Lethality Support Analyst

Universal Strategy Group Inc•Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

USGI is seeking a Lethality Support Analyst to support the Lethality Capability Development Team within the Capability Development / Requirements & Acquisition Branch. This role involves concept development, requirements documentation, subject matter expert support, and market research for MARSOC Lethality current and future capability requirements. The analyst will advise senior leaders on current weapons, accessories, ammunition, visual augmentation systems, mobility, maritime mobility, and personal equipment. They will assist in developing and resolving capability development efforts based on unit skill levels, equipment capabilities, and identified lethality needs, providing tailored assistance to ensure mission success.

Requirements

Highly effective written and oral communication skills
Ability to transform highly technical data into information easily understood
Detailed understanding of the organizational structure, command relationships and missions assigned to MARSOC, to USSOCOM and adjacent SOF components and to the USMC, as well as the knowledge of how these organizations collaborate to achieve technological development objectives
Capable of interacting with a broad spectrum of personnel to include senior DoD officers and staff as well as within a joint and interagency environment.
Knowledge of & be able to apply USSOCOM & Marine Corps capability development orders, directives, & policies to complex capability development problems
Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft systems to include PowerPoint, Excel, and Word; familiarity with Microsoft SharePoint.
Minimum 5 years Special Operations Forces (SOF) experience, or conventional military experience in support of an operational USSOCOM unit.
Exposure & familiarity with the following programs of record: Lightweight Tactical All-Terrain (LTATV), Ground Mobility (GMV1.0 and 1.1), Non-standard Commercial (NSCV), & Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP / M-ATV) vehicles.
Experience operating & maintaining light, medium, & heavy ground mobility platforms such as Lightweight Tactical All-Terrain Vehicles, Armored HMMWV variants, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) and MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV).
Experience working with SOF waterborne surface platforms such as combat rubber raiding craft and rigid hull inflatable boats.
Possess and maintain a SECRET clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a capability development related field in offices such as USSOCOM SOF AT&L, USMC CD&I or MCSC, NSW, MARSOC G-8, USASOC, AFSOC Capability Development Directorates, DIA, or similar
Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university

Responsibilities

Familiarize and advise MARSOC senior leaders on current weapons, weapons accessories, ammunition, visual augmentation systems (VAS), mobility, maritime mobility and personal equipment program of record equipment and capability development efforts.
Assist the G8 in developing, implementing, and resolving capability development efforts across the range of Lethality capabilities based on three critical factors: 1) unit skill levels, 2) equipment capabilities, and 3) the identified lethality needs of the command.
Continually assess the critical factors and using that assessment, provide the tailored assistance necessary to ensure successful capability development efforts in achieving MARSOC’s mission.
Research and apply orders, directives, and policies applicable to capability development, acquisitions, and procurement in support of MARSOC objectives.
Provide training, guidance, and assistance to MARSOC personnel outside the G-8 in capability development efforts.
Provide technical expertise and operational perspective for new capabilities and integration efforts relevant to MARSOC objectives.
Provide support to technology scouting and test and evaluation activities.
Communicate with various program offices, program executive offices, product line managers, & others, at USSOCOM, HQMC, & other government agencies as required.
Attend conferences, integrated product team (IPT) meetings, program management reviews, capability development events, and unit contact meetings as required.
Assist with developing Raider Capability Integration and Development System (RCIDS) requests, MARSOC technology objectives, combat mission needs statements, urgent universal need statements, and requirements documents as required.
Provide support to the Requirements Officer in capability development efforts involving original equipment manufacturers (OEM), academia, national laboratories, other government agencies, and other organizations and agencies as required.
Provide support to MARSOC Strategic Planning and Development for Technology Programs and Activities.