Analyst, International Market Intelligence — X-BAT (R6169)

Dallas · San Diego · Washington, D.C. · USD 100,000-160,000 / year · 3-6 years experience · Onsite · Posted Oct 3, 2026

At a glance

The Analyst, International Market Intelligence — X-BAT will maintain international budget and competitive coverage to support autonomous combat aircraft markets.
This role is responsible for curating a structured knowledge base and delivering decision-ready products to GTM and Mission Success teams.
The analyst will work from primary sources to track defense budgets, procurement plans, and industrial partnerships across assigned regions.

Maintain international budget coverage including tracking partner-nation defense budgets and multi-year procurement plans.
Maintain international competitive coverage including competitor profiles, award trackers, and industrial-partnership maps.
Develop integrated country and regional reads covering funding, timing, competitors, and acquisition paths.
Collect and extract data from primary sources such as defense budgets, white papers, and legislative records.
Curate and maintain a structured, queryable international budget and competitive knowledge base using AI-enabled tools.
Deliver recurring updates and respond to rapid-turn requests supporting pursuits and leadership decisions.
Monitor programs, competitions, and co-production developments in assigned markets.
Provide reliable inputs to help regional leads shape pursuits and identify intelligence gaps.
Support a culture of accountability, urgency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

3–6 years of relevant experience in international defense budget analysis, competitive intelligence, or market research.
Working knowledge of international defense budgets and public budget documentation.
Experience conducting competitive or market analysis, including competitor profiles and product comparisons.
Working familiarity with international defense acquisition pathways including FMS, DCS, or hybrid models.
Strong research, data-handling, analytic writing, and briefing skills.
Ability to manage recurring production while responding to short-notice internal requests.
Experience using AI tools to organize and maintain structured knowledge resources.
Bachelor's degree in international affairs, security studies, economics, finance, political science, business, or engineering.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Experience supporting defense business development, capture, or strategy.
Exposure to large UAV, unmanned, or autonomous aircraft programs.
Familiarity with offset, co-production, or industrial-participation frameworks.
Regional expertise or language skills relevant to Europe, the Middle East, or Asia-Pacific.
Familiarity with foreign disclosure, security cooperation, embassy coordination, or interagency advocacy.