2 days a week or more to qualify.

Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) - Team members are eligible for reimbursement of up to $1,500 every three (3) years for the purchase of electronic equipment used to access corporate services. To qualify for this benefit, employees must have completed a minimum of six (6) months of employment and must agree to and sign the Device Minimum Configuration Form prior to reimbursement. Electronic devices eligible under the Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) program are limited to cell phones, laptops, and tablets.

Clearance Level:Interim clearance is sufficient for start

Work Location:The candidate should expect to be onsite 2 days/wk. The team is typically onsite together on Wednesdays.

Interview Process:There will be an initial screening followed by a few zoom rounds with the pertinent decision-makers. These may occur as multiple shorter Zoom interviews if scheduling prevents everyone from joining at the same time.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer