Shield AI
Senior Analyst, U.S. Market Intelligence/Price-to-Win — X-BAT Family of Systems (R6168)
Dallas, Texas · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 6–10 years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in economics, finance, public policy, political science, business, engineering, security studies, or a related field.
About the job
Develops and maintains integrated U.S. defense budget, competitive, and Price-to-Win intelligence for the X-BAT Family of Systems, supporting strategy, capture, pricing, and executive decisions.
What you'll do
- Track U.S. defense funding through budget and acquisition cycles using primary sources; maintain the product-line market picture.
- Analyze competitors, programs, pricing, and likely bid strategies; produce defensible Price-to-Win assessments and recommendations.
- Maintain an AI-enabled knowledge base and deliver recurring and rapid-turn intelligence for pursuits and leadership.
What they ask for
- 6–10 years of relevant experience in competitive intelligence, defense budget analysis, capture strategy, market assessment, Price-to-Win, or related defense/aerospace work.
- Demonstrated Price-to-Win experience on active captures, including competitor cost modeling, bid strategy analysis, and most-probable-price recommendations.
- Deep familiarity with the U.S. defense budget process, including PPBE and congressional authorization and appropriations, and experience analyzing primary budget documents.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance; ability to travel domestically as required.
Nice to have
- Price-to-Win experience across multiple pursuit types, such as production, sustainment, and services, in the U.S. Government context.
- Experience in congressional appropriations, DoW/OSD resource management, service headquarters programming, or defense-industry budget analysis.
Tools
J-books, P-1/R-1/O-1 exhibits, OMB, Treasury reporting, Home | SAM.gov, USAspending, FPDS
AI focus
Use AI tools to build and maintain a structured, reusable knowledge base for U.S. budget, competitive, market, and Price-to-Win intelligence.
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