Wargame Planner / Analyst, Sr Stf - Suffolk VA / Clearance Required

Lockheed Martin • Suffolk, VA

288d • $128,400 - $226,435 • Hybrid

About The Position

Lockheed Martin's Center for Innovation (CFI), also known as The Lighthouse, represents the intersection of LM's commitment to national defense and passion for innovation. It serves as the center for defense tech, multidomain integration, experimentation, wargaming, tabletop exercises, modeling and simulation, and decision analysis in both real and synthetic environments. It brings engineers and operators together to create Innovation, and partners with government and industry teams to tackle complex problems and develop new concepts and capabilities. The CFI is seeking an experienced Wargame Planner-Analyst to support and drive the quality of analysis-supported interactions between Lockheed Martin business areas (BAs) and their customers, ensuring successful outcomes that substantively support and inform the BA Long Range Plans, shape customer perspectives, and build enduring partnerships and business outcomes.

Requirements

• Experience with full-cycle Analytical Event Design and Analysis (Wargaming, Tabletop Exercises, Experimentation) to include establishing objectives through execution and design and analysis
• Thorough understanding of military planning processes
• Experience interfacing with military, inter-agency, and industry partners at executive levels
• Experience in project leadership
• Strong customer relations expertise and excellent written and verbal communication skills sufficient to comfortably and effectively present at a senior leadership level (internal and external)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools
• Active Secret Clearance, with ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

Nice To Haves

• Education or Background in Operations Research or Operations Analysis
• In-depth knowledge of DoD mission and concepts of operations
• Experience or exposure to digital wargaming (AI & LLM)
• Prior experience within a Lockheed Martin
• Active Top Secret clearance or above

Responsibilities

• Serving as a principal point of contact and liaison with the LM Business Areas, Corporate Engineering and Technology (E&T), and government partners on wargames, table-top exercises, workshops and studies
• Designing and developing wargaming events (from establishing objectives through execution and design and analysis) through application of Lockheed Martin's LightWorx process
• Managing a portfolio of concurrent projects that involve modelling and simulation applications, analysis and experimentation capabilities
• Providing subject matter expert insights during peer review and consultation sessions associated with projects assigned to other CFI teams
• Participating in strategic, operational, and tactical level planning and management studies, assessments, and BA outreach
• Developing professional presentations, worksheets, and documents utilizing Microsoft Office 365 Suite of tools for executive leadership and customers

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• EAP
• Education Assistance
• Parental Leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree