Senior DoW Military Equipment Specialist - Clearance Required

Logistics Management Institute•Arlington, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

LMI is seeking a skilled Sr. DoW Military Equipment Specialist in providing senior leadership support to a DoW organization. This position will provide advanced analytical and policy advocacy and assessments in the area of DoW major military equipment strategy with allies/partners, materiel readiness, and maintenance management. The work will be performed in the Pentagon (Arlington, VA). This position requires an active SECRET clearance. LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed. Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

Requirements

Undergraduate or graduate degree in management, operations research, mathematics, data science, or related field.
Minimum 10 years of experience with DoW equipment, maintenance, logistics, materiel readiness or organic/industrial base organizations (required).
Prior military or DoD civilian/contractor experience.
Experience with weapon system sustainment/logistics/maintenance is essential for the senior contractor to advise the Director and ODASD(MR) staff on materiel readiness matters.
Knowledge/experience in industrial base planning and metrics development, or specialized experience in DoW weapon system acquisition and sustainment frameworks and metrics.
Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, proven ability to use database and statistical software.
Self-directed, detail oriented in completing assigned tasks, able to adapt to changing work efforts and manage impact of shifting priorities.
Demonstrated history of excelling in a team-oriented environment while supporting a broad range of strategic planning initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to use MS Office Suite to include Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Excel.
Superior communication skills, both oral and written (required).
High energy, enthusiasm, tact, ability to effectively interact with senior Government and industry leaders as well as Pentagon staff members.
Ability to create and foster a cooperative work environment.
Availability for occasional travel.
Current active SECRET clearance.

Nice To Haves

Service related experience with maintenance of major weapon systems (preferred)

Responsibilities

Sustainment Health Metrics and Analytics: Establish, maintain, and analyze comprehensive sustainment health metrics in accordance with DoDI 3110.05 and 10 USC 118.
Current Operations Support: Provide timely, effective, and coordinated support for Allied or Partner nations engaged in conflict. Coordinate with OSW staff, the Joint Staff, COCOMs, Services, and other Allied and Partner nations.
Major Weapons System Readiness: Support the Major Weapons Systems Campaign Plan by determining how to improve weapon system readiness.
Munitions Operational Readiness: Work with munition acceleration and storage staffs to improve munition readiness and availability.
Strategic Readiness Assessments: Work with the USW(P&R) Strategic Readiness staff to optimize force readiness.
Provide materiel readiness, maintenance, or sustainment technology subject matter expertise in support of the client, ensuring work products address weapon system acquisition and sustainment requirements. Conceptualize and offer approaches and techniques that strengthen the organic industrial base from resourcing, infrastructure, and policy perspectives.
Employ specialized knowledge and experience to assessments designed to increase the government’s ability to enhance the viability and resilience of its depot maintenance activities. Applicable statute and policy expertise is required in order to address topics such as maintenance levels of repair, core capability determination, testability requirements, support equipment needs, site activation, development of preventive maintenance programs using reliability centered maintenance, sustainment and product support planning, and postproduction software support.
Produce charts and other presentation materials. Prepare and finalize correspondence including letters, memoranda, briefings, speeches, presentations, meeting minutes, and reports.
Clearly communicate analytical and/or policy-related outcomes in advocacy, briefings, papers, and/or associated products to a variety of senior level DoW stakeholders and audiences.
Provide information-based counsel and advocacy to senior DoW sustainment and materiel readiness leaders. Focused effort will be required to shape and elaborate on organic industrial base strategic goals and initiatives, as well as how to measure progress on those efforts.
Collaborate with analysts, specialists, and industrial base experts throughout DoW organizations and industry to provide data-driven observations, feedback, and recommendations that strengthen the client’s capability to understand, monitor, and shape the organic industrial base and its ability to deliver on materiel readiness outcomes.
Collaborate with subject-matter experts on researching, writing, and editing strategy and policy papers.
Support client in the planning and logistics of annual defense symposium.