Industrial Base Analyst
US$165,000 – US$190,000 / yr base salary
Posted 1 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Senior Industrial Base Analyst (Managing Consultant)”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Expected experience
- 10+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
| Base salary | US$165,000 – US$190,000 / yr |
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CertificationsCfa, CBE
Field of studyEconomics, Finance (or related)
Study levelMaster's or higher
Technical Assent is passionate about services – in government, business, and not-for-profit. We design exceptional service experiences, engineer them to be robust, and deliver real capability and business outcomes for our clients. You will be working on government programs that have strategic importance to our clients. Your team will work IN and ON the client’s core mission – helping them to deliver their services day-to-day while simultaneously looking for opportunities to improve. Our work is Driven by Evidence, Grounded in Understanding, and Focused on Impact.
Position Overview
Technical Assent seeks a Senior Industrial Base Analyst to provide technical and analytical support to the Air Force, helping it sustain a robust, secure, and resilient defense industrial base. As a Managing Consultant, this individual will lead complex analytical work, translate data into clear insights for senior Government stakeholders, anticipate risks and emerging needs, and guide team members in delivering high-quality, decision-ready products. Senior Consultants are expected to see their work in the context of broader client objectives, lead teams and assigned tasks, mentor colleagues, and apply Technical Assent’s consulting methods within their area of responsibility.
Responsibilities
- Lead industrial base analysis and client delivery
- Evaluate mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
- Assess industrial base and supply chain vulnerabilities
- Support industrial preparedness and Government inquiries
- Analyze industrial base investments
- Support industrial base policy and Defense Production Act activities
- Guide industrial base data and analytics activities
- Integrate Government and commercial data
- Advance predictive industrial base analytics
- Improve analytical tools and dashboards
- Promote adoption of analytical capabilities
- Build trust with Government stakeholders by anticipating analytical needs, framing complex findings in the context of Air Force mission and acquisition objectives, and producing concise, defensible, decision-ready deliverables.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role means that Government leaders have timely, credible, and actionable information to understand the health of the defense industrial base, recognize emerging vulnerabilities, assess proposed investments or market changes, and make informed acquisition and industrial preparedness decisions.
A successful Senior Industrial Base Analyst will:
- Convert complex financial, economic, acquisition, supplier, and market data into clear findings that senior stakeholders can use.