Jefferies
Equity Research Associate - Aerospace, Defense (A&D) and Airlines
New York, NY, United States · Junior · Full-time
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~30% per draw at Level II). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$17,686 more — $117,686 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $117,686 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Financial and Investment Analysts" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Financial and Investment Analysts (13-2051) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Jefferies is seeking an associate for its Aerospace and Defense (A&D) Equity Research team which covers 30 stocks.
- The associate will also work closely with the team to write the aforementioned reports, including earnings reports, company reports, monthly/weekly publications and initiation reports.
- Over time, the associate will also be responsible for communicating recommendations to sales, trading and clients.
Responsibilities
- In addition, the associate will help develop marketing materials for clients, meet with management teams of companies and attend industry conferences where appropriate.
Requirements
- Required Background:
Nice to have
- Strong interest in Aerospace and Defense
- Solid experience in business modeling and financial statement analysis
- Securities licensing a plus (Series 7/63 and 86/87)
Compensation
- As part of this process, the associate will also review business and trade publications, annual reports, financial filings and other sources in order to gather, synthesize and interpret data on companies followed by the US A&D Team.
Benefits
- 1-2 years of related financial services experience, preferably in sell-side/buy-side equity research or investment banking
Company info
- As part of this process, the associate will also review business and trade publications, annual reports, financial filings and other sources in order to gather, synthesize and interpret data on companies followed by the US A&D Team.
This listing is sourced directly from Jefferies's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.